Underground Storage Tanks

Read The Delivery Prohibition Grant Guidelines

On August 7, 2006, EPA issued final grant guidelines for delivery prohibition. View the grant guidelines (PDF) (11 pp, 68K, About PDF)

Obtain Paper Copy

You may request paper copies of the delivery prohibition 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-06-003, "Grant Guidelines To States For Implementing The Delivery Prohibition Provision Of The Energy Policy Act Of 2005."

State Delivery Prohibition Programs

EPA's state delivery prohibition programs web pages provide information regarding states' and territories' delivery prohibition programs, including applicable laws, regulations, and policies. EPA compiled this information to help fuel delivery drivers determine if an underground storage tank is not eligible to receive fuel.

Request More Information

For more information about the delivery prohibition grant guidelines, contact Tim Roberts at roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov or 703-603-7144.

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 delivery prohibition grant guidelines, which describe the procedures states must use for prohibiting delivery to underground storage tanks that are ineligible to receive product. States receiving federal funds must implement the delivery prohibition requirements by August 8, 2007. EPA regions will incorporate the guidelines into their future grant agreements with states.

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