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Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Contamination Orphan Site Cleanup Subaccount Program | California State Water Resources Control Board Orphan Site Cleanup Fund (OSCF) The Orphan Site Cleanup Fund (OSCF) is a grant program within the Division of Financial Assistance.
OSCF provides financial assistance to eligible applicants for the cleanup of sites contaminated by leaking petroleum underground storage tanks where there is no financially responsible party, and the applicant is not an eligible claimant to the UST Cleanup Fund. Effective September 25, 2014, provisions of Senate Bill 445 (Hill, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2014) made changes to the OSCF.
The law changed the eligibility criteria for OSCF grants and the maximum grant amount. The OSCF program is no longer limited to funding only brownfield sites. The maximum amount of grant monies available for an eligible occurrence is $1.
5 million for grant applications filed before January 1, 2015. The maximum amount of grant monies available for an eligible occurrence drops to $1 million for any grant application filed on or after January 1, 2015. More information is available on the OSCF Fact Sheet.
OWNERS/OPERATORS OF SINGLE-WALLED USTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Single-walled underground storage tanks (USTs) must be permanently closed by December 31, 2025. This requirement includes both single-walled tanks and nonexempt single-walled piping per California Health and Safety Code, chapter 6. 7, section 25292.
05. Single-walled UST systems that are not permanently closed by December 31, 2025 will be out of compliance and cannot be operated. Owners and/or operators will be subject to enforcement actions, including affixing red tags and pursuing civil penalties beginning January 1, 2026.
For more information, please see the following Single Walled webpage. New! Issuance of 1099-G Forms to USTCF Grant and Loan Recipients New!
Cleanup Fund Grant/Loan Program - Reimbursement Submittal Instructions OSCF Fact Sheet - Spanish OSCF Application (December 1, 2018) OSCF Application Instructions OSCF Application into GeoTracker Non-Recovery From Other Sources Disclosure Certification Form Payee Data Record (Std. 204) Responsible Party Worksheet See examples of OSCF success stories . For more information please email ustcleanupfund@waterboards.
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” Orphan Site Cleanup Fund (SB 1161) Water is a precious resource in California, and maintaining its quality is of utmost importance to safeguard the health of the public and the environment.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: N/A (focuses on sites with no financially viable responsible party). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Orphan Site Cleanup Fund (Recovery Act funds) is funded by California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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