The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) received a $893,051 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) program.
The grant will fund OEPA's expansion of its Brownfields Response Program capacity to meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a). Key activities to be performed by OEPA include conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, overseeing response actions to ensure protection of human health and the environment, providing meaningful public involvement, approving cleanup plans and verifying complete responses. Outcomes include expanding public education and outreach in small and disadvantaged communities, assessing 25-30 sites through the State Targeted Brownfield Assessment Program, and overseeing cleanup of 1-2 sites. The one-year grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023.
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