ABOUT THE BOARD

The Ohio Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board (The Board) consists of government and industry representatives and has the primary responsibility of administering the Petroleum Financial Assurance Fund (“the Fund”). The Fund is a source of money derived from mandatory per-tank fees and is available to eligible underground storage tank owners to reimburse petroleum release clean up costs.

Please note:  the Board does not issue permits for tank removal, installation, or repair and does not supervise the clean up of releases.  Instead, these things are done by the Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR), an agency under the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s authority.   

UPCOMING MEETINGS

The Board's next public meeting will be held on March 10, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Click here for a schedule of the 2010 calendar year's Board meetings.  Minutes from previous meetings are available on the Meetings page.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

  ·  Tank Fees to Remain Constant

At its November 2009 meeting, the Board voted to not increase tank fees in this upcoming program year (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011). Fees will remain at $600 per tank for coverage at the standard $55,000 deductible and $800 per tank for coverage at the $11,000 reduced deductible.

   ·  2009 Certificates of Coverage

The 2009 Applications for a Certificate of Coverage are currently being processed. Certificates are printed and mailed bi-weekly on Fridays. If you submitted payment on or before July 1, 2009 for the 2009 program year (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) and have not received your Certificate, please contact this office. Click here to review the 2009 Addendum to the Certificate of Coverage.

  ·  Environmental Consultant Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Dennis Smalley, President of Lancaster-based Smalley & Associates, Inc. (SAI), pled guilty to four felony counts for defrauding three state agencies - Ohio EPA, the Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR) and the Petroleum UST Release Compensation Board (the Board). Click here to read the full article.

  ·  Considering Purchasing a Tank?

The Board passed a rule that requires the purchaser of underground storage tank(s) to pay a $500 per facility transfer fee plus any unpaid fees and/or penalties owed on the tank(s). Click here for more information about this rule as well as a list of items to consider before and after purchasing underground tanks.

  ·  Unclaimed Funds

Check out our unclaimed funds list to see if you are entitled to a refund of fees!

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