The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $585,468 Project Grant to the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804). The grant provides funding from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 to support Arkansas' underground storage tank program. Specifically, the award will help encourage owners and operators to properly operate and maintain underground storage tanks, ensure owners monitor tanks according to regulations, and further develop the state's program to operate in lieu of the federal program. By preventing petroleum and hazardous substance releases from underground tanks, this grant aims to protect the environment in accordance with the objectives of the UST Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program. The place of performance for the funded activities is North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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