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Region 5 Pollution Prevention
National Information of Interest
Region 5 Facts (as of 3/31/07)
Number of Active
Underground Storage Tanks:
108,669
Number of Confirmed Releases:
105,667
Number of Cleanups Completed:
80,019
Backlog of Cleanups
to Be Completed:
25,648
302,745
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CORRECTIVE ACTION MEASURES
Region 5 is working to protect human health and the environment by reducing the backlog of LUST cleanups.
We have developed Risk Based Corrective Action Guidelines for the Region: RBCA Guidelines (PDF, 39 pp., 133KB).
Region 5 has participated in several studies to improve our approach to corrective action:
Wisconsin Natural Attenuation Study
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Diving Plume Study
Monitoring Well Comparison Study
MULTI-SITE APPROACHES TO CLEANUP LUST SITES
To help decrease the backlog of LUST cleanups OUST is proposing multi-site cleanup approaches. The goal of these approaches is to decrease the existing backlogs most efficiently and save resources.
Region 5 helped develop a multi-site agreement (MSA) between the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and Shell Oil. The purpose of the MSA is to increase the pace of tank remediation by standardizing the corrective action process, ensuring consistency, improving communication, prioritizing sites, and establishing response time frames resulting in a more efficient use of resources and time.
Visit IDEM-EPA-Shell MSA to learn more about the benefits of MSAs.
UNDERGROUND TANK TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
The Underground Tank Technology Update (UTTU)
newsletter has been helping environmental professionals across America to keep
current with the latest remediation information and technologies. The focus is
on keeping today's professional knowledgeable and effective in this rapidly changing
field. Visit UTTU's
website
to view past articles or to request a free subscription.
For more LUST and corrective action issues visit OUST's web page Cleaning Up Petroleum Leaks.
Visit OUST Technical Compendium section which contains interpretations and guidance letters sent out by the Office of Underground Storage Tanks.