Underground Storage Tanks

New Hampshire was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1991. All six states in Region 1 have approved programs. Region 1 was the second Region to have all of its states achieve SPA.

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

Number of active underground storage tanks	3,102 (national total: 623,319)
Number of confirmed releases	2,358 (national total: 479,817)
Number of cleanups completed	1,589 (national total: 377,019)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	769 (national total: 102,798)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	62%
	Release detection requirements	67%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	50%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Waste Management Division
Underground Storage Tank Program
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095

Phone: 603-271-3644
Fax: 603-271-2181

UST Program: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/orcb/ocs/ustp/index.htm

Fund Program

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Waste Management Division
Petroleum Reimbursement Fund
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095

Phone: 603-271-8740
Fax: 603-271-2181

Fund Program: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/orcb/fms/prfp/index.htm

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