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Underground Storage Tanks/Leaking Underground Tanks (UST/LUST)
Region 5 Waste Areas
Region 5 Underground Storage Tanks
Underground Storage Tanks Contacts
UST Program Priorities
- Clean up and Reuse Abandoned Gas Stations
- Improve Compliance with UST Requirements
- Reduce the Cleanup Backlog
- Evaluate UST System Performance
If not properly maintained, underground storage tanks (USTs) can harm human health and the environment by leaking or allowing spills or overflows into the soil and groundwater. The goal of the UST program is to prevent, detect, and cleanup releases from USTs containing petroleum or hazardous substance.
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Region 5's UST page provides useful information regarding owning and operating USTs.
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LUST remediation information and overviews of regional corrective action studies can be found on Region 5's LUST page.
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Visit Region 5's Petroleum Brownfields page for information and examples of clean up and reuse of abandoned gas stations.
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Used oil information and contacts can be found on Region 5's Used Oil page.
To find more information regarding an UST/LUST site, visit our Region 5's State Tank Databases Page.
The UST/LUST regulation (40 CFR Parts 280, 281 and 282) are authorized under Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
For more information regarding the UST/LUST program visit the Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST).