This cooperative agreement will provide funding to kanawha county commission to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in charleston, kanawha, dunbar,…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded $1.2 million to Kanawha County Commission under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) for the four-year period beginning October 1, 2025. This cooperative agreement funds comprehensive brownfield assessment and remediation activities across 14 municipalities in the Charleston area and surrounding Kanawha County communities in West Virginia. Under the agreement, Kanawha County Commission will conduct environmental inventory, characterization, and assessment activities; develop cleanup plans and community engagement initiatives; and competitively procure qualified environmental professionals to conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments (ESAs).

Key deliverables include conducting 20 Phase I ESAs and 8 Phase II ESAs, developing 8 site-specific cleanup plans with alternatives analyses, creating 9 brownfields revitalization planning documents, facilitating 16 community meetings, and submitting 16 quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The program benefits residents, business owners, and stakeholders throughout the eligible communities by addressing contaminated properties that may have environmental hazards and redevelopment complications. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This cooperative agreement will provide funding to kanawha county commission to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in charleston, kanawha, dunbar, montgomery, nitro, south charleston, ST albans, belle, chesapeake, clendenin, east bank, glasgow, marmet and pratt west 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: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:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include conducting 20 phase i and 8 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 16 community meetings, developing 8 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 9 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. The intended beneficiaries include the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near charleston, dunbar, montgomery, nitro, south charleston, ST albans, belle, chesapeake, clendenin, east bank, glasgow, marmet and pratt west virginia.