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Coun— of San Joaquin <br /> N401 <br /> EXHIBIT "B" TO <br /> WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD <br /> STANDARD AGREEMENT NO. 0-205-550-0 <br /> SPECIFICATIONS <br /> SECTION ONE <br /> Scope and Objectives <br /> A. Legislation has established a local permit program for California consisting <br /> of monitoring requirements for existing USTs storing hazardous substances <br /> and design/construction and monitoring requirements for new USTs. The <br /> program is implemented by 104 Iocal agencies (all 58 counties and 46 cities) <br /> and is funded, in part, by fees charged to the tank owners. The work <br /> performed by these agencies has led to the identification of leaking USTs <br /> which require remedial action. To date, approximately 14,500 UST release <br /> sites have been reported to the State Board, and approximately 150 new cases <br /> are being discovered statewide each month. <br /> B. Statutory authority exists at the federal , state and local level to require <br /> remedial action by the Responsible Party or Parties at UST release sites and <br /> Z <br /> o rank and fund remedial action at UST release sites where a Responsible <br /> Party cannot be identified or has insufficient financial resources to <br /> accomplish the needed work. Some local agencies have used this authority <br /> and taken action to respond to the problem, as have the nine Regional Water <br /> Quality Control Boards. In addition, the Regional Boards are providing <br /> technical assistance to local agencies addressing UST cleanup. <br /> C. To address this problem in Fiscal Years 1987-88 and 1988-89 the Legislature <br /> appropriated funds from the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Fund for the <br /> purpose of establishing a program to fund local government oversight of <br /> remedial action at UST release sites. In Fiscal Year 1989-90, the <br /> Legislature appropriated funds from the Hazardous Substance Account for <br /> oversight activities. In Fiscal Year 1990-91, the Legislature changed <br /> funding sources to fund local oversight activities from the Underground <br /> Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. Expenditures from the first two sources cover <br /> releases of all hazardous substances. The Underground Storage Tank Cleanup <br /> Fund is limited to petroleum releases only. <br /> D. A federal UST Petroleum Trust Fund was established under the Superfund <br /> Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to finance investiaation and <br /> remedial action at petroleum UST release sites. The State Board has been <br /> designated as the lead State agency to administer work under this program <br /> and to disburse California's share of the Federal Petroleum Trust Fund to <br /> local agencies. <br /> Page 1 of 15 <br />