Underground Storage Tanks

Washington was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1993. Washington is the only state in Region 10 that has an approved program.

UST And LUST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2007)

Number of active underground storage tanks	10,112 (national total: 629,866)
Number of confirmed releases	6,321 (national total: 474,127)
Number of cleanups completed	4,375 (national total: 365,361)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	1,946 (national total: 108,766)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	72%
	Release detection requirements	54%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	47%

The UST and LUST program performance measures provide program performance data for all states and territories.

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

Washington State Department of Ecology
Toxics Cleanup Program
Underground Storage Tank/Leaking Underground Storage Tank Section
P.O. Box 47655
Olympia, WA 98504-7655

Phone: 360-407-7170
Fax: 360-407-7154

UST/LUST Program: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/ust-lust/tanks.html

Fund Program

Washington State Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
1015 10th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 40930
Olympia, WA 98504-0930

Phone: 360-586-5997
Fax: 360-586-7187

Fund Program: http://www.plia.wa.gov/ust/index.htm

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