- (1) The property owner, tank owner, or permittee of an UST facility may qualify to receive an UST tightness testing and soil assessment reimbursement grant at any facility location.
- (2) A facility location may not receive more than one reimbursement grant.
- (3) The reimbursement grant shall not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the costs for UST tightness testing and soil assessment or $3,000 at any facility location.
(4) The reimbursement grant is limited to investigating underground storage tank systems located at a facility:
- (a) Where tanks contain motor fuel;
- (b) Are regulated by OAR 340, division 150;
- (c) Where UST tightness testing is performed in accordance with OAR 340-160-0005 through 340-160-0150;
- (d) Where UST tightness testing is performed in accordance with these rules;
- (e) Where soil assessment is performed in accordance with OAR 340, division 122 and these rules;
- (f) Where soil assessment is performed under the direction or supervision of a registered professional engineer, registered geologist, or a certified professional soil scientist (a soil scientist with certification and inclusion in the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops, and Soils, Ltd. (ARCPACS));
- (g) Where soil assessment and/or UST tightness testing is performed after September 1, 1989 and before October 1, 1991; and
(h) Where regulated underground storage tanks have a valid UST permit.
NOTE: The Department will not approve a grant where tanks are being permanently decommissioned, removed or filled in place. The legislature intended for the grants to assist operating motor fuel facilities attempting to comply with Federal/State underground storage tank regulations.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 466.706 - 466.895 & 466.995
Statutes/Other Implemented
OL 1989 & Ch. 1071
History
DEQ 14-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-92
DEQ 29-1991(Temp), f. 12-18-91, cert. ef. 12-20-91
DEQ 12-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-90
DEQ 21-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-18-89