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 $49,778 project grant under the Superfund State and Indian Tribe Core Program Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.809). The grant will support Tennessee's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, funds will be used for program management, cooperative agreement administration, fiscal and...
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 a $180,986 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). The two-year award will support activities related to the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at Superfund sites in Mississippi where EPA is the lead agency for remedial actions....
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $177,544 to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.419) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Funds will allow Tennessee to undertake supplemental monitoring initiatives to build capacity in its monitoring programs. Activities may include using statistical surveys, improving data management...
This $47,831 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources supports activities under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). The funding will allow the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to provide technical and management assistance to the EPA for remedial activities at Superfund sites in Georgia where the EPA leads remediation efforts....
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) provides $566,667.00 in funding to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct environmental remediation activities at 61 Superfund sites in Texas. The key activities include reviewing remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $180,235 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.801). The grant will support the development and implementation of Tennessee's authorized hazardous waste management program through September 30, 2022. Key deliverables include controlling the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $192,910 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award will support the state's review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at Superfund sites in Alabama where EPA is the lead agency...