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Environmental Protection Agency
Local Governments Reimbursement Program
LGR Coordinator
Mail Code 5204G
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
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Who Is Covered?
What Costs Are Covered?
Should I Apply?
If you are a general purpose unit of
local government or federally
recognized Indian Tribe, you are eligible
for reimbursement under EPA's Local
Governments Reimbursement program.
A general purpose unit of local government,,
includes a, town, township, city,
municipality, parish, or county. States are
not eligible for reimbursement.
What Incidents Are Covered?
* Tncidents involving releases, or threatened;
,-Lreleases, of hazardous substances! are I i
•- ^covered under the LGRrprjogrjam. Among
Bother things, EPA has reimbursed local \ ,-
: .^governments fof; releases from'transportation
, accidents; illegally dumped wastes^ tire fires,
^ijand contamination:jfirom illegal drug labs.
^Releases of oil or oil-related products are
covered, unless the oil is mixed with a
hazardous substance.
EPA can reimburse you up to $25,000 per
incident for costs that local governments incur
in performing temporary emergency response
measures. Only costs incurred as a direct result of
the response are allowable. To be reimbursed, you
must properly document^your costs and certify that
you do not have money in your budget for these
costs. EPA has reimbursed local governments for:
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q> expendable materials and supplies
$ renting or leasing equipment
$ special techaicalland laboratory services
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$\ evacuation services
, $ decontamination of equipment
$ overtime pay for employees .,• i
$ replacement of equipment lost or destroyed V
How Do I Apply?
A fter an incident, you must complete and
JL\ submit to EPA a basic, four-page application
and provide supporting cost documentation (e.g.,
receipts, invoices). You should submit an
application for reimbursement within one year of
completing the emergency response. Don't wait
for an emergency to call the toll-free
LGR Helpline at 1-800-431-9209 to request an
application and familiarize yourself with the
program.
If you meet the following criteria, you
should consider applying to EPA to
recover your costs.
$ You are a local government
:*H^. (?•&••> town, township, city,
municipality, parish, county,
- • federally recognized Indian Tribe).
$ You responded to a release (or
:' threatened'release) of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or
contaminants to the environment.
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$ You did not have money in your ,
budget for the response. ; : \
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$ Your local government i?;NOT ,,
',•, responsible for the release. I* •,
'*> $ You were unable to recover costs from
the party responsible for the release,
your State government, and your local
government insurance.
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