The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation $85,638 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to conduct site characterization activities at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the funding will support preliminary assessments and site inspections to improve the state's ability to...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation a $51,998 project grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). The grant will fund activities to provide technical assistance and management assistance to EPA related to Superfund sites in Tennessee where EPA is the lead remedial agency. Specifically, the Tennessee DEC will review remedial...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $348,093 Project Grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will support the recipient's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Key activities include program management, inter-agency coordination on all CERCLA response phases, and maintaining...
This $552,730 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 on June 1, 2023 funds the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to provide monitoring, reporting, and oversight for the EPA's remedial action activities at the Velsicol Hardeman County Landfill Hazardous Waste Site, which is listed on the National Priorities List (NPL). Through this award under the EPA's Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Alabama Department of Environmental Management a $120,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809) program. The two-year grant will support the recipient's response activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act that are not assignable to specific sites, including program management, contract administration, legal assistance, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 awarded a $205,882 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the "STATE PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS" (CFDA 66.820) federal grant program. The grant funds will be used by the state to develop their Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permit program, specifically for their five CCR landfills, and to maintain public records related to permitting and public participation. Key...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.809), provides $706,667.00 in funding to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct non-site-specific activities that support the state's Superfund response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The funded activities include program...
This $50,142 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources supports activities under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809). The grant funds will allow the state recipient to manage and administer its response program responsibilities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, the grant will...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $240,000 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809) to support activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will allow the NCDEQ to manage and administer its response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act without assigning costs to specific...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $317,848 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support (CFDA 66.801) will support the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in developing and implementing an authorized hazardous waste management program for the state. The key activities to be performed include permitting, corrective action, closure, compliance, and enforcement related to the Resource Conservation and Recovery...