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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; i <br /> 2. Obtain reimbursement for costs of thel)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 CleanjUp Fund by March 31, 1994 to <br /> undergo eligibility ranking for funding in the 1994-95lstate fiscal budget <br /> year. All subsurface investigations and remedial'I`actions must be performed <br /> I under a workplan approved by PHS/EHD. <br /> i'` <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 /> (91.6) 445-6733 . <br /> If you have any questions, please do not hesita'telto contact Mary Meays, <br /> Senior R.E.H.S. at (209) 468-0337. <br /> Ernest M. Fujimoto, M.D. , M.F.H. <br /> Acting Health Off' cer <br /> p <br /> Diane M. Hinson, Supervising R.E.H.S. <br /> Environmental Health Division <br /> DMH/MM <br /> Enclosures <br /> IIf `"Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Manual: Guidelines for Site Assessment, Cleanup, and Underground Storage <br /> Tank CIosure", State of California Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Task Force, Ootober,'1989. <br /> U3TNMR7.D0c r <br /> MM1194 <br /> f <br /> f <br /> i G <br />