The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $1,111,098 Project Grant under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), operating as Hilo, to address releases from underground storage tanks (USTs) in Puerto Rico.
The grant funding supports DNER's LUST corrective action program to investigate suspected petroleum releases, oversee and enforce corrective actions by UST owners/operators, and perform direct remediation when responsible parties are unknown, unwilling, or unable to act. Key activities include site assessments, remediation activities, and associated enforcement actions. The primary outcomes are a reduction in the backlog of unaddressed LUST sites and protection of human health and the environment in Puerto Rico. DNER will provide quarterly progress reports and biannual data submissions to the EPA's LUST4 database. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028.
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