City of Charlotte Awarded $400,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
The City of Charlotte was recently awarded a $400,000 EPA Brownfields assessment grant to assess potential Brownfield sites for hazardous or petroleum substances. The City submitted a competitive application to EPA last fall and were notified of the pending award this spring. Funding should be available to the City by October 1, 2010. $200,000 of the funds are to be used toward the assessment of properties suspected to be impacted by hazardous substances (i.e., metals, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, PCBs, etc.). The remaining $200,000 are to be used toward the assessment of properties suspected to be impacted by petroleum substances (i.e., gasoline, diesel, kerosene, oils, etc.).
The EPA Fact Sheet, which summarizes the City's application, is available for review by clicking HERE.
The EPA Fact Sheet, which summarizes the City's application, is available for review by clicking HERE.
