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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Environmental Control
Grantee: Cook County Department of Environmental Control
Grantor: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The County will provide air quality monitoring within the Cook County area of the State of Illinois' Ambient Air Monitoring Network. The County will also conduct investigations for violations of state and federal environmental laws and regulations for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as set forth in the Agreement's Scope of Services
Grant Amount: $615,109.00
Grant Period: 4/1/2015 - 9/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This intergovernmental agreement and grant funds the following activities:
(1) Ambient air quality monitoring
(2) Inspection of pollution sources for violation of state and federal environmental laws; Investigation of citizen complaints;
(3) Inspection and regulation of dry cleaners, auto body shops and other facilities; and
(4) Submission of quarterly reports to the IEPA.
This work is funded through a pass through grant from USEPA's Section 105 grant to the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and this continues the work traditionally done under a direct USEPA grant of the same amount. end