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EPA awards $15.5M in Recovery Act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in California

Posted by: Maven on July 11, 2009 at 10:41 am

From the California Chronicle:

In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, the EPA announced the distribution of $15,577,000 million to California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. The greatest potential hazard from a leaking underground storage tank is that the petroleum or other hazardous substances seep into the soil and contaminate groundwater, the source of drinking water for nearly one-third of all Americans.

“We´re providing immediate growth opportunities for communities across the nation, as well as long-term protection from dangerous pollution in the land and water,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “EPA is putting people to work by serving our core mission of protecting human health and the environment.”

“The Recovery Act is accelerating the cleanup of many abandoned leaking underground storage tank sites that pose a threat to our limited groundwater resources,” said Laura Yoshii, acting regional administrator for the U.S. EPA´s Pacific Southwest region. “These cleanups will protect our valuable groundwater supplies, while creating green jobs that will improve our economy.”

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July 11, 2009 · Filed Under Groundwater

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