Hazardous Substances ● Petroleum Assessment grants provide funding for a grant recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields sites. An eligible entity may apply for up to $200,000 to assess a site contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and up to $200,000 to address a site contaminated by petroleum. (EPA)
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Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS)The Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program is focused on the assessment and cleanup of contaminated sites that were utilized as sites for training military personnel, and testing of new weapons to ensure military readiness. However, over time these former military used sites were later returned back to public and private uses. The Department of Defense (DOD) is now responsible for the investigation and environmental restoration (cleanup) of properties that were formerly owned by, leased to or otherwise possessed by the United States, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spearheading the FUDS program.
With the CNMI being heavily involved during World War II, the islands have been utilized as defense sites. As part of the FUDS program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works with DEQ providing oversight during all remedial actions. |