Project Grant LS00235788G

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 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will receive $2,151,693 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804) to develop and implement an effective underground storage tank program through September 2023. The objectives of the program include encouraging proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensuring monitoring is conducted in...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the state's Underground Storage Tank Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program through August 31, 2023. Under the grant, the Commission will deliver leak detection, prevention, and enforcement activities to encourage proper underground storage tank operation and maintenance by owners and operators. The Commission will also ensure owners and operators...

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...

This $685,353 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 funds the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to support Oklahoma's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant aims to encourage proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensure three-year inspection of all UST facilities, implement effective enforcement including public summaries, review secondary containment regulations as needed, and develop the state...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,770,757 Project Grant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805). This grant will fund TCEQ's efforts to investigate suspected petroleum releases, oversee and enforce corrective actions by underground storage tank owners/operators, and perform direct cleanup activities when responsible parties are unknown, unwilling, or...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Georgia Department of Natural Resources a $934,101 project grant under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804) to operate Georgia's UST program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Key deliverables include conducting approximately 2,850 facility compliance inspections, providing compliance assistance, and carrying out enforcement activities. The goal is to encourage...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection $1.3 million under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804) from October 2021 through September 2023. The funding supports Wisconsin's UST program in leak detection, prevention and enforcement activities. Specifically, the grant aims to encourage proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensure...

This $377,761 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 funds the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's underground storage tank program from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The grant supports the state's efforts to prevent, detect, and ensure compliance related to underground petroleum and hazardous substance storage tanks under the EPA's Underground Storage Tank program (CFDA #66.804). Specifically, the funding will be used for compliance monitoring and enforcement...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality a $1,367,588 Project Grant under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804) for the period of September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022. The grant funds the state's UST program activities including administration, compliance monitoring through 3-year inspections, enforcement, and maintaining public records to meet the objectives of encouraging...