Stimulus Funding

One of the useful outcomes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been the recovery.gov website, which details the spending of the stimulus funds. Some CERCLA sites and brownfield projects have already spent their funds on accelerated cleanups and assessments. However, the bulk of spending through USEPA is for water infrastructure, and adjacent earthmoving projects may impact environmental liabilities. New high-diameter wastewater pipelines not only uncover historic releases, but also create a preferential pathway for moving previously-isolated contaminants further and faster from their source. If you’re working on a portfolio of environmental liabilities, see if there is a stimulus project near one of your sites.