In January of 2019, Save the Tygart Watershed Association acquired a 7.39 acre parcel of land in the Parkview neighborhood of Grafton, WV. The property, located on the site of the former Carr China plant, was donated to STTWA by the Taylor County Commission for remediation. Soils from the site held residual pollutants such as lead from manufacturing processes used at the plant years ago, and an effort to remove these lead-contaminated soils was made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); however, residual contamination remained and the site was designated as a Brownfield. In the fall of 2018, STTWA, along with members of the WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center, began the process of applying for an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant, a monetary award designed to assist organizations with the cleanup of contaminated properties to be developed for future economic or recreational use. The grant proposal was submitted in late January 2019. In June 2019, STTWA was notified that it was one of 8 recipients of EPA Brownfields grant funds in WV. STTWA was awarded $200,000 in federal funding and will provide $40,000 in matching funding or in-kind services. Using this funding, STTWA plans to remediate the Carr China property in preparation for redevelopment as a community recreational site as well as a location for an STTWA office and water testing lab. In the coming years, STTWA will need much support from organizations and individuals in the community to make this project a success!