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State Water Board Hearing – UST Cleanup Fund Crisis
State Water Board Hearing – UST Cleanup Fund Crisis On March 9, 2009, Closure Solutions testified to the State Water Resources Control Board about the effect of the UST Cleanup Fund’s suspensions and delays in payment. Read More...

SWRCB Resolution 2009-042, May 19, 2009
In response to the Financial Crisis at the UST Cleanup Fund, on May 19, 2009, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 2009-042. This Resolution required that Regional Boards and Local Agencies review their entire caseload for closure, and for cases deemed not ready for closure, provide written justification defending their finding. Read More...

Closure Solutions Appointed to State UST Task Forces, June 11, 2009
Through an election process, Closure Solutions was appointed to both the UST Cleanup Fund Task Force, and the UST Program Task Force. Read More...

Closure Study, December 9, 2009
On December 9, 2009, Closure Solutions published the California Independent UST Case Closure Study: A Quantification of Cases Potentially Closable Under Low-Risk Criteria. This document summarizes and interprets existing low-risk criteria, and screens 35 randomly selected UST cases for closure under these criteria. Read More...

Meeting with Tam Doduc, January 6, 2010
On January 6, 2010, Closure Solutions meet with State Water Resources Control Board Member Tam Doduc to discuss the Independent UST Case Closure Study and the criteria used to screen cases for low-risk closure. Read More...

Meeting with Dorothy Rice, January 20, 2010
On January 20, 2010, Closure Solutions met with Dorothy Rice (Executive Director, SWRCB), and her staff, Kevin Graves, James Giannopoulos, Darrin Polhemus and Jonathan Bishop. Read More...