Valdosta Brownfields Assessment Grant Project Comes to a Close

Source: WCTV.TV
7/2/12

The City of Valdosta has closed out its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grant, effective June 30, 2012. This $400,000 grant, awarded in July 2009 for a period of three years, allowed the city to identify, prioritize, and assess brownfield sites throughout our community.

A brownfield is a property in which the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.

Funding for this grant was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Valdosta was the only Georgia community to be funded by EPA with ARRA funds within the 6-state Region 4.

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