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 8 awarded the City of Cañon City, Colorado a $1.533 million Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) on August 5, 2025. This funding, authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will support comprehensive brownfield remediation activities through September 30, 2029. The City will remediate two brownfield sites by conducting environmental assessments, developing cleanup alternatives analyses, and hiring qualified environmental professionals to direct site remediation activities. Additionally, the recipient will establish community involvement through two community meetings, create administrative records for the affected sites, and document progress through quarterly reporting submissions to the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES).

The agreement includes no subawards and anticipates delivering 16 quarterly progress reports and finalizing 2 cleanup alternatives analyses by project completion. These remediation efforts will benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders throughout Cañon City and surrounding areas. The City will also develop a Community Involvement Plan to ensure stakeholder engagement throughout the remediation process, consistent with CERCLA 104(k)(3) authorities under which these cleanup activities are authorized.

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the city of canon city. The recipient will conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(3) in canon city, colorado. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up brownfield sites. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site(S), and 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 will remediate 2 brownfield sites and anticipates holding 2 community meetings, finalizing 2 analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the city of canon city, colorado.