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i <br /> Before receiving a PHS /EHD corrective action directive and in order to receive <br /> the SWRCB Clean up Fund Letter of Committment , you must make application to <br /> the State of California Water Resources Control Board ' s ( SWRCB ) " Petroleum <br /> Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund " ( Fund ) . An application package for the <br /> Fund has 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 Mary Meays , <br /> Senior R . E . H . S . at ( 209 ) 468-0337 . <br /> Ernest M . Fujimoto , M . D . , M . P . H . <br /> Acting Health Officer <br /> ` q � fw' <br /> 4 / Diane M . Hinson , Supervising R . E . H . S . <br /> ,( p` Environmental Health Division <br /> y DMH/MM <br /> Enclosures <br /> 1 "Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Manual: Guidelines for Site Assessment, Cleanup, and Underground <br /> Storage Tank Closure", State of California Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Task Force, October, 1989, <br /> USTNUDRT . DOO <br /> 02/01 /94 <br /> i <br /> i� <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br />