Underground Storage Tanks

Iowa was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1995.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	6,854 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	6,152 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	5,072 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	1,080 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	86%
	Release detection requirements	81%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	71%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Services Division
Land Quality Bureau
Underground Storage Tank Section
Wallace State Office Building
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

Phone: 515-281-8169
Fax: 515-281-8895

UST Program: http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RegulatoryLand/UndergroundStorageTanks.aspx

LUST Program: http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RegulatoryLand/UndergroundStorageTanks/LeakingUndergroundTanks.aspx

Fund Program*

Iowa Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Program
2700 Westown Parkway
Suite 320
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Phone: 515-267-9101
Phone: 515-225-9263
Fax: 515-225-9361

Fund Program: http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RegulatoryLand/UndergroundStorageTanks/USTFundBoard.aspx

*This fund does not provide federally-required coverage to finance all UST cleanups and does not fulfill the federal financial responsibility requirement.

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