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r-- I Canepa's Car Wash 3 Claim . No. 019982 Moreover, several releases at a site which can be addressed in a single site investigation because of the close proximity to one another should be treated as a single occurrence regardless of the number of releases or UST tanks involved . In this case , the replacement and installation of UST System #2 in April 1993 were in the same location as the UST System #1 removed in February 1993 . Thus , a single site investigation would suffice for both releases because of their proximity. Therefore, both of the releases from UST System #1 and UST System #2 are considered as one occurrence. Because Canepa's Car Wash received a maximum reimbursement of 1 . 5 million per occurrence under Claim No . 8449 , this claim is ineligible for participation in the Fund . My decision is based on the following authority: Applicable Authority The following citations are excerpted from the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Statutes , California Health and Safety Code (H &SC) , Division 20 , Chapter 6 .75 and Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Regulations, Title 23 , Division 3, Chapter 18 , of the California Code of Regulations (Fund Regulations .) Section 25299 . 19 of the H&SC states, in part: "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to conditions , which results in an unauthorized release of petroleum from an UST. Unauthorized releases which require only a single site investigation shall be considered as one occurrence . An unauthorized release subsequent to a previous unauthorized release at the same site shall only be considered a separate occurrence if an initial site investigation has been completed for the prior unauthorized release . Section 25299 . 57 (a) of the H &SC states , in part: If the board makes the determination specified in subdivision (d) , the board may only pay for the costs of a corrective action that exceed the level of financial responsibility required to be obtained pursuant to Section 25299. 32 , but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($ 1 , 500 , 000) for each occurrence . . . Section 2804 ( Definitions) of the Fund Regulations states , in part: " Initial Site Investigation" means a soil and groundwater investigation sufficient to identify where contamination resulting from an unauthorized release is most likely to be present.