Underground Storage Tanks

North Carolina was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1999. Six of the eight states in Region 4 have approved programs.

UST And LUST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2008)

Number of active underground storage tanks	28,375 (national total: 623,319)
Number of confirmed releases	24,321 (national total: 479,817)
Number of cleanups completed	18,511 (national total: 377,019)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	5,810 (national total: 102,798)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	70%
	Release detection requirements	68%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	59%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Section
1637 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1637

Phone: 919-733-1300
Fax: 919-733-9413

UST/LUST Program: http://wastenotnc.org/ust/ust_main.html

Fund Program

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Section
State Trust Funds
1637 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1637

Phone: 919-733-8486
Fax: 919-733-9413

Fund Program: http://wastenotnc.org/ust/trustfunds.html

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