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W Brownfields 2017 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, Allegheny County, PA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program emp)vtts states, communities,
arid other stake holders to work together to prevent, assess,
safely clean up, arid sustainably reuse brownfields. k
brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment,
or reuse of which maybe complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazard:us substance, pollutant, or
contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief arid
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states arid
communities around the country cleanup arid revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial
assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment giants, revolving ban fund grants,
cleanup giants, arid job training grants. Additionally, finding
support is provided to state arid tribal response programs
through a sepirate mechanism.
Assessment Grants
$200,000for hazardous subdances
$100,000for petroleum
EPA has selected the Turtle Creek V alley Council of Governments for
two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous
substances grant funds mil be used to conduct five Phase 1 arid two
Phase 11 environmental site assessments, arid develop two cleanup plans.
Commurity-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct three
Phase 1 arid two Phase 11 environmental site assessments, arid develop
one cleanup plan. Grant finds of both types also will be used to update
the current inventory of brownfields and support community outreach
activities. Assessment activities will focus on the area from West
Homestead Borough to Forward Township along the Morongalela
River, arid from NorthBratkbck Borough to Pitcairri and Wall Boroughs
along Turtle Creek.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional
grant information, brownfields news arid events, arid publications and
links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site
(htt p:// www.e pa .gcvJbrownfie Ids).
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Team
(215)314-3173
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site
(https://www.epa.gcv)brownfieldsbrownfie
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Grant Recipient: Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, PA
(412) 252-5115
Hie information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant
proposal; EPx6. cannot attest to the accuracy of this information The
cooperative agreement for the grant has rot j/etbeen negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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