Federal Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $833,360 to the State of California Water Resources Control Board under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This formula grant provides $750,000 in direct federal funding, with $700,000 designated as EPA in-kind assistance, to investigate and remediate petroleum releases at operating, closed, and abandoned underground storage tank (UST) sites in Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Tulare Counties. The funding prioritizes sites where Hurricane Hilary's documented impacts created high potential for causing or exacerbating petroleum contamination.

The State Water Resources Control Board will deliver corrective action services including site investigation, assessment, and cleanup activities at eligible UST locations. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The project aligns with EPA's Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative and operates under cooperative federalism principles established by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the American Relief Act of 2025. Upon completion, the initiative will result in restored contaminated land and water resources across the four target counties, yielding tangible benefits to California taxpayers through environmental remediation and protection of groundwater and surface water resources.