Underground Storage Tanks

EPA, states, tribes, and the regulated community have made tremendous strides in reducing the number of new releases. Unfortunately, thousands of new petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks are discovered each year, often due to improper operation and maintenance. Improving operational compliance is, therefore, one of our greatest challenges and one of our most important priorities. Throughout the year, EPA will work with states, tribes, and other partners to explore innovative approaches for improving operational compliance, conducting more frequent inspections, developing better training for EPA and state inspectors, and providing new easy-to-use compliance assistance tools to owners and operators.

Check back to this web page throughout the year to obtain the latest information on OUST's efforts on these issues.

20th Anniversary Highlights:

• Final Model Environmental Results Program (ERP) Workbook
• OUST's 20th anniversary report "Building on the Past to Protect the Future"
• Update "List of Known Insurance Providers for Underground Storage Tanks" (PDF) (15 pp, 294K, About PDF)
• LUSTLine 20th Anniversary issue (PDF) (About PDF)

Basic Compliance Information:

• Compliance Help
• Significant Operational Compliance (SOC) Performance Measures (September 30, 2003)
• Meeting UST System Requirements
• Operating and Maintaining UST Systems
• Compliance with detecting Releases
• Compliance with spill, overfill, and corrosion protection
• Report to Congress on a Compliance Plan for the Underground Storage Tank Program (June 2000)
• Hazardous Substance USTs
• Preventing UST Systems from Leaking
• Safe Fuel Handling Practices
• UST-Related Policy Directives
• UST Technical Compendium

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