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10/16/95 15:36 UST CLEANUP FUND - 912094b401SH nU. 112 100b • 0 5/24/94 UST EAR Account cases will not be limited by any previous allocations for immediate emergency response, and such cases may receive additional funding, not to exceed $1,000,000 per occurrence, if Listed pursuant to Paragraph C below; (c) Provided there are sufficient funds in the EAR Account, Regional Water Boards and LFAs will be surveyed annually to obtain a list of abandoned and recalcitrant UST sites where they want to initiate corrective action, including the expected corrective action costs and LIA staff costs. Up to $1,000,000 per occurrence, less any amounts previously allocated for emergency or prompt action costs, may be allocated; (d) The State Water Board will attempt to retain an annual minimum reserve of $500,000 in the EAR Account for emergency and prompt action cases. EMERGENCY REQUESTS FOR IMMEDIATE FUNDING Regional Water Board Executive Officers and LIA Directors (or their designee), may verbally request emergency funds for amounts up to $100,000 to be used for emergency response if immediate action is required to protect human health, safety or the environment. Approval of these requests will be limited to those sudden cases where a crisis situation, caused by an unauthorized release of petroleum from a UST, poses an immediate threat to human health, safety or the environment and immediate action is required. An example of an emergency situation which could require immediate action is when the tank or piping ruptured and product is flowing directly into surface water or a source of drinking water. Another example is free product flowing beneath a building which poses an immediate threat of fire or explosion. In these cases, emergency funding can be requested to take immediate action to stop the flaw of petroleum and to abate the immediate threat to human health, safety or the environment. Any occurrence caused by gross negligence or the intentional or reckless acts of the UST owner or operator or any spills or overfills (i.e. , from tank trucks during the filling of a UST or spills occurring during automobile fueling) would not be eligible for emergency funding from the EAR Account. Requests for emergency funding shall be directed to the DCWP Chief. In the absence of that individual, other designated staff should be called in the order listed: the Chief, Division of Administrative Services (OAS) ; the Executive Director; or the Chief Counsel. Any--Df these four individuals may review and approve the request. (Appendix D lists their names and telephone numbers.) Following verbal approval of the emergency funding request, emergency response may be initiated immediately. The DCWP Chief, or other designated representative, shall complete and sign the EAR Account Approval for Emergency Funding Form (Appendix A) authorizing emergency expenditures, and forward copies to the appropriate Regional Water Board's Executive Officer or the LIA's Director. In addition, a copy of the form will be forwarded to the State Water Board's Accounting Office for encumbrance. Fallowing receipt of the completed EAR Account Approval for Emergency Funding Form, the requesting agency shall submit the information specified in the Funding Criteria Section. This information must be submitted to the DCWP Chief -6-