[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Announces More Than $3.2 Million in Stimulus Funds for Cleanup of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

Thu Jul 9 12:57:23 MST 2009

PHOENIX (July 9, 2009) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
officials announced today that more than $3.2 million in federal
stimulus funding has been received to assist with cleanups of petroleum
contamination from leaking underground storage tanks throughout Arizona.

The funding will be used by ADEQ's Tank Programs Division to clean up
leaking tanks at up to 23 facilities in Buckeye, Clay Springs, Concho,
Coolidge, Dewey-Humboldt, Flagstaff, Globe, Greer, Holbrook, Parker,
Phoenix, Prescott, Safford, Somerton, Sonoita, Wellton, Willcox, Winslow
and Yuma.

The funds are provided through the American Reinvestment and Recovery
Act of 2009 (ARRA) and are awarded to ADEQ through a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.

The majority of the proposed projects are cleanups of petroleum
contamination from leaking underground storage tanks for which owners
cannot be identified or where owners are not financially capable of
conducting cleanups. Two proposed projects are cleanups at school sites
in Buckeye and Yuma.

"This funding is significant because it not only allows ADEQ to further
protect human health and the environment for the people in Arizona, but
it also provides opportunities for revitalization of communities and
increased property values," said ADEQ Director Benjamin H. Grumbles. 

The currently proposed projects and the estimated cleanup costs for
each:

Buckeye (Maricopa County) - Buckeye Union High School parking lot, 902
E. Eason Ave., $50,000

Clay Springs (Navajo County) - B & B Market, 5055 Sawmill Road, $50,000

Concho (Apache County)  - Former Berreras Gas Station, 35427 Highway
180-A,  $35,000

Coolidge (Pinal County) - Coolidge Thrift Store, 1495 S. Arizona Blvd.,
$250,000

Dewey-Humboldt (Yavapai County) - Former Alaskan Oil Co., 2735 S.
Highway 69, $150,000

Flagstaff (Coconino County) - T & M Recycling center, 1860 W. Route 66,
$35,000

Globe (Gila County) - Shores Communications Service, Inc., 627 E. Ash
Street,  $150,000

Greer (Apache County) - Former Molly Butler Lodge, 103 Main Street,
$75,000

Holbrook (Navajo County) - Former Sunwest Trading Post, 905 W. Hopi
Drive,  $125,000; Former Capitol Gas, 707 W. Hopi Drive, $150,000;
Farr's Service, 101 W. Hopi Drive, $150,000

Parker (La Paz County) - Former Manor Mobil, 10214 Riverside Drive,
$225,000

Phoenix (Maricopa County) - Former 7th Street Texaco, 6335 N. 7th
Street, $150,000

Prescott (Yavapai County) - Former Buddy's Market, 1310 Iron Springs
Road, $150,000

Safford (Graham County) - Kempton Chevrolet, 601 W. 5th Street,
$125,000; Pinky's Bait & Tackle, 5350 W. Highway 70, $35,000

Somerton (Yuma County) - Former Circle K #918, 432 W. Main Street,
$75,000

Sonoita (Santa Cruz County) - Sonoita Services, Highway 83 South,
$100,000

Wellton (Yuma County) - Wellton Truck Scale Company, 28509 Los Angeles
Ave.,  $175,000

Willcox (Cochise County) - Mustang Service Center, 201 N. Haskell,
$250,000

Winslow (Navajo County) - Minnetonka Trading Post, Highway 66, $225,000;
Former Mayflower Trucking, 1004 W. 4th Street, $35,000

Yuma (Yuma County) - Rancho Viejo Elementary School, 930 S. Avenue C,
$200,000

For information on ADEQ's use of federal stimulus funds for cleaning up
leaking underground storage tanks throughout Arizona, visit
http://www.azdeq.gov/recovery/index.html.

For more information on Governor Brewer's Office of Economic Recovery,
visit http://az.gov/recovery/.

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