Perspective
Apr. 17, 2015
Expanded coverage of contamination fund a policy win
A law signed last year appears to have expanded the coverage of a fund used to cleanup some unauthorized discharges of harmful chemicals. By Jordan W. Carlson
In California, underground petroleum storage tanks are subject to the Barry Keene Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Trust Fund Act of 1989. Under the act, every owner of an underground petroleum storage tank must pay a storage fee for each gallon of petroleum in the tank. These fees are deposited by the state into the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund.
The law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to make payments fr...
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