About Underground Storage Tanks and Contacts

The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program, authorized under Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), works to prevent the release of petroleum and other products stored in underground tanks. Such releases are the number one source of contamination of ground waters in the United States. Region 4 UST Program efforts include providing technical assistance and outreach, conducting compliance and enforcement, and building State capacity to allow delegation of regulatory responsibility. The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program works with States and Tribes to clean up known releases from USTs using a federal trust fund, as well as state insurance and cleanup funds.

Region 4's USTs Program is responsible for the eight State area including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Some of the major responsibilities of the Region 4 UST Program are UST Program oversight, technical assistance and funding support. In addition, Region 4 is directly responsible for implementing the Federal Underground Storage Tank Program on Indian Lands within our eight State area and for implementing the Hazardous Substance Underground Storage Tank Program in Tennessee. The individual states are responsible for day-to-day implementation of the Federal and State UST Programs in all other cases.

We are located at:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
(404) 562-8452
Fax (404) 562-8439
Toll Free Info 1-800-241-1754
TTY Number 404-562-8339

To facilitate locating relevant information (and prevent duplication) we have provided LINKS to other sources of information including the EPA's National Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST). Here, the reader will find information on the Federal laws and regulations, or information on UST cleanups or UST operation. Additional LINKS provided here will take the reader to available training opportunities and State UST program contacts, as well as providing Region 4 contact information.

Training Opportunities:

Under contract to EPA, the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commision (NEIWPCC) maintains a list of training opportunities. There may also be other opportunities available State Website.

http://www.neiwpcc.org

http://www.trainex.org

Region 4 UST Program Contacts

Program Area	Region 4 UST Contact
Administrative Services	Marilyn Taylor (404-562-8452)
Budget Formulation	Bill Truman (404-562-9457)
Brownfields - Petroleum UST Coordination	Channing Bennett (404-562-8474)
Communication/Outreach	Marilyn Taylor (404-562-8452)
Closure of UST Systems	Aaryn Jones (404-562-8969)
Compliance/Enforcement Enforcement Policies/Enforcement Cases Leak Detection Methods/ Technologies Compliance Inspections	Mallory Miller (404-562-9483) Mallory Miller (404-562-9483) Ben Singh (404-562-8922) Aaryn Jones (404-562-8969) Ben Singh (404-562-8922) Jason Poe (404-562-8250) Terry Self (404-562-9396)
Corrective Action/Site Investigation Site Assessment/Cleanup Technologies Cost Control/ Pay-for-Performance MTBE Issues EDB/Lead Scavengers Issues	Winston G. Smith (404-562-9467) Steve Burton (404-562-9466)
Corrosion Protection Requirements	Ben Singh (404-562-8922) Mallory Miller (404-562-9483)
Documents: Guidance for Closure, Cost Recovery and Notification Forms	Steve Burton (404-562-9466)
Financial Responsibility	Bill Truman (404-562-9457)
Grants	Steve Burton (404-562-9466)
LUST Trust Fund	Steve Burton (404-562-9466)
State Program Approval (SPA)	Bill Truman (404-562-9457)
Tank Numbers and State UST Activity Measures Data	Terry Self (404-562-9396)
Tennessee Hazardous Substance Tanks (Region 4 implements this program in TN)	Jason Poe(404-562-8770)
Tribal Lands Regulatory Issues Corrective Action Issues	Mallory Miller (404-562-9483) Winston G. Smith (404-562-9467)
UST Systems (New/Upgrade)	Mallory Miller (404-562-9483) Ben Singh (404-562-8922)

Region 4 State Program Contacts

State Contacts and Links	Region 4 State Liaisons Grant Technical Officers
Alabama Ms. Sonja Massey, Chief Groundwater Branch Alabama Department of Environmental Management Post Office Box 301463 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463 (334) 271-7832	Terry Self (404-562-9396)
Florida Mr. Michael E. Ashey, Bureau Chief Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems Florida Department of Environmental Protection 2600 Blair Stone Road MS-4575 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 (850) 245-8821	Terry Self (404-562-9396)
Georgia Mr. Richard Swanson - Program Manager Underground Storage Tank Management Program Land Protection Branch Georgia Department of Natural Resources 4244 International Parkway, Suite 104 Atlanta, Georgia 30354 (404) 362-2687	Aaryn Jones (404-562-8969)
Kentucky Mr. Rob Daniell, Branch Manager Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection 200 Fair Oaks Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-6716	Ben Singh (404-562-8922)
Mississippi Mr. Walter Huff, UST Coordinator Bureau of Pollution Control Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 515 East Amite Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 961-5142	Winston Smith (404-562-9467)
North Carolina Mr. Grover Nicholson, Chief UST Section Division of Waste Management North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resource 1637 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1637 (919) 733-8486	Aaryn Jones (404-562-8969)
South Carolina Mr. Stanley L. Clark, P.G., Assistant Bureau Chief Bureau of Land and Waste Management South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 896-6240; Fax (803)-896-6245	Ben Singh (404-562-8922)
Tennessee Mr. Stan Boyd, Director Division of Underground Storage Tanks Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservations 4th Floor, L & C Tower 410 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1541 (615) 532-0730	Jason Poe (404-562-8770)

About Underground Storage Tanks and Contacts

Training Opportunities:

http://www.neiwpcc.org

Region 4 State Program Contacts

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