Underground Storage Tanks

Minnesota was granted state program approval (SPA) in 2002. In Region 5, only Minnesota has an approved program.

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

Number of active underground storage tanks	14,608 (national total: 623,319)
Number of confirmed releases	10,208 (national total: 479,817)
Number of cleanups completed	9,400 (national total: 377,019)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	808 (national total: 102,798)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	62%
	Release detection requirements	69%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	53%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Industrial Division
Compliance & Enforcement Section
Tank Compliance & Enforcement Unit
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194

Phone: 651-297-8664
Phone: 651-297-6300
Fax: 612-282-6247

UST Program: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup/ust.html

LUST Program

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Remediation Division
Petroleum & Closed Landfill Remediation Section
Petroleum Remediation Program
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194

Phone: 651-297-8380
Fax: 612-296-9707

LUST Program: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/lust_p.html

Fund Program

Minnesota Department of Commerce
Petrofund Program
85 7th Place East, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101-2198

Phone: 651-215-1775
Fax: 651-296-0201

Fund Program: http://www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881377&agency=commerce

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