Underground Storage Tanks

The District of Columbia was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1997.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	639 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	889 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	788 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	101 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	94%
	Release detection requirements	94%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	88%

The UST Performance Measures provide program performance data for all states and territories.

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Programs

District Department of the Environment (DDOE)
Toxic Substances Division
Underground Storage Tank Branch
1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002

Tel: 202-535-2326 (Direct)
      202-535-2600 (Main)
Fax: 202-535-1383

UST/LUST Program: http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/underground-storage-tanks-ust-and-lust

Top of page