Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 590 - PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 9VAC25-590-105 - Certificate of deposit

Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 25-590-105

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of 9VAC25-590-40, wholly or in part, by assigning all rights, title, and interest of a certificate of deposit to the Department of Environmental Quality, Commonwealth of Virginia. The owner or operator shall maintain the certificate of deposit until the requirements of 9VAC25-590-180 are met. The original assignment and the certificate of deposit, if applicable, must be submitted to the department to prove that the certificate of deposit has been obtained and meets the requirements of this section. A copy of the certificate of deposit shall be maintained at the underground storage tank site or the owner's or operator's place of work located in Virginia. The issuing institution shall be a bank or other financial institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and whose operations are regulated and examined by the Commonwealth of Virginia, by a federal agency, or by an agency of another state.

B. The owner or operator shall be entitled to demand, receive, and recover the interest and income from the certificate of deposit as it becomes due and payable as long as the market value of the certificate of deposit plus any other mechanisms used continue to at least equal the amount of financial responsibility the owner or operator is required to demonstrate under 9VAC25-590-40.

C. In the event of failure of the owner or operator to comply with the requirements of 9VAC25-590-140, the department shall cash the certificate of deposit.

D. Payments made under the terms of the certificate of deposit will be deposited by the issuing institution directly into the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund. Payments from the fund shall be approved by the department.

E. The wording of the assignment shall be identical to the wording specified in Appendix XIII.

Statutory Authority: §§ 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.34:9 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 6901 et seq.; 40 CFR Parts 280 and 281.

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