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Before receiving a PHS/EHD corrective action directive and in order to receive the SWRCB Clean up Fund Letter of Commitment, you must make application to the State of California Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) "Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund" (Fund) . An application package for the Fund has been provided. The Fund was created pursuant to Chapter 6.75 of the California Health and Safety Code to help eligible owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tanks to: 1. Meet federal requirements to demonstrate financial responsibility; 2. Obtain reimbursement for costs of the cleanup o€ unauthorized releases of petroleum from USTs; and 3 . Obtain reimbursement for damages awarded to third parties who are injured by petroleum releases. The maximum amount available from the Fund is $990,000 per. occurrence. Claimants are responsible for the first $10,000 of eligible costs. Applications must be submitted to the SWRCB Clean Up Fund to undergo eligibility ranking for funding in the 1995-96 state fiscal budget year. All subsurface investigations and remedial actions must- be performed under a workplan approved by PHS/EHD. The Fund does not cover the costs incurred for the removal, repair, retrofit, or installation of USTs. Should you wish to obtain a low interest loan for the upgrade of your tank system, please contact the State of California Trade and Commerce Agency, UST Loan Program, regarding their .loan requirements, at (916) 445-6733 . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jerry Yoshioka, R.E.H.S. at (209) 468-0335. Ernest M. Fujimoto, M.D. , M.P.H. Acting Health Officer w Doug Wilson, Supervising R_E.H.S. Environmental Health Division DW/JY/sd Enclosures' !"Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Manual: Guidelines for Site Assessment, Cleanup, and Underground Storage Tank Closure", State of California Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Task Force,.October, 1989.