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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDERR-2024-012421 _6771339.1 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AGREEMENT This Leaking Underground Storage Tank Agreement (“Agreement”) is made between the Director (“Director”) of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (“DERR”) within the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (“UDEQ”) and CTP DEV, LLC, the current property owner (“Owner”) of the former underground storage tank (“UST”) facility, ABF Freight Terminal, located at 55 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City known as Facility No. 4001342 (“Facility”) in the DERR files. The Director and the current property owner are jointly referred to herein as the “Parties.” RECITALS 1. On April 26, 1988, the DERR received a report of a petroleum release at the Facility from underground storage tanks (“USTs”) formerly owned and/or operated by National Warehouse Investment Company. The DERR assigned the release identification FFQ (“Release”). 2. At the time of the Release, there were 14 USTs at the Facility. Three USTs were closed in place in 1988. Four USTs were closed in place, and two were removed from the ground in 1992. One UST was removed from the ground in 1995. Owner is not considered the responsible party for the Release from the USTs at the Facility. 3. As the current property owner but not the responsible party for the Release from the 14 USTs at the Facility, Owner is voluntarily willing to perform the environmental work to remedy the Release pursuant to the Utah Underground Storage Tank Act and applicable regulations subject to DERR oversight (“Voluntary Work”). PURPOSE 4. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms under which the Director is prepared to provide oversight for Owner’s Voluntary Work. AUTHORITY 5. The Director’s authority to approve this Agreement is based upon his authority to administer the Underground Storage Tank Act, Utah Code Ann. § 19-6-404(1). NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 6. Owner shall oversee the Voluntary Work necessary to investigate and, if necessary, remediate the Release, and shall submit information, proposed plans, reports, sampling results, and all other required submissions to the DERR in accordance with applicable laws, rules, policies and guidelines for petroleum releases from leaking USTs (“LUSTs”). 7. Owner shall use a Utah certified PST consultant and any other individual required to be certified to perform the Voluntary Work at the Facility. 8. The DERR will provide agency oversight of the investigation and/or remediation performed in accordance with applicable laws, rules, policies and guidelines for petroleum releases from LUSTs. _6771339.1 9. Owner shall reimburse the DERR for all costs incurred or obligated by the DERR in providing agency oversight under this application at the rate set by the Utah Legislature and in effect at the time the cost was incurred or obligated. As of the date of this Agreement, the rate established for oversight and review is currently $125.00 per hour. In the event this Agreement is terminated, Owner agrees to reimburse the DERR for all costs incurred or obligated by the DERR before notice of termination. 10. The DERR will track its costs for oversight and review and will provide invoices at the address listed in paragraph 13, below. Owner will pay the invoiced costs within 30 days of the invoice date. If payment is not made within the specified timeframe, the DERR may request the Utah Attorney General’s Office to bring an action to recover all costs allowed by law. Checks shall be made payable to the DERR and shall reference the facility name and release number set forth above. Checks shall be mailed to the DERR, Attn: Tom Kingston, PO Box 144840, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4840. 11. Owner may unilaterally terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the DERR at the address provided in paragraph 10, above. The Director may unilaterally terminate this Agreement by mailing written notice to Owner at the address provided in paragraph 13, below. Notice is effective upon mailing. 12. Owner’s address for purposes of notice and invoicing is: CTP DEV, LLC 9350 S. 150 E., Suite 900 Sandy, Utah 84070 Attn: Legal Department relegal@lhm.com 13. Until such time as the Director issues a no further action letter for this Facility, Owner hereby grants to the employees, authorized representatives, consultants, and contractors of the UDEQ access, including ingress and egress, to the Facility to inspect Owner’s Voluntary Work, effective immediately and terminating effective concurrently with the termination of this Agreement or the issuance of a no further action letter for this Facility by the Director. 14. When the Director determines that Owner’s submissions of information and documentation indicate that the petroleum release meets closure standards when evaluated pursuant to applicable laws, rules, policies, guidelines, standards and procedures for petroleum releases, the Director will issue a No Further Action letter. However, the Director may decline to issue the letter until all fees that have been incurred or obligated by the DERR for oversight and review have been paid. 15. In providing environmental project technical assistance and agency oversight services hereunder, the DERR and the Director cannot and do not waive any governmental immunity afforded by law particularly and from the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah. 16. The Parties reserve whatever rights each may have unless specifically released herein. 17. This Agreement is effective upon the date signed by the Director. _6771339.1 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND REMEDIATION ___________________________________ ________________________ Brent H. Everett Effective Date Director CTP DEV, LLC ___________________________________ ________________________ Brad Holmes, President Date 9/11/2024 10/07/2024