The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $548,136 Project Grant under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This funding supports MassDEP's efforts to monitor compliance with UST regulations, take enforcement actions, implement a delivery prohibition program, and provide operator training to protect communities and natural resources from petroleum releases. Key activities include conducting on-site inspections, administering a third-party inspection certification program, ensuring secondary containment requirements are met, and implementing the operator training program. The grant aims to bring all UST systems in Massachusetts into compliance with release detection and prevention requirements. There are no sub-awards associated with this assistance agreement, which has an award date of July 1, 2024 and a final completion date of September 30, 2025.
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