The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to support Montana's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program from October 2021 through September 2023. The grant funding will assist Montana's efforts under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804) to encourage proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensure tank monitoring compliance,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,021,816 Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA No. 66.805). This 1-year award provides funding for LDEQ to investigate suspected petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, oversee and enforce corrective actions by responsible parties, and perform direct cleanup activities when owners/operators are...
This two-year, $1.9 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) program. Funded through EPA's Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (LUST Trust Fund CFDA #66.805), the grant will aid Colorado in developing and maintaining an effective LUST program. Specifically, funds will be used to initiate and complete cleanups of petroleum leaks,...
This $910,206 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 supports the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program. The LUST program provides funding to develop, implement, and maintain Louisiana's underground storage tank regulatory program and advance ongoing petroleum release cleanups from October 2021 through September 2022. As the designated state agency, LDEQ will utilize the...
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) was awarded a $1,724,653 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 to support Vermont's leaking underground storage tank (UST) program from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The funding will allow VT DEC to develop, implement, and maintain an effective program to address releases from underground petroleum storage tanks, as well as support activities to clean up petroleum leaks by initiating and...
The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) was awarded a $726,341 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805). The two-year grant will support NDDEQ's development and maintenance of an effective Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) program. Key deliverables include improving the department's underground storage tank and LUST data management system,...
The New Mexico Environment Department was awarded a $611,778 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805). The grant funding supports the state's LUST program, which includes investigations, emergency response, remediation, risk assessment, and alternative water supply activities for suspected petroleum releases from underground storage tanks. Key objectives are to...
This two-year, $1.3 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection supports the state's Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program. Funds will be used to identify sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substance releases from underground storage tanks, oversee remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, and reduce the backlog of sites requiring cleanup. The...
The State of Washington Department of Ecology will receive $1.2 million through June 2022 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (LUST CFDA #66.805) to support activities addressing petroleum releases from underground storage tanks. The funding will assist the state in developing and maintaining an effective program to initiate and complete cleanups of leaking underground petroleum storage tanks and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded $1.743 million to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award will support Utah's efforts to develop, implement, and maintain an effective program to address leaks from underground storage tanks, make progress in cleaning up petroleum leaks by initiating and completing...