Earth Conservancy

DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL)) FOR EARTH CONSERVANCY TO CONDUCT REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERLCA 104(K)(3) IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA. BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT TO CLEAN UP A BROWNFIELD SITE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPETITIVELY PROCURE (AS NEEDED) AND DIRECT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ACTIVITIES, WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE SITE, AND WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY PROFILE FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES). SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE RECIPIENT WILL REMEDIATE ONE BROWNFIELD SITE AND ANTICIPATES HOLDING ONE COMMUNITY MEETING, FINALIZING ONE ANALYSIS OF BROWNFIELD CLEANUP ALTERNATIVES, AND SUBMITTING SIXTEEN QUARTERLY REPORTS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS IN AND NEAR HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.

DESCRIPTION:BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO EARTH CONSERVANCY. THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERLCA 104(K)(3) IN NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT TO CLEAN UP A BROWNFIELD SITE(S). ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPETITIVELY PROCURE (AS NEEDED) AND DIRECT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ACTIVITIES, WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE SITE(S), AND WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY PROFILE FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES).SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:FURTHER, THE RECIPIENT WILL REMEDIATE ONE BROWNFIELD SITE AND ANTICIPATES FINALIZING ONE ANALYSIS OF BROWNFIELD CLEANUP ALTERNATIVES, PREPARING A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN, HOLDING ONE PUBLIC MEETING, AND SUBMITTING SIXTEEN QUARTERLY REPORTS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS IN AND NEAR NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO EARTH CONSERVANCY TO CLEAN UP A BROWNFIELD SITE IN NATICOKE, PA. EARTH CONSERVANCY'S PROJECT IS TO REHABILITATE 7,000 FEET OF ESPY RUN CREEK. THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WILL FUND 1,500 FEET OF REMEDIATION. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A STABLE WATERWAY, REDUCE THE VELOCITY OF FLOW, MITIGATE ACID MINE DRAINAGE PRODUCTION, AND RESTORE HABITAT. BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT, OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT.

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO EARTH CONSERVANCY TO CLEAN UP A BROWNFIELD SITE(S) IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA. THE 200-ACRE BLISS BANK SITE WAS USED FOR ANTHRACITE MINING OPERATIONS AND HAS BEEN UNUSED AND ABANDONED SINCE 1976. THE SITE IS MINE-SCARRED LAND CONTAMINATED WITH SULFIDE MINERALS THAT PRODUCE ACID MINE DRAINAGE, WHICH HAS DESTROYED THE ESPY RUN STREAM THAT USED TO FLOW THROUGH THE SITE. GRANT FUNDS ALSO WILL BE USED FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT.

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP/REMEDIATION AT A BROWNFIELD SITE KNOWN AS HANOVER 9 PARCEL D (MINE SCARRED LAND) LOC

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP/REMEDIATION AT A BROWNFIELD SITE KNOWN AS HANOVER 9 PARCEL B (MINE SCARRED LAND) LOC

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP/REMEDIATION AT A BROWNFIELD SITE KNOWN AS HANOVER 9 PARCEL C (MINE SCARRED LAND) LOC

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP/REMEDIATION AT A BROWNFIELD SITE KNOWN AS HANOVER 9, PHASE I (MINE SCARED LAND) LOC

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP/SITE REMEDIATION/WATER TREATMENT ACTIVITIES AT A BROWNFIELD SITE KNOW AS ESPY RUN W

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR EARTH CONSERVANCY TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF LUZERNE COUNTY, PA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING ON SURVEYING, AND TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO RECLAIM AND REUSE LEGACY MINELANDS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE AND REALISTIC CURRICULUM TO PARTICIPANTS SEEKING TO ENTER AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-ORIENTED CAREER IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE CURRICULUM, DESIGNED IN LIGHT OF THE CHALLENGES REMEDIATING MINE-SCARRED LAND, CONSISTS OF 233 CONTACT HOURS OF CLASSROOM STUDY AND HANDS-ON FIELDWORK.

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP AND SITE REMEDIATION AT THE BROWNFIELD ESPY RUN STREAM RESTORATION, SEGMENT C SITE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NANTICOKE AND HANOVER TOWNSHIP. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND MONITOR INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS.

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR EARTH CONSERVANCY TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF THE SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE/HAZELTON METRO AREA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS GIS AND LAND SURVEYING SKILLS.

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND FEET OF ESPY RUN, DESIGNATED AS SEGMENT B OF THE STREAM LOCATED IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE.

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE THE ELEVEN ACRES OF THE BLISS BANK RECLAMATION, PARCEL E SITE LOCATED IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE.

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE THE ELEVEN ACRES OF THE BLISS BANK RECLAMATION, PARCEL F SITE LOCATED IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE.

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE THE 2.4 MILE LONG STREAM WHICH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND CONDUCT COMMU

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP AND SITE REMEDIATION AT THE BROWNFIELD SITE KNOW AS BLISS BANK RECLAMATION PROJECT P

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP AND SITE REMEDIATION AT THE BROWNFIELD SITE KNOW AS BLISS BANK RECLAMATION PROJECT P

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE THE WARRIOR RUN SITE IN WARRIOR RUN BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA, PREPARE THE SITE FOR REUSE, AND CONDUCT COMMUNITY INVOLVEM

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP AND SITE REMEDIATION AT THE BROWNFIELD SITE KNOW AS BLISS BANK RECLAMATION PROJECT P

FUNDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP AND SITE REMEDIATION AT THE BROWNFIELD SITE KNOW AS BLISS BANK RECLAMATION PROJECT P

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