EPA grant to help city assess “brownfield” sites

The city of Vancouver has received a $400,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant that will be used to help identify, assess and develop clean-up plans for potential “brownfield” sites throughout the city starting this spring. Vancouver was one of only three Washington state jurisdictions to receive the grant.

 

Brownfields are properties previously used for industrial or commercial activities that may have resulted in low-level soil contamination from oil-related or other hazardous materials.

Stantec Consulting has been hired to work with the city on the project over the next three years. Both parties will identify and prioritize potential brownfield sites throughout the city, conduct environmental assessments of key properties to determine issues involved and develop clean-up plans where necessary.