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Underground Storage Tanks; RCRA Subtitle I
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle I regulates underground storage tanks (USTs) that contain petroleum or hazardous substances (as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act - CERCLA). A major objective of Subtitle is to prevent and clean up releases from tanks. Under Subtitle I, EPA has developed performance standards for new tanks, upgrading requirements for existing tanks, and regulations to prevent, detect, and clean up releases at all UST sites. This program is similar to the Subtitle C program in that state programs may be approved to operate in lieu of the federal program.
- UST/LUST Program Status in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC): Chemical and Petroleum Storage
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation (NJDEP): Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
- UST Program in EPA Region 2 contact:
Water Compliance Branch
290 Broadway
Code: 2DECA-WCB
New York, NY 10007-1866
Phone: 212-637-4232
Fax: 212-637-4211
Publications on managing USTs properly and conducting cleanups efficiently.
Laws, Regulations and Policies pertaining to underground storage tanks.
Federal Register Notices related to the UST program approved in Puerto Rico
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program - August 6, 1997. Notice of tentative determination on application of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for final approval, public hearing and public comment period.
- Commonwealth Puerto Rico; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program - January 30, 1998. Notice of final determination on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's application for program approval.
- Approved State Underground Storage Program for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; January 30, 1998. Immediate final rule.
