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EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Release Date: 10/10/2008
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – October 10, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two grants to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission totaling $1,838,819 for leaking underground storage tank compliance and corrective action. OCC will get $589,037 for use towards the state’s continued implementation of the underground storage tank program as required by the 1984 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. For corrective action, $1,249,782 will be allocated towards investigations, emergency response, remediation, and risk assessment.

Additional information on EPA grants: https://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: https://www.epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio101008_occ