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June 22, 1992 David Baker Underground Fuel Tank Removal Policy The County has several underground fuel tanks that have been identified for removal and abate- ment of contaminants. Albeit the State has mandated removal and abatement, no State funding has been provided to accompany this relatively new and extremely costly responsibility. Since the State mandate, the County has inventoried and assessed relative conditions of known County— owned fuel tanks. Some removal and abatement action has already transpired. However, a list has been established of many more tanks that require action. The County has inadequate discretionary resources to comprehensively act on the tank inventory and budget constraints are not likely to improve. Despite inadequate funding, the County is committed to eradicate County—owned underground fuel tank problems over the long—term. Accordingly the following policy statement is designed to guide staff in fulfilling the County's long—term commitment: Underground Fuel Tank Removal Responsibilities 1. The County will address underground fuel tank removal in conjunction with new con- struction. Costs associated with such a removal shall be considered as part of the new construction and will be considered in developing financing plans for such new construc- tion whenever possible. 2. Tank removal associated with new construction shall be the responsibility of the County Administrator's Office—Capital Projects Division. Removal of tanks, other than those associated with new construction, is assigned to General Services and will be accom- plished on a prioritized basis as funding is available. 3. General Services is assigned responsibility to establish and maintain a record of tanks removed. Such record is to include data on tank size, location, removal costs, and date of removal, along with any other statutory and/or regulatory information required.