The Ohio Development Services Agency has announced that it is now accepting application for the Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grant Program. Eligible activities include $100,000 for assessment and up to $500,000 for cleanup.
The program targets abandoned gas stations and cleanup of underground storage tanks (UST). To be eligible, the tank must be
This Fall the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) announced program implementation details for the newly created $20 million dollar Abandoned Service Station Fund. ODSA sent out an announcement to contacts that it would likely begin accepting applications winter, however, to date the ODSA has yet to begin accepting applications. ODSA developed the program in conjunction
As part of the 2016-2017 Operating Budget for the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a new $20 million dollar cleanup fund was created in House Bill 64 to address old gas stations around the state. The money came from remaining Clean Ohio funds.
Abandoned or defunct service stations have always fallen through the cracks
The current version of the budget bill (H.B. 64) contains language to create a gas station cleanup fund. The funding for this initiative is left over Clean Ohio money. It is estimated that $20 million in Clean Ohio funds were either unused or represent cost savings from completed projects.
Rather than redirect the
Typically, environmental legislation may be passed in Ohio once every few years. In fact, most environmental regulatory reform is done in small doses during the budget bill process. In the last two weeks, Governor Kasich has signed into law three separate bills that including major environmental regulatory provisions.
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EPA is proposing a whole series of new inspection and testing requirements for underground storage tanks (USTs). By expanding the types of UST systems covered under the rules, EPA is proposing to extend application of all UST regulations to entities not previously regulated, such as hospitals and universities.
EPA first promulgated regulation governing underground storage
Last week Senator Schaffer introduced Senate Bill 294– dubbed the EPA reform bill. According to testimony from Senator Schaffer and OEPA Director Scott Nally, the two had been working on the legislation for months.
This bill is the probably the first since Ohio EPA creation that touches on so many different areas of
One of the issues that can complicate a clean up is if multiple environmental regulatory programs apply to the site. Even the same type of contamination may be required to be addressed under different programs and different processes.
A prime example of this issue in Ohio is the disconnect between Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP)
In working on brownfield redevelopment projects, I find that addressing old underground storage tanks (USTs) or hazardous waste (RCRA) units can be one of the trickiest issues to address.
Why are these two issues tricky? Because they complicate the clean up process under Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP).
Due to the flexibility under the
U.S. EPA has released its fiscal year 2011 request for proposals (RFP) for brownfield assessment and clean up grants. There is a relatively short window of opportunity to file your application- the deadline is October 15, 2010.
[Click here for access to U.S. EPA’s RFP for the brownfield assessment, clean up and revolving