The Orphan Site Cleanup Fund provides grants up to $1 million for cleanup of petroleum underground storage tank contamination where no financially responsible party exists. Funding supports site assessments, investigations, corrective action plans, UST system removal, soil excavation (up to 500 cubic yards), cleanup activities, and verification monitoring. Only current property owners are eligible for cleanup grants. Applications are ongoing and available throughout California.
Eligible applicants include businesses and individuals who are not eligible for the UST Cleanup Fund, did not cause or contribute to the petroleum release, and have no affiliation with responsible parties. The contamination must originate from petroleum USTs with no financially responsible party ide
