This agreement will provide funding for the borough of ambridge to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(2) in ambridge, pennsylvania

The Borough of Ambridge in Pennsylvania has been awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3. This funding will support the borough's efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning activities for local brownfield sites. Key activities include performing 18 Phase I and 3 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding community and stakeholder meetings, developing 3 site-specific cleanup plans, and creating an area-wide brownfields reuse plan to support revitalization efforts. The funding is intended to benefit residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in and around Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The award period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

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:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities. Also, the recipient 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:further, the recipient anticipates conducting eighteen (18) phase I and three (3) phase II environmental site assessments, holding two (2) community and eight (8) stakeholder meetings, developing three (3) site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives and draft remedial action plans, developing an area-wide brownfields reuse plan to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting sixteen (16) quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near ambridge, pennsylvania.