Guam § 76113 - Corrective Action.

§ 76113. Corrective Action.

(a) The owner or operator of a UST shall stop a confirmed release

within twelve (12) hours of confirmation or knowledge that a release

occurred. The owner and operator shall take corrective action in response to

a release to protect human health and the environment, and shall restore the

environment and the UST and/or pipeline facility to a condition acceptable

to the Administrator.

(b) The Administrator may require the owner and operator to

undertake corrective action, investigation, monitoring, surveying, testing,

and research necessary and appropriate to:

(1) identify the existence and extent of the release;

(2) identify the source and nature of the regulated substance

involved;

(3) evaluate the extent of the danger to human health, safety,

welfare, and the environment; and

(4) develop and implement a corrective action plan.

(c) If the owner or operator does not take immediate action to

complete actions under this Section and adequately complete the cleanup of

a release or fails to comply with an order of the Administrator, the

Administrator may clean up the release or contract with a private entity to do

so.

(d) If the Administrator is authorized to act under Subsection (b)

hereof, he/she may undertake such investigation, monitoring, surveying,

testing, and other information gathering as he/she deems appropriate to

identify the existence and extent of danger to human health, safety, welfare,

and the environment. In addition, the Administrator may undertake or

contract with a private entity to undertake such planning, fiscal, economic,

engineering, and other studies and investigation he/she deems appropriate to

plan and direct cleanup actions, and to recover the costs and legal costs

thereof.