Underground Storage Tanks

Read The Grant Guidelines For State Compliance Reports On Government Underground Storage Tanks

On April 24, 2007, EPA issued final grant guidelines for state compliance reports on government underground storage tanks. View the grant guidelines (PDF) (10 pp, 266K, About PDF)

As required in the Energy Policy Act and described in the grant guidelines, states must report to EPA. Read states' compliance reports on government underground storage tanks submitted to EPA's Administrator.

Obtain Paper Copy

You may request paper copies of the grant guidelines from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), EPA's publications distribution warehouse, by calling 1-800-490-9198; writing to U.S. EPA/NSCEP, Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419; or faxing your request to NSCEP at 301-604-3408. Ask for EPA 510-R-07-003, "Grant Guidelines To States For Implementing The Provision Of The Energy Policy Act Of 2005 Requiring States To Report On The Compliance Of Government Underground Storage Tanks."

Request More Information

For more information about the grant guidelines, contact Steven McNeely at mcneely.steven@epa.gov or 703-603-7164.

Background

Title XV, Section B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 amends Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the original legislation that created the underground storage tank (UST) program. The UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act focus on preventing releases and direct EPA to help states comply with new UST requirements. EPA and states, working closely with other stakeholders, developed the grant guidelines for state compliance reports on government USTs, which describe what information a state's compliance report must include. States must report to EPA no later than August 8, 2007 on the compliance status of federal, state, and local government-owned and government-operated USTs. EPA will subsequently make available to the public the states' reports.

Top of page