This cooperative agreement funds shenandoah county to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in shenandoah county, virginia

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the County of Shenandoah, Virginia a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.818). Through this funding, Shenandoah County will conduct eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERLCA 104(k)(2) from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

Specifically, the County will inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites. It will also develop cleanup plans, conduct community involvement activities, and report progress to EPA. Key deliverables include completing 18 Phase I and 5 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 5 community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans and 6 planning documents to initiate revitalization. The County will also produce 16 quarterly reports for EPA. No subawards are included. The funding will support assessment and planning work that will benefit residents, businesses, and communities in and near Strasburg, Mt. Jackson, and New Market, Virginia.

Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.activities:the activities to be performed include inventorying, characterization, assessment, cleanup planning and community involvement. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include completing 18 phase i and 5 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 5 community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 6 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and producing 16 quarterly reports. The intended beneficiaries of this work are the residents, business owners, and other community members in and near strasburg, MT. Jackson, and new market, virginia.