Prevention and cleanup of petroleum contamination of ground water - Florida's Super Act
- Florida State Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee (USA)
In an effort to protect public drinking water supplies, the Florida Legislature enacted the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Act of 1986 (SUPER Act). This bill created a trust fund which provides monies for the state to conduct site rehabilitation projects or for reimbursement to persons who have voluntarily or through negotiated enforcement cleaned up their sites. Participation in the program was encouraged by the establishment of a grace period (July 1, 1986-December 31, 1988) during which owners or operators of petroleum storage systems that reported suspected contamination were not to be held liable for the costs of restoring their sites. More than 9,000 applications were received during the 30 month grace period. Rules covering the order of site cleanup and reimbursement, establishing cleanup guidelines, and providing for reimbursement of reasonable costs have been adopted by the Environmental Regulation Commission. 4 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6408766
- Journal Information:
- Florida Scientist; (USA), Journal Name: Florida Scientist; (USA) Vol. 52:4; ISSN FLSCA; ISSN 0098-4590
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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