RICK SNYDER GOVERNOR

C. HEIDI GRETHER DIRECTOR

FY 2016 LUST CLOSURE REPORT STATISTICS

• Pending

• lnsufficent Information

• Denied

• Approved by Operation of Law

• Approved Information,

11 Denied, 6

VIA E-MAIL

TO: Senate Natural Resources Committee Members House Natural Resources Committee Members

FROM: C. Heidi Grether, Director~ DATE: November 15, 2016

SUBJECT: Report on Leaking Underground Storage Tank Closure Report Statistics

In accordance with Section 21334 of Part 213, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451 , as amended (NREPA), this is the Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) report on the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Closure Report Statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2016.

There were 170 LUST Closure Reports submitted in FY 2016; a total of 100 approvals occurred, including 36 approved after audit and 64 approved by operation of law without audit under Part213.

There were 6 LUST Closure Reports submitted and denied by the DEQ due to failure to meet the statutory requirements for closure, and 11 were submitted without sufficient information to make a decision. A total of 53 Closure Reports are pending decisions.

STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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There were zero contested case hearings held pursuant to Section 21332 of Part 213.

There were also no issues needing resolution by the response activity review panel pursuant to Section 20114e of Part 201 , Environmental Remediation, of the NREPA.

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SUBJECT: Report on Leaking Underground Storage Tank Closure Report Statistics Page 2 November 15, 2016

If you need further information, please contact Kathleen Shirey, Acting Assistant Chief, Remediation and Redevelopment Division, at 517-420-2503 or shireyk@michigan.gov; or you may contact me at 517-284-6700.

cc: Dick Posthumus, Governor's Office Angela Ayers, Governor's Office Robert Wagner, Program Deputy Director, DEQ Amy Epkey, Deputy Director, DEQ Maggie Pallone, Deputy Director, DEQ Sarah M. Howes, Legislative Liaison, DEQ Susan Leeming, DEQ Kathleen Shirey, DEQ Joan Park, DEQ