Ounalashka Corporation

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 Will Provide Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Ounalashka Corporation to Conduct Eligible Assessment-related Activities as Authorized by Cerlca 104(K)(2) in Unalaska, (aka Dutch Harbor) Alaska. Epa Has Selected the Ounalashka Corporation for a Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes That Will Be Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant Funds Will Be Used to Conduct 24 Phase I and 15 Phase Ii Environmental Site Assessments. Grant Funds Also Will Be Used to Prepare 18 Cleanup Plans, 12 Site-specific Reuse Plans, and One Area-wide Reuse Plan, and to Create a Redevelopment-focused Brownfield Site Inventory. the Target Areas for This Grant Include Bunker Hill/little South America, Pyramid Valley, and Strawberry Hill Within the City of Unalaska, All of Which Were Subject to Intensive Use by the U.s. Military During World War Ii, and Are Subject to Significant Area-wide Contamination Concerns Including Unexploded Ordinance, Undocumented Waste Disposal Areas, and Widespread Impacts to Sediment in Surface Water Bodies. Priority Sites Include Sites With Potentially Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Two Former Landfills, a Former Hospital, a Naval Radio Station, a Former Steam Plant, a Former Industrial Maintenance Building, a Former Powerhouse, and a Site Primarily Used as an Artillery Battery. Activities:specifically, This Agreement Will Provide Funding to the Recipient to Inventory, Characterize, Assess, and Conduct Cleanup Planning and Community Involvement Related Activities. Additionally, the Recipient Will Competitively Procure (as Needed) and Direct a Qualified Environmental Professional to Conduct Environmental Site Activities. Also, the Recipient 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 Anticipates Conducting 24 Phase I and 15 Phase Ii Environmental Site Assessments, Holding Several Community Meetings, Developing 18 Site-specific Cleanup Plans/analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives, Developing 12 Site-specific Reuse Plans, One Area-wide Reuse Plan, Planning Documents to Initiate Brownfields Revitalization, Creation of a Redevelopment-focused Brownfield Site Inventory, and Submitting Up to 20 Quarterly Reports. Work Conducted Under This Agreement Will Benefit the Residents, Business Owners, and Stakeholders in and Near the City of Unalaska (aka Dutch Harbor) in Alaska.