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 City of Tulelake, CA was awarded $500,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program to conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup/reuse planning activities from March 6, 2023 to February 28, 2027.

Under the cooperative agreement, the City of Tulelake will inventory, characterize, and assess approximately 12 Phase I and 5 Phase II brownfield sites located in the city's core downtown area. Environmental site assessments will identify and quantify contamination to support the reuse and redevelopment of several brownfield properties. The city will also conduct cleanup planning, reuse planning, and community involvement activities. Project outcomes include remediation of brownfield properties, redevelopment of unused lands, increased tax revenues, private investment, and new businesses and jobs in Tulelake, CA. No subawards are included in the cooperative agreement.

This agreement will provide funding for the tulelake brownfield program to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in tulelake, AZ. The tulelake brownfield program will use EPA brownfields community-wide assessment funding for brownfield assessment and cleanup/reuse planning in order to identify and quantify the environmental contamination within the city's core downtown area. The project will support the reuse and redevelopment of several brownfields sites, help create safe open/recreational space and jobs, and grow the tourism economy. This agreement provides full federal funds of $500,000. Activities:this agreement will support efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning, reuse planning, and community involvement related activities. About 12 phase i and five phase II environmental assessments will be completed. In addition, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities 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:projected outcomes of this grant are as follows: - remediation of brownfield properties - redevelopment of unused or underutilized lands - additional tax revenues including those from adjacent properties and from properties returned to the tax rolls - leveraged private investment - creation of new businesses and jobs - increase in the acres of recreation space repurposed and health benefits from removal of pollutant sources