In the News: Humboldt County/NV 95-80 RDA Brownfields Grant Community Meeting

Community Meeting Explored Brownfields Program and $500K Award

Humboldt County and the Nevada 95-80 Regional Development Authority hosted an EPA Brownfields Grant Community Meeting on Wednesday, July 24th at the Winnemucca Convention Center.

Presenters included U.S. EPA Region 9 representative Lisa Hanusiak, Ruben Ramos-Avina of the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, and Tracy Johnston of Converse Consultants.

The purpose of the meeting was to share information about the County’s Brownfields Program. Humboldt County was awarded a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant in 2023. The award is being used to conduct environmental site assessments and prepare any cleanup and reuse plans for the Brownfields sites, along with funding community outreach activities, which are being coordinated by the Western Nevada Development District. The program covers the Nevada 95-80 region of both Humboldt and Pershing counties.

About Brownfields

Brownfields are vacant properties or underutilized properties that may have environmental concerns related to previous industrial or commercial activities on those properties. Brownfields programs also boost the local economy by creating jobs, improving the value of adjacent property and increasing general tax revenues.