The Montana Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board
Petroleum Mixing Zone Legislation
Senate Bill 9, introduced by Senator Jim Keane, would authorize the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a petroleum mixing zone when no further corrective action is reasonably required at the site. A "petroleum mixing zone" would be an area where water quality standards may be exceeded subject to certain conditions consistent with rules adopted in accordance with 75-11-318, 75-11-319 and 75-11-505, MCA. The Bill language may be viewed by entering the Bill Number, SB 9, into the Montana Legislature's Bill Information Look Up web page, http://laws.leg.mt.gov/laws11/law0203w$.startup.
Proposed Rule Changes
On February 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., the PTRCB will hold a public hearing in Room 122, 1100 North last Chance Gulch in Helena to consider proposed amendment, adoption and repeal of Board administrative rules. You may review the proposed rule changes at http://deq.mt.gov/dir/legal/hearing.mcpx.
New Codes, Rates and Tasks Link
We've added a new Link on our web pages, in the left menu, called Codes, Rates and Tasks. http://deq.mt.gov/pet/codesratestasks.mcpx
ASTSWMO Information
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) mission is to enhance and promote effective State and Territorial programs for waste and materials management, to encourage environmentally sustainable practices and to affect relevant national waste an materials management policies. In support of that mission their State Funds Task Force conducts a survey of national state funds, which are similar to Montana's Petroleum Fund. The results of the survey can provide insight to how Montana's Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund stacks up against other state funds. Although the survey is the result of state funds providing feedback on standard questions there is valuable information summarized about the nation. This includes topics such as prioritization, average release cleanup costs, risk based cleanup, etc. ASTAWMO has the survey results for several years on their website. Links for the most recent survey results are provided below.
- Summary
- Table 1: Design Characteristics of State Financial Assurance Funds
- Table 2: Funding for State Financial Assurance Funds
- Table 3: Level of Activity in State Financial Assurance Funds
- Table 4: Cost Control Measures and Management Practices Used by State Financial Assurance Funds
- Table 5: State Fund Updates
