The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $229,827 Project Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804). The grant will fund Rhode Island's UST program from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Key objectives of the state program include encouraging UST owners and operators to properly operate and maintain tanks, ensuring monitoring compliance, and further developing the program to operate in lieu of federal regulation. These efforts will help prevent petroleum and hazardous substance releases and protect the environment. The funding will fully support Rhode Island's work to advance leak detection, prevention and enforcement activities for underground storage tanks over the 18-month grant period.
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