ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program- The Illinois Small Business Environmental Assistance Program helps small businesses comply with the Clean Air Act.
Technical
Assistance.
Eligibility.
Cost and Confidentiality.
On-Site Consultation Program
Technical
Assistance.
Eligibility.
Cost and Confidentiality.
Clean Break Program- The
Clean Break Program is an amnesty program for small businesses in
Technical
Assistance.
Eligibility. ....The following violations are
not eligible:
violations
that pose substantial and imminent danger to public health or the environment;
violations previously identified by IEPA;
violations that are felonies;
violations deliberately commenced on or after January 1, 1996;
violations discovered by IEPA through routine inspections or citizen complaints
during Clean Break; or
violations related to the cleanup of leaking petroleum tanks or hazardous waste
remediation.
Cost and Confidentiality.
Site Investigation and Remediation Activities Program- The Illinois Site Investigation and Remediation Activities Program (formerly known as the Pre-Notice Site Cleanup Program) is administered by IEPA's Bureau of Land. It is designed to facilitate cleanups of "brownfields".
Eligibility.
Cost.
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program- The Illinois Leaking Underground Storage Tank ("LUST") Program is administered by IEPA's Bureau of Land in cooperation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal ("OSFM"). Some cleanup costs associated with certain tanks may be reimbursed from monies deposited into the state's Underground Storage Tank Fund (the "LUST Fund").
Eligibility. Cost.
Small Business Financing Options for Environmental Compliance- Numerous federal, state, and local programs are available to small businesses who need assistance in meeting environmental compliance costs.
Participation
Loan Programs.
Community Development Assistance Program.
Community Service Block Grant Loan Program.
Direct Loan Program. Sponsored by the Illinois Development Finance
Authority, this program finances projects that will create or retain
Pollution Control Loan Guarantee Program.
Low Doc Loan Guarantee Program.
Business and Industrial Loan Program.
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