02J54901

Description:
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to prevent, reduce, and clean-up toxic contaminants across Oregon's portion of the Columbia River Basin.
The environmental benefits of this project include healthier river systems and a reduction of impacts of toxics on fish and wildlife.
This agreement will be funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Activities:
DEQ plans on expanding education and outreach, providing support to urban designated management agencies and agricultural operations, implementing a comprehensive statewide per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) strategic action plan, and prioritizing and implementing small-scale brownfield cleanups.
The completion of this project will be done through the help of subawards.

Subrecipient:
Oregon DEQ plans to give subawards to PSP program partners to utilize or build upon its existing competitive grant program, Oregon Department of Agriculture to implement enhanced strategic implementation area planning projects, and the University of Oregon RARE AmeriCorps program for the placement of up to 20 members with rural DMAs.

Outcomes:
The anticipated outputs of this project include 20 education and technical assistance subawards to Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) partners, creation of agricultural best practice education materials, three conservation plans and 30 technical assistance events, technical assistance to Willamette designated management agencies (DMAs), clean-up of 10 small scale non-CERCLA brownfield sites, and creation and implementation of a PFAS strategic plan.
The outcomes include reductions in contaminants, an increase in community knowledge and/or engagement, preparation of up to 10 properties for reuse by addressing legacy contamination, PFAS alternatives and the creation of regulatory tools to address and prevent PFAS contamination (in the next 5-20+ years).
The anticipated beneficiaries are communities within Oregon's portion of the Columbia River Basin.

Oregon Department Of Environmental Quality

6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.1 - HOLD ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATORS AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ACCOUNTABLE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 5 - ENSU

66.962 - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program

EPA Region 10: Seattle [EPA - RO]

Oregon United States

State-Wide

Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program – Toxic Reduction Lead (EPA-I-R10-OW-CRBRP-2023-02)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 27% from $5,204,420 to $6,604,420.