ust and lust funding opportunities - epa archives · the requests for tribal lust prevention money...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
UST and LUST Funding Opportunities
Rebecca Jamison, US EPA Region 9, Land Division, UST Program
May 13, 2015 Spring RTOC Meeting 1
![Page 2: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2
Spring RTOC Presentation FY16 Funding For
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks & Inspections of USTs
U.S. EPA Region 9 Underground Storage Tanks Program
Rebecca Jamison, Coordinator, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Cleanups in Indian Country
![Page 3: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
3
EPA Region 9 in Coordination with the Tribes Oversees the Remediation of Contamination from Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (“LUST”)
![Page 4: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
4
EPA Region 9 in Coordination with the Tribes Inspects Underground Storage Tanks (“UST”)
![Page 5: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Cummulative Confirmed R.eleases 20 Years Ago vs. Current
600000 Over 57,000 500000 Relea.ses 4 00000 FroM USTs t~ 300000 Re9to~ 9 200000
Confirmed Re leases Cumulative
• FY93 Re gion 9 29563
• FY13 Re gion 9 57536
• FY93 National 237022
• FY13 National 514 123
5
![Page 6: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Tribal UST (Active) Universe
195 Operating Facilities (461 Active Federally Regulated USTs)
8 Temporarily Closed Facilities
Compliance rates at mid-year 2015 for the Region are: 84%
National average is 72.5%
![Page 7: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
National Funding for UST & LUST Work The LUST Trust Fund is financed by a 0.1 cent tax on each
gallon of motor fuel sold in the United States
![Page 8: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
LUST lirust Fu nd : Ballance , Collections,. a n d App ro1Priat ions
u) $3 ,500
c 0 $3,000 -~ $2 ,500
$2 ,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500 : $- iii • & I 1 ~
·('.)()
~'V ~q,,
·s::i°" - () ~l\y
r65 ~ ()'Y ,,_,t::),
~ «..~ ~'V -A -<c:: «
-t-Fund Collectio ns ~Fund Appropriat ions -&-Fund Balance
(Tax & Interest Revenue)
Trust Fund Balance
![Page 9: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Trust Fund Annual Distribution by Congress
![Page 10: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Trust Fund Balance –Transfers
Fund balance has been reduced by two large transfers
2012- $2.4 billion transferred to Highway Trust Fund (DOT)
2015 – $1.0 billion transferred to Highway Trust Fund (DOT)
![Page 11: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Trust Fund Balance cont.
EPA allocations have largely equaled the annual collections
![Page 12: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Since FY 2011, EPA’s budget for UST Indian country program has decreased by 27%. (Consistent with decreases to states, of ~30%)
![Page 13: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
requests for tribal LUST cleanup money have been on average, double the available money (average of $5 million requested versus $2.5 million available).
![Page 14: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million versus $1.8 million available).
In FY’15, EPA-OUST had to restrict funding to tribes/coalitions with 15 or more facilities
Previously funded R9 coalitions, NAEPC, ITCA did not receive FY’15 funds
![Page 15: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
FY’16 Funding – How to Request
Contact EPA (Rebecca Jamison) with ideas/needs by September 1, 2015
UST Inspections – Coalitions w/<greater 15 facilities recommended
LUST Sites - Prioritize LUST for highest risk sites (i.e. direct impacts to water, vapor intrusion)
![Page 16: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Discussion – Q & A
![Page 17: UST and LUST Funding Opportunities - EPA Archives · The requests for tribal LUST Prevention money for tribal grants has ~28% greater than available funds (average of $2.5 million](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022042807/5f7fdd5a9d0ae52652745c6b/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
EPA R9 Team
Rebecca Jamison, Coordinator, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Cleanup in Indian Country [email protected] 415-972-3365
Bobby Ojha, UST Inspections [email protected] 415-972-3374