Leaking Underground Storage Tank

Nationwide, the ARRA provides the Environmental Protection Agency with $190,700,000 for environmental cleanups of underground petroleum storage tanks. On April 8, 2009, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) was notified it would receive $2,540,000 to perform assessments and remediation at sites where tank owners are unknown, unwilling or unable to perform the work or in emergency situations. Currently, the Division of Oil and Public Safety has 30 sites in the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program that need further investigation or active remediation. These sites are currently inactive due to lack of funding. OPS plans to resume investigation and remediation of these sites once the ARRA Leaking Underground Storage Tank grant is awarded. 

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