Underground Storage Tanks

The outdated publication "UST Program Facts: Implementing Federal Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks" (EPA/510/B-96/007, 1996) is no longer available. However, the following Web pages provide a program overview by briefly summarizing the UST program and some basic facts that are updated roughly every six months.

• Brief Summary of UST Program Facts (PDF) (2 pp, 46K, About PDF)
  This 2-page fact sheet provides an overview of the UST program, with basic data about the program and the background and history of the UST program.
• Overview Of The UST Program
• Preventing Releases
• Detecting Releases
• Cleaning Up UST System Releases
• Financial Responsibility
• State UST Programs
• Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
• USTfields Initiative

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