Brownfields 2022 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Utah Department of Environmental Quality EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Assessment Grant $1,320,845 EPA has selected the Utah Department of Environmental Quality for a Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes. Community-wide grant funds will be used to prepare an inventory of underutilized and abandoned sites and conduct 25 Phase I and 20 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop seven cleanup plans and four area-wide plans, and to support community outreach activities. The target areas for this grant are the Cities of Ogden, Richfield, Vernal, and Moab. Priority sites include the former Union Station North and East Campuses in Ogden, a 50-acre former landfill in Richfield, a vacant and underutilized former hotel in Vernal, and a vacant shooting range in Moab. Contacts For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields). EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team (303)312-6706 EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/r8) Grant Recipient: Utah Department of Environmental Quality, UT (385)391-8120 Hie information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Land and Emergency Management (5105T) E PA-560-F-22-256 May 2022 ------- |