Bay Area Gas Station EVR Deadline Alert

ATTENTION: OWNER/OPERATORS OF STATIONS WITH UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

SUBJECT: ENFORCEMENT OF CARB ENHANCED VAPOR RECOVERY EVR) PHASE II DEADLINE

By April 1, 2009 all gas stations with underground tanks are required to have an
Enhanced Vapor Recovery certified Phase II system. Any station that failed to
perform the upgrade by April 1, 2009 is in violation of District regulations and state law.

The Air District will enforce the requirements of Phase II EVR and all stations not in compliance by the deadline will receive a citation; however, non-complying gas stations can continue to operate while working towards compliance provided the following actions are taken:

The owner/operator must contact the District’s Legal Division representative for the
county in which his/her GDF is located and enter into a Compliance and Settlement
Agreement (Compliance Schedule) to comply with state requirements.

Contact information:

• Susan Adams, Assistant Counsel for stations located in Solano, Sonoma, Marin,
Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties

• Randi Wallach, Assistant Counsel for stations located in San Francisco, Napa,
Alameda, and San Mateo.

Office of the District Counsel
939 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 749-4920

The Compliance Schedule, is a legally binding contract and will include the following
elements:

• Extended deadlines to complete installation of the Phase II EVR System and pass the
required source tests; and
• Penalties for being in violation—penalty information can be found at:

http://www.baaqmd.gov/enf/evr_phase_ii_penalty_description_3-20-09.pdf

Failure to meet the extended deadlines, or to comply with the Compliance Schedule, can result in higher penalties and possible station tag out per State law.

More Information can be obtained from the following sources:
For further questions regarding this Advisory, contact Dennis Baker, Air Quality
Technician, at (415) 749-4717.

For compliance assistance, call (415) 749-4999, the Compliance Counselor Hotline.

For permit assistance or Authority to Construct application forms, visit
http://www.baaqmd.gov/pmt/index.htm or call (415) 749-4990, Engineering.

For information about EVR requirements from the California Air Resources Board,
visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/vapor/vapor.htm or http://www.evrhome.org, or contact the
ARB Engineering and Certification Branch at (916) 327-0900.


Steve Lee is an Equipment Finance Specialist at a leading financing company, First Star Capital (http://www.firststarcapital.com/ ). Steve is a frequent contributor to online publications and newsletters, and is the author of this blog on commercial financing topics.