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EPA Reports to Congress on Underground Storage Tank Program in Indian Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a report to Congress on implementation and enforcement of the underground storage tank program in Indian Country. The report describes the progress that tribes and EPA have made working together to prevent and clean up releases from underground storage tanks and discusses future challenges facing the program. EPA developed the report as required ...
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EPA Seeks Public Comment On Draft Underground Storage Tanks Grant Guidelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released for public comment draft grant guidelines for states to report on the compliance of government underground storage tanks under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. States will have to report on the compliance status of underground storage tanks owned or operated by federal, state, and local governments. EPA worked with states and other partners to ...
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EPA Releases Operator Training Guidelines for State Underground Storage Tank Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the final operator training grant guidelines for states, which implement a key provision of the underground storage tank amendments of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The operator training grant guidelines describe the minimum requirements states must meet in order to comply with the operator training provision contained in the Energy Policy ...
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EPA Issues Two Grant Guidelines For State Underground Storage Tank Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two final grant guidelines for states, which will implement key provisions of the underground storage tank amendments of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The financial responsibility and installer certification grant guidelines require that an underground storage tank manufacturer or installer have the financial resources to clean up a site if a ...
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EPA awards $1.6 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in West Virginia
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $1,643,000 to West Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$6.1 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in PA
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$6,163,000 to Pennsylvania under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$3.7 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in Maryland
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$3,712,000 to Maryland under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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Environmental Standards for Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks
Environmental Standards for Tennessee Underground Storage Tanks: Risk-Based Clean-up Levels are now compiled and available in ESdat https://www.esdat.net/Environmental_Standards.aspx or by synching against our reference system. Risk-Based Clean-up Levels Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks ESdat is a specialist environmental database system; used to validate and import a broad ...
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EPA awards US$4.6 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in VA
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$4,674,000 to Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards $607k in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in D.C.
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $607,000 to Washington, D.C. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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Celebrating Client Milestones and Long-Term Partnerships
On behalf of a long-time client, a Fortune 500 company which has steadily expanded its relationship with Antea Group and now utilizes each of our Practice Areas, we recently received a ‘No Further Action’ letter for environmental activity at an underground storage tank (UST) site. It was the 200th such notification Antea Group has received on behalf of this client, which is cause for ...
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EPA awards more than $7.1 million in Recovery Act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in Michigan
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $7.1 million to Michigan under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and ...
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EPA awards US$197m to clean up petrol leaks, create jobs, protecting land and water
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of $197 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. EPA estimates that these funds will create or retain significant numbers of jobs and contribute to at least 1,600 cleanups around the country. “We’re ...
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EPA Awards $785,000 to Navajo Nation for Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup, Compliance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $465,000 to the Navajo Nation to oversee the cleanup of an estimated 58 leaking underground storage tanks that store petroleum or hazardous substances throughout the reservation. The agency is also providing $320,000 for compliance activities reservation-wide. Over the next 5 years, the EPA anticipates awarding $3.8 million to the Navajo ...
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Philadelphia Gas Works to Pay $8,090 Penalty to Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations
Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) has agreed to pay a $8,090 penalty to settle alleged violations of underground storage tank (USTs) regulations at the company’s facility at 1849 N. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pa., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. EPA cited the company for not complying with safeguards designed to prevent, detect, and control leaks of petroleum and other ...
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North Country Gas Station Owners to Install Equipment to Prevent Ground Water Pollution (NY)
"Gas station owners have a responsibility to regularly monitor their underground storage tanks to protect against potential leaks of petroleum," said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. "Leaking tanks can contaminate ground water, putting people and the environment at risk." EPA inspections of the companies’ tanks revealed that they had failed to comply with important requirements ...
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EPA settles underground storage tank violations at RFK Stadium
The District of Columbia Department of General Services has agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of underground storage tank regulations at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The settlement addresses compliance with environmental regulations that help protect communities and the environment from exposure to potentially ...
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Massachusetts gets US$3.1 million in recovery act funds to help clean up underground petroleum leaks, create jobs, protect land and water
In an effort to protect people where they live, work and play, EPA has awarded US$3,118,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances ...
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EPA and City of Parkersburg Settle Environmental Violations
PHILADELPHIA - Residents in the city of Parkersburg will get the chance to properly discard used motor oil, old tires, anti-freeze and other items regarded as household hazardous waste, thanks to an agreement between the city and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Parkersburg has agreed to hold a special collection of household hazardous waste and pay a $7,083 penalty to settle alleged ...
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EPA Issues Two Grant Guidelines for State Underground Storage Tank Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two final guidelines for states, which will implement key provisions of the underground storage tank (UST) amendments of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: the inspection grantguidelines and the grant guidelines for state compliance reports on government USTs. The inspection grant guidelines describe the minimum requirements states must meet in ...
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