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UST LUFT LETTER <br /> Page 2 <br /> compacting the tank excavation with clean fill soil. Before receiving a <br /> PHS/EHD corrective action directive and in order to receive the SWRCB Clean up <br /> Fund Letter of Committment, you must make application to the State of <br /> California Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) "Petroleum Underground <br /> Storage Tank Cleanup Fund" (Fund) . An application package for the Fund has <br /> been provided. <br /> The Fund was created pursuant to Chapter 6.75 of the California Health and <br /> Safety Code to help eligible owners and operators of petroleum underground <br /> storage tanks to: <br /> 1. Meet federal requirements to demonstrate financial responsibility; <br /> 2. Obtain reimbursement for costs of the cleanup of unauthorized <br /> releases of petroleum from USTs; and <br /> 3. Obtain reimbursement for damages awarded to third parties who are <br /> injured by petroleum releases. <br /> The maximum amount available from the Fund is $990,000 per occurrence. <br /> Claimants are responsible for the first $10,000 of eligible costs. <br /> Applications must be submitted to the SWRCB Clean Up Fund by March 31, 1994 to <br /> undergo eligibility ranking for funding in the 1994-95 state fiscal budget <br /> year. All subsurface investigations and remedial actions must be performed <br /> under a workplan approved by PHS/EHD. <br /> The Fund does not cover the costs incurred for the removal, repair, retrofit, <br /> or installation of USTs. Should you wish to obtain a low interest loan for <br /> the upgrade of your tank system, please contact the State of California Trade <br /> and Commerce Agency, UST Loan Program, regarding their loan requirements, at <br /> (916) 445-6733. <br /> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Linda Turkatte, <br /> Senior REHS, of my staff at (209) 468-3441. <br /> Ernest M. Fujimoto, M.D. , M.P.H. <br /> Acting Health Officer <br /> Diane M. Hinson, Supervising R.E.H.S. <br /> " Environmental Health Division <br /> DMH/lt <br /> Enclosures <br /> "Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Manual: Guidelines for Site Assessment, Cleanup, and Underground <br /> Storage Tank Closure", State of Califon-da Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Task Force, October, 1989. <br /> USTNUDRT.DOC <br /> 02/01/94 <br />