Most releases are discovered during tank closure, replacement, or redevelopment when sampling identifies impacted soil and/or groundwater.
Common sources include product lines, sumps, dispensers, fill ports, and spill/overfill events – not just the tank basin.
Fuel releases can create multi-media impacts; petroleum vapors may drive cleanup decisions, including vapor intrusion evaluation.
Impacts can migrate along utilities and other preferential pathways, cross property lines, and complicate transactions and construction schedules.
Investigation, monitoring wells, remediation, and oversight can add up quickly; smart scoping and funding reduce out-of-pocket expense.
Genesis delivers a turnkey path from site assessment to investigation, corrective action, remediation, and regulatory closure – coordinating with the State Water Resources Control Board, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and local agencies.
Qualified clients may receive environmental and legal services with little to no out-of-pocket cost. We pursue historical insurance assets (often pre-1986 liability policies) and California petroleum UST reimbursement programs, managing documentation and reimbursements end-to-end.
While the UST Fund can reimburse eligible costs, payment frequently takes months—which can delay site assessment and corrective action when consultants require payment in 30–60 days. For qualified UST Fund projects, Genesis can front approved investigation and cleanup costs after a Fund letter of commitment is in place, helping you move forward with no (or minimal) out-of-pocket cost while we manage the reimbursement submittals. The result is a clear, compliant path from initial release assessment through corrective action decision-making, with a single team accountable for technical.
What Genesis provides:
Join UST and AST owners, operators, property managers, developers, and public agencies who have qualified for free environmental and legal services through Genesis.
Program availability and any no-cost structure are subject to site eligibility, regulatory oversight, Fund approval (including issuance of a letter of commitment), and Genesis project terms.