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UST LUFT LETTER <br /> Page 2 <br /> Before receiving a PHS /EHD corrective action directive and in order to receive <br /> the SWRCB Clean up Fund Letter of Commitment , you must make application to the <br /> State of California Water Resources Control Hoard ' 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 to undergo <br /> eligibility ranking for funding in the 1995 - 96 state fiscal budget year . All <br /> subsurface investigations and remedial actions must be performed under a <br /> 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 Letitia Briggs , <br /> R . E . H . S . at ( 209 ) 468 - 3468 . <br /> Ernest M . Fujimoto , M . D . , M . P . H . <br /> Acctt'i`n'ag.� .Health Officer <br /> Doug Wildon Supervising R . E . H . S . <br /> Environmental Health Division <br /> DW/LB /sd <br /> Enclosures <br /> "' Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Manual: Guidelines for Site Assessment, Cleanup, and Underground <br /> Storage Tank Closure", State of California Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Task Farce, October, 1989. <br />