Underground Storage Tanks

Wisconsin has not yet been granted state program approval (SPA). In Region 5, only Minnesota and Indiana have approved programs.

UST And LUST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2008)

Number of active underground storage tanks	15,044 (national total: 623,319)
Number of confirmed releases	18,691 (national total: 479,817)
Number of cleanups completed	16,299 (national total: 377,019)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	2,392 (national total: 102,798)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	80%
	Release detection requirements	83%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	69%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Environmental & Regulatory Services Division
Bureau of Petroleum Products & Tanks
Storage Tank Regulation Section
201 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7837
Madison, WI 53707-7837

Phone: 608-266-7874
Fax: 608-261-7725

UST Program: http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/ER/ER-BST-HomePage.html

LUST Program

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Division of Air & Waste
Bureau of Remediation and Redevelopment/RR
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921

Phone: 608-267-7560
Fax: 608-261-4380

LUST Program: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/rr/cleanup/ust_lust.html

Fund Program

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Environmental & Regulatory Services Division
Bureau of Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Funds
201 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

Mailing address:
P. O. Box 7838
Madison, WI 53707-7838

Phone: 608-267-3753
Fax: 608-267-1381

Fund Program: http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/ER/EP-PECFA-Home.html

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