18 AAC 78.520. Tank upgrading and closure program eligibility requirements

(a) The owner or operator of a UST may apply to the department under AS 46.03.430 for a grant to upgrade or close a UST that was installed before December 22, 1988. To be eligible for a grant, the

(1) owner or operator must have complied with all applicable requirements of 18 AAC 78.508;

(2) eligible costs must be, or must have been, incurred after September 5, 1990; and

(3) owner or operator must have reported a release, if any, of petroleum from the UST that is the subject of the application as required by state or federal law applicable at the time the owner or operator first suspected the release.

(b) Costs eligible for grant assistance are for work approved by the department for

(1) preparation of reports, designs, price quotations, schedules, budgets, or plans;

(2) contracted labor and equipment charges;

(3) adding or retrofitting cathodic protection systems, linings, spill and overflow controls, pumps and dispensers, or other devices designed to eliminate or reduce the probability of product release;

(4) treatment and disposal of tank liquids and sludges, and substandard tanks;

(5) leak detection for new or upgraded tank installations;

(6) site assessment for closure of an existing UST;

(7) approved force account charges described at 18 AAC 78.514(a) (9);

(8) removal and installation of tanks; and

(9) corrective action activities related to soil, surface water, groundwater, or sediment that are incidental to tank upgrade or closure, not to exceed $4,000.

(d) Financial assistance for a UST upgrade will be awarded only if the project will result or has resulted in the upgraded UST meeting the UST standards set out in 40 C.F.R. 280, revised as of July 1, 1999 and adopted by reference, and the requirements of this chapter.

(e) Repealed 4/16/2000.

History: Eff. 3/25/91, Register 118; am 8/21/91, Register 119; am 6/23/94, Register 130; am 11/3/95, Register 136; am 1/22/99, Register 149; am 4/16/2000, Register 154

Authority: AS 46.03.020

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