If your local government has incurred costs responding to incidents, such as tire fires, illegally dumped wastes, transportation accidents and contamination from illegal drug labs, it may be eligible for up to $25,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Local Governments Reimbursement (LGR) program. The EPA’s LGR program was established to help communities with costs incurred responding to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances.
These costs might include overtime pay for employees, renting or leasing equipment, and special technical services and laboratory costs. This program was established in 1986 under the federal Superfund law, and to date, the EPA has reimbursed over $3 million dollars to local governments.
To learn more about the LGR program, or to request a reimbursement application package, visit http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/lgr/ or call (800) 431-9209
