Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
2000 Annual Report
Welcome!
For the second straight year, the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program has issued more than 1,000 No Further Remediation Letters to tank owners and operators. This accomplishment signifies the cleanup of 1,769 acres in Illinois. The LUST Program has also paid $47.1 million in Underground Storage Tank (UST) Fund reimbursement claims, a 31 percent increase from last year.
In November, the LUST Program became one of ten tank programs nationwide to receive a new federal pilot grant for USTFields (UST Brownfields) - a term used to describe abandoned or underused sites contaminated by petroleum underground storage tanks. We will be busy in 2001 implementing the grant and looking for other cleanup and redevelopment opportunities.
Information about every reported LUST site in Illinois - along with basic program materials such as forms, regulations, and guidance publications - can be found on our web site. I know many of you regularly search the technical database on the LUST home page. I am glad it's proving to be such a valuable and time-saving resource.
Thomas V. Skinner
Director, Illinois EPA
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