Underground Storage Tanks

West Virginia was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1997. All states in Region 3 have approved programs.

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

Number of active underground storage tanks	5,619 (national total: 623,319)
Number of confirmed releases	3,128 (national total: 479,817)
Number of cleanups completed	2,177 (national total: 377,019)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	951 (national total: 102,798)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	76%
	Release detection requirements	71%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	58%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Environmental Enforcement
Underground Storage Tank Section
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304

Phone: 304-926-0499 ext. 1286
Fax: 304-926-0488

UST Program: http://www.wvdep.org/item.cfm?ssid=13&ss1id=729

LUST Program

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Land Restoration
Office of Environmental Remediation
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Section
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345

Phone: 304-926-0455
Fax: 304-926-0457

LUST Program: http://www.wvdep.org//item.cfm?ssid=18&ss1id=47

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