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Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund

State Water Resources Control BoardNo deadline listed$1 – $1,000,000

Summary

The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund's mission is to (1) establish a mechanism to meet Financial Responsibility requirements for owners and operators of petroleum USTs, and (2) reimburse eligible corrective action costs incurred in the cleanup of contamination resulting from the unauthorized release of petroleum from USTs.

About this grant

The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund's mission is to (1) establish a mechanism to meet Financial Responsibility requirements for owners and operators of petroleum USTs, and (2) reimburse eligible corrective action costs incurred in the cleanup of contamination resulting from the unauthorized release of petroleum from USTs.

The UST Cleanup Fund provides a means for petroleum UST owners and operators to meet the federal and state requirements of maintaining financial responsibility to pay for damages arising from unauthorized releases from their petroleum USTs. The Fund assists a large number of small businesses and individuals by providing reimbursement for expenses associated with the cleanup of leaking USTs.

Type: Grant Award: Between $1.00 and $1,000,000.00 Total available: $1,000,000.00 Matching funds: Not Required Funding method: Reimbursement(s) Funding source: Other Deadline: Ongoing Award period: 6 years Apply at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ustcf/docs/fund_gto/092914_claim_application_instructions.pdf Source: California Grants Portal record 1086, published by the State of California.

Who can apply

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit companies
  • Individuals

Eligible applicant types: Business; Individual

The Fund Application requests information necessary to determine eligibility for reimbursement of corrective action costs. Eligible applicants must be a current or past owner or operator of the UST from which an unauthorized release of petroleum has occurred and be required to undertake corrective action as directed by the regulatory agency. Certain small home heating oil tanks that have had an unauthorized release of petroleum are also eligible.

Geography: Not applicable. The Fund reimburses eligible corrective action costs statewide.

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Topics

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