Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund

Who can apply

BusinessIndividual

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.

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

Purpose

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.

Description

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.

Important dates

Opened

Jan 1, 1989

Application deadline

Ongoing

Expected award announcement

Ongoing

Period of performance

6 years

Funding details

Total estimated available

$1,000,000.00

Estimated amount per award

Between $1.00 and $1,000,000.00

Expected number of awards

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Letter of intent required

No

Matching funds

Not Required

Funding source

Other

Funding source notes

The UST Cleanup Fund is funded via a storage fee collected in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 25299.41, 25299.42, 25299.43.

Funding method

Reimbursement(s)

Funding method notes

The UST Cleanup Fund reimburses reasonable and necessary costs for corrective actions related to corrective actions related to unauthorized releases from petroleum USTs upon receipt of acceptable invoices and supporting information from the claimant.

How to apply

Read the full guidelines on the grantor's site, then apply there. Nothing is submitted through this site.

Submission: url: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ustcf/docs/fund_gto/092914_claim_application_instructions.pdf

• Grant guidelines & application ↗
• State Water Resources Control Board ↗
• Grantor's own update list ↗
• Original listing on grants.ca.gov ↗

Questions about this grant: name: Bridget Freeborn; email: [email protected]; tel: 1-916-341-5771;