00D45023

Description:
This action provides partial funding in the amount of $2,494,052 to the State of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)'s Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program, which includes an extra allocation of $94,733. This extra allocation will be used on an Abandoned Facilities Initiative within Environmental Justice areas. Specifically, this agreement provides funding for its LUST Corrective Action Program, which includes assessment, remediation, and enforcement related activities. The main objectives of the LUST Corrective Program are to investigate suspected petroleum releases and to perform corrective action on these releases.

Activities:
Major activities include investigating suspected petroleum releases, overseeing and enforcing corrective action by owners or operators, and performing direct corrective action activities when those owners or operators are unknown, unwilling, or unable to perform those activities themselves. Activities/outputs performed include but are not limited to implementing corrective actions to determine source and extent of contamination at underground storage tank (UST) sites. Another activity is to recover costs from responsible parties (RP's) who are unwilling to pay for the cleanups. Investigative reports are reviewed to determine the necessity for additional investigation and cleanup. The recipient will work towards reducing its backlog of leaking underground storage tank cleanups by 400, which will lead to the protection of the environment and subsequently the public.

Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverable is the state cleanup data that is entered into the LUST4 system. The primary outcome is a reduction in the backlog of UST releases for which cleanups have not yet been completed. The primary beneficiary is the state corrective action program. Expected outcomes/results include but are not limited to controlling the risks to human health and the environment at contaminated sites by mitigating the impacts of accidental or intentional releases, and by cleaning up, stabilizing or other action, and restoring contaminated sites to appropriate levels to make land ready for reuse.

North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality

0 - COMMITMENT NOTICE GOALS 0.0 - COMMITMENT NOTICE OBJECTIVES 3 - GREATER CERTAINTY, COMPLIANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.3 - REVITALIZE LAND AND PREVENT CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 3 - GREATER CERTAINTY, COMPLIANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

66.805 - Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

North Carolina United States

State-Wide

EPA-CEP-02

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/25 to 09/30/26 and the total obligations have increased 78% from $3,080,552 to $5,479,871.