This cooperative agreement will provide funding to seda-council of governments to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in clinton county, mifflin county,…

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) provides $1,500,000 in funding to the SEDA Council of Governments to conduct eligible assessment-related activities in Clinton, Mifflin, and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania.

The key products and services to be delivered under this award include conducting 34 Phase I and 13 Phase II environmental site assessments, holding 16 community meetings, developing up to 13 site-specific cleanup plans, and creating 13 site reuse studies to initiate brownfields revitalization. The recipient will also report on progress and accomplishments through relevant portions of the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System. This federal grant award is intended to benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the targeted counties by addressing environmental contamination and facilitating the redevelopment of brownfield sites.

This cooperative agreement will provide funding to seda-council of governments to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in clinton county, mifflin county, and northumberland county, 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 (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. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 34 phase i and phase II 13 environmental site assessments, holding 16 community meetings, developing up to 13 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 13 site reuse studies to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this cooperative agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near clinton county, mifflin county, and northumberland county, pennsylvania.