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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $1,155,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Lake Champlain Lake George Regional Planning Board under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The recipient will conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities across Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, and Washington Counties in New York State, with no subawards included in this agreement. Authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2), the funding will support inventory, characterization, and environmental assessment of contaminated properties, along with cleanup planning and community involvement initiatives.

The primary deliverables include conducting 20 Phase I and 15 Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, facilitating 15 community meetings, developing 10 site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, creating four planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The recipient will competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to perform the required environmental site activities. The work will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders throughout the five-county region by identifying contaminated sites and establishing pathways for remediation and redevelopment.

This agreement will provide funding to the lake champlain lake george regional planning board to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in clinton, essex, hamilton, warren, and washington counties in new york state. 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 20 phase i and 15 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 15 community meetings, developing 10 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near clinton, essex, hamilton, warren, and washington counties in new york state.