The South Carolina SUPERB Fund: A Tool for Remediating Petroleum Releases

Since 1988, South Carolina’s SUPERB program—State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank—has provided funding to owners and operators of qualified underground storage tanks (USTs) for remediation efforts following a petroleum release.  Generated through a ½ cent state gasoline tax and registration fees from UST owners, SUPERB covers reasonable remediation efforts in excess of $25,000 up to…
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