The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded $303,991 to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804) to support the state's UST program from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Key deliverables included conducting compliance inspections of uninspected facilities, reviewing new UST system designs, ensuring secondary containment and under-dispenser requirements are met, and implementing delivery prohibition and operator training programs. The award provides Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund prevention funds to help New Hampshire meet Energy Policy Act of 2005 requirements and develop its program to operate in lieu of the federal program, with the goal of preventing petroleum and hazardous substance releases through proper UST operation and monitoring.
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