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2025 Usual and Customary Rates
The Department of Environmental Quality is seeking information to aid in the development of the next update to the Usual and Customary Rate (UCR) Schedule used to claim reimbursement from the Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund (VPSTF). The UCR schedule provides maximum reasonable reimbursement amounts for materials and tasks associated with the cleanup of a petroleum release.
The Usual and Customary Rates (UCRs) represent the maximum amount DEQ will reimburse for a material or task, unless competitive bidding is used. DEQ publishes the UCR Schedule to establish the reasonable costs for materials and tasks associated with Fund-eligible corrective actions. DEQ will also review the existing UCR schedule to address changes in technology, set new UCRs, and eliminate unnecessary UCRs.
Previous UCR Schedules are available for review on Town Hall:
VPSTF Reimbursement Guidance Manual, Volume VII - Usual and Customary Rates (August 2019)
VPSTF Reimbursement Guidance Manual - Volume VII, 2nd Edition (October 2022)
Information Requested
DEQ requests information on typical costs invoiced to clients in the following business sectors. Costs must be documented between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
- Environmental remediation services
- General construction industry
- Commercial environmental laboratories
- Environmental supply and rental companies
- Construction supply and rental companies
- Environmental and geotechnical drilling firms
- Geological and geophysical surveying firms
- Licensed water well drilling firms
- Waste management companies
- Spill response contractors
- HAZMAT emergency response contractors
Please submit information to tank@deq.virginia.gov
November 2024 Activity Authorization Form & Cost Worksheet
On December 19, the Internal Revenue Service issued the standard mileage rate for 2025 of 70 cents per mile for business transportation. The following 2022 UCR Schedule forms have been updated to allow claimants to claim the I2025 mileage rate.
The Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund is a reimbursement program that assists with the cost to clean up the environment when a release happens from an eligible tank. The fund covers most costs, but not all. In addition, the fund provides a mechanism for regulated Underground Storage Tank (UST) owners and operators to meet the financial responsibility part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s requirements.
File reimbursement claims following the completion of a cleanup phase. The application package includes application forms, documentation of costs incurred (invoices) and the cost worksheet. Submit the complete application package either via Email to Claim.Decision@DEQ.Virginia.gov or via U.S. mail to:
Virginia DEQ
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Below is a list of the relevant claim application forms and other tools:
VPSTF Report for June 2025
Revenue does not include any balance not yet transferred from the Department of Motor Vehicles.