UST/LUST Program Status In Texas
Texas was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1996. All 5 states in Region 6 have approved programs. Region 6 was the first to have all of its states achieve SPA.
Number of active underground storage tanks | 53,838 (national total: 623,319) |
Number of confirmed releases | 25,524 (national total: 479,817) |
Number of cleanups completed | 22,491 (national total: 377,019) |
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed | 3,033 (national total: 102,798) |
Release prevention requirements | 82% | |
Release detection requirements | 81% | |
Both prevention and release detection requirements | 73% |
The UST And LUST Program Performance Measures provide program performance data for all states and territories.
State Contact Information
UST/LUST Program
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Office of Permitting, Remediation, and Registration
Permitting & Remediation Support
Petroleum Storage Tanks
MC: 138
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Phone: 512-239-2160
Fax: 512-239-3399
UST Program: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/permits/pst_cert.html
LUST Program: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/cleanups/pst.html
Fund Program
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Fund
Petroleum Storage Tank Reimbursement Section
MC: 139
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Phone: 512-239-2002
Phone: 512-239-2200
Fax: 512-239-2020
Fund Program: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/review/reimbursement/index.html