7 CCR 1101-14-8-3 - Allowable Costs

(a) Allowable costs are those costs and expenses which arise directly from the performance of necessary corrective action in accordance with the requirements of the Director and are deemed reasonable by the Committee subject to the limitations prescribed by this section.

(b) Allowable costs shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Abatement of impacts and immediate threats of impact to human health, safety, and the environment;

(2) Temporary provision of a water supply utilized specifically for domestic consumption;

(3) Collection and analysis of surface and subsurface soil and water, free phase hydrocarbons, and vapor samples;

(4) Emplacement of soil borings and/or monitor wells for remediation purposes;

(5) Removal, storage, treatment, recycling, transport, and disposal of free phase hydrocarbons, vapors, contaminated soils, contaminated water in accordance with applicable laws;

(6) Removal and disposal (including transport) of soils and pavement where removal is necessary to the performance of corrective action;

(7) Identification and testing of affected or potentially affected drinking water sources;

(8) Design of plans for site assessment and remediation;

(9) Permitting, acquisition, installation, startup, operation and maintenance of site assessment and remediation systems, including monitoring;

(10) Temporary relocation of utility structures when necessary to the performance of corrective action;

(11) Preparation of technical reports required pursuant to the requirements of these regulations;

(12) The fair market value of access to property outside of the facility boundaries where such access is necessary for the performance of corrective action;

(13) Performance of any corrective action measure, which is specifically required by a section of these regulations, or an order of the Director, or a written request or confirmation by the Committee;

(14) Equipment costs which are related solely to remediation. If the costs of the equipment is reimbursed by the Fund, when the equipment is no longer needed any salvage value of the equipment shall be returned to the Fund.

(15) Bodily injury or property damage suffered by third parties.

(16) Any other costs determined by the Committee to be allowable in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

(17) Costs associated with preparing and filing an application for reimbursement not to exceed 1% of the net allowable reimbursement per application up to a maximum of $2,000 per event.

(18) Subject to Committee policy, costs for upgrades including tank removal or incentives for significant operational compliance.

Notes

7 CCR 1101-14-8-3

37 CR 18, September 25, 2014, effective 10/15/2014 39 CR 18, September 25, 2016, effective 1/1/2017 40 CR 05, March 10, 2017, effective 5/1/2017 40 CR 07, April 10, 2017, effective 5/1/2017 41 CR 07, April 10, 2018, effective 5/1/2018 42 CR 04, February 25, 2019, effective 3/17/2019