EPA Announces $1.9 Million in Brownfields Grants to North Dakota Projects

BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program awards totaling $1.9 million . The funding will be distributed as follows: $1,000,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to assess and clean up asbestos, lead-based paint, and polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at two priority sites, including a former paleontology building. $500,000 to the South Central Dakota Regional Council to assess asbestos, lead-based paint, and petroleum contamination at four priority sites, including the Tourist Park Campground, the oldest campground in North Dakota. $400,000 to the Towner County Hospital Authority to clean up a former hospital building, which was originally constructed in 1952 using asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint. Other contamination that will be addressed using these funds includes mercury, polychlorinated biphenyl, and ozone-depleting chemicals.