Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 590 - PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 9VAC25-590-100 - Letter of credit

A. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of 9VAC25-590-40 by obtaining an irrevocable standby letter of credit that conforms to the requirements of this section. The issuing institution shall be an entity that has the authority to issue letters of credit in the Commonwealth of Virginia and whose letter-of-credit operations are regulated and examined by a federal agency or the State Corporation Commission.

B. The letter of credit shall be worded identically as specified in Appendix VI, except that instructions in brackets are to be replaced with the relevant information and the brackets deleted.

C. Under the terms of the letter of credit, all amounts paid pursuant to a draft by the department will be paid by the issuing institution directly to the department in accordance with instructions from the department under 9VAC25-590-170.

D. The letter of credit shall be irrevocable with a term specified by the issuing institution. The letter of credit shall provide that credit will be automatically renewed for the same term as the original term, unless, at least 120 days before the current expiration date, the issuing institution notifies the owner or operator, and the department by certified mail of its decision not to renew the letter of credit. Under the terms of the letter of credit, the 120 days will begin on the date when the owner or operator and the department receive the notice, as evidenced by the return receipts.