What specific cleanup costs related to soil and ground water contamination are eligible for TBRA funds?
TBRA funding can help pay for much of the cost difference between building on a contaminated site and building on a clean site. Grants may be used to pay for soil and ground water contamination cleanup activities that are required as part of a Response Action Plan approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Some typical eligible soil remediation activities include excavation, transportation, disposal fees for removal of contaminated soil, back fill and grading of clean soil. The costs for replacing contaminated fill with clean fill are eligible to the extent that the soil replacement is related to removing contamination. In order to minimize the amount of funds needed to replace contaminated soils, applicants are encouraged to design and implement projects in a way that minimizes the amount of backfill needed to replace the contaminated soils (e.g. underground parking, basements). Any underground use must be consistent with the approved RAP. In-situ remediation costs are also e
