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Assessment and Cleanup Work that States in Region 3 Will Perform with LUST Recovery Act Money
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Congress appropriated $200 million from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund to EPA for assessing and cleaning up leaks from underground storage tanks. EPA allocated the vast majority of that money to state and territorial underground storage tank programs because they are the primary implementers of the underground storage tank program. This money will pay for activities at shovel-ready sites and may be used either to:
- Oversee assessing and cleaning up underground storage tank leaks, or
- Directly pay for assessing and cleaning up leaks from federally regulated tanks where the responsible party is unknown, is unwilling or unable to perform the cleanup, or the cleanup is an emergency response.
States in Region 3 received a total of $18 million, allocated as listed below. Read about specific LUST Recovery Act assistance agreements to assess and clean up underground storage tank leaks. Note that information provided here comes from the EPA/state assistance agreement. Activities described are subject to change.
States in Region 3 include:
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control – $1.2 Million
Awarded – July 31, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the citizens of Delaware.
More Information
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Economic Stimulus Money Earmarked for Delaware’s
LUST Program [pdf]
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Recovery.Delaware.Gov
District of Columbia Department of the Environmental – $607,000
Awarded – July 31, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the residents of District of Columbia.
More Information
Recovery.DC.Gov
Maryland Department of the Environmental – $3.7 Million
Awarded – July 31, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the citizens of Maryland.
More Information
• Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
• Maryland's Recovery & Reinvestment
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – $6.2 Million
Awarded – July 31, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the citizens of Pennsylvania.
For More Information
Recovery.Pa.Gov
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality – $4.6 Million
Awarded – August 7, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the citizens of Virginia.
More Information
Underground Storage Tanks Program overview
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – $1.6 Million
Awarded – July 31, 2009
Summary Of Work – The overall purpose of the work is to clean up contaminated LUST sites effectively, maximize job creation/retention, and provide economic and environmental benefits to the citizens of West Virginia.
More Information
• Recovery.WV.Gov
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Recovery Act - Leaking Underground Storage Tank Information [pdf]