Thomas, WV Awarded $200,000 U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the City of Thomas in Tucker County, WV for a 2014 Brownfields Assessment Grant of $200,000. These are community-wide hazardous substances grant funds and will be used to conduct up to seven Phase I and up to four Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to prepare up to five cleanup plans and conduct community outreach activities.

Supported by the city, as a part of its Thomas Riverfront Park Development Plan, New Historic Thomas worked closely with the Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center and other stakeholders for over three years, leading up to completing the grant application in January of 2014. New Historic Thomas will continue to work with the Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center and the EPA District III office in Philadelphia to conduct assessments on the riverfront property and other identified downtown properties, as well as to prepare cleanup and outreach plans. “The City of Thomas is thrilled to receive the brownfields grant after such an inspiring collaborative effort, and this money will go a long way to continue our community’s redevelopment plans,” responded Mayor Matt Quattro.

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