Employee Spotlight
Revitalizing Grays Harbor Through Partnership
Every community has a story of renewal. Once a thriving hub of the logging industry, Grays Harbor now focuses on addressing legacy contamination, redeveloping vacant properties and strengthening its economy.
Watch how Onterris and the Grays Harbor Council of Governments partner to secure critical funding, overcome environmental challenges and create the foundation for redevelopment, investment and lasting community revitalization.
Watch how Onterris and the Grays Harbor Council of Governments partner to secure critical funding, overcome environmental challenges and create the foundation for redevelopment, investment and lasting community revitalization.
BROWNFIELDS AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
Clearing the way for redevelopment across multiple cities
EPA Brownfield Grants are supporting projects that meet each community’s unique needs. In Aberdeen and Hoquiam, funding is helping advance a regional flood resilience project designed to reduce flood risk and encourage reinvestment.
In Westport, it is supporting a transformative reuse plan that reconnects the waterfront with downtown to boost tourism and community pride.
For nearly a decade, our Brownfields & Community Revitalization team has worked alongside the Grays Harbor Council of Governments to help communities navigate the complexities of brownfields redevelopment. Our team has supported dozens of projects across the county by securing funding, managing EPA Brownfields Grants, conducting environmental assessments and developing plans that prepare sites for future investment.
In Westport, it is supporting a transformative reuse plan that reconnects the waterfront with downtown to boost tourism and community pride.
For nearly a decade, our Brownfields & Community Revitalization team has worked alongside the Grays Harbor Council of Governments to help communities navigate the complexities of brownfields redevelopment. Our team has supported dozens of projects across the county by securing funding, managing EPA Brownfields Grants, conducting environmental assessments and developing plans that prepare sites for future investment.
Onterris has been with us and helped us to forge our way. They know the funding programs in and out and we have benefited from several secondary programs because of Onterris expertise.
Vicki Cummings, Executive Director – Grays Harbor Council of Governments
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Accelerating Brownfield Readiness Across Remote Former Defense Sites
Grant strategy and field execution advanced cleanup planning for World War II legacy contamination on Alaska Native Corporation lands
Brownfield Due Diligence: AAI & Phase I ESA
Learn how All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) and a current Phase I ESA help brownfield buyers manage CERCLA liability before closing and after acquisition.
Brownfields After the BIL Funding Peak: What EPA’s Planning Signals Reveal About 2027
Opportunity remains with U.S. EPA Brownfields Funding, but fiscal year 2027 will reward communities that combine disciplined planning, evidence-based decision-making and strong execution
BFPP Continuing Obligations for Brownfield Buyers
Learn how brownfield owners can maintain the BFPP defense under CERCLA by managing continuing obligations, site conditions and post-acquisition compliance.
How to Revitalize Abandoned Properties
Learn how communities can revitalize abandoned properties through adaptive reuse, infill, redevelopment, environmental planning and funding strategies.
Restoring Brownfields and Preserving Cultural Heritage at Embreeville Park
A coordinated cleanup, demolition and funding strategy cleared legacy risk, protected sensitive cultural resources and set the site up for long-term community use
Precise Site Investigations Proactively Reveal Redevelopment Risks
Advanced technologies and targeted material characterization help uncover hidden site conditions and manage environmental liabilities before brownfield redevelopment begins
Fast-Tracking Regional Climate-Resilient Road Recovery Across Northern NSW
A coordinated approvals program kept priority road and bridge works moving while protecting local waterways and biodiversity
Why Early Site Due Diligence Matters for Greenfield Renewable Projects
For renewable energy developers, early assessments identify environmental risk and set the foundation for successful, sustainable and cost-saving developments
Advancing Brownfield Approvals to Restart Responsible Gold Production
Early regulator alignment and a coordinated approvals strategy cleared a practical pathway to restart operations and modernize closure planning on a legacy site