This cooperative agreement will provide funding for lackawanna county government to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in lackawanna county, pennsylvania

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide $500,000 in funding to Lackawanna County Government in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the award is to conduct eligible assessment-related activities for brownfield sites in Lackawanna County, including inventorying, characterizing, and assessing brownfield properties. Additionally, the recipient will develop remedial action plans and facilitate community involvement activities to support brownfield revitalization efforts. Key anticipated outcomes include performing up to 20 Phase I and 9 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 3 community meetings, and developing 4 remedial action plans to initiate brownfield redevelopment. This grant funding will benefit residents, businesses, and stakeholders in and around Scranton, Carbondale, and Dickson City, Pennsylvania.

Activities: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. Specifically, this cooperative 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 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. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting up to twenty phase i and nine phase II environmental site assessments, holding three community meetings, developing four remedial action plans to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this cooperative agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near scranton, carbondale, and dickson city, pennsylvania, as well as other areas throughout lackawanna county.