Underground Storage Tanks

Read The Inspection Grant Guidelines

On April 24, 2007, EPA issued final grant guidelines for inspection. View the grant guidelines (PDF) (15 pp, 537K, About PDF)

Obtain Paper Copy

You may request paper copies of the inspection 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-07-004, "Grant Guidelines To States For Implementing The Inspection Provisions Of The Energy Policy Act Of 2005."

Request More Information

For more information about the inspection grant guidelines, contact Tim R. Smith at smith.timr@epa.gov or 703-603-7158.

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 inspection grant guidelines, which require states ensure that USTs not inspected since December 22, 1998 undergo an on-site inspection before August 8, 2007 and subsequently undergo an on-site inspection at least once every three years thereafter. The guidelines identify which underground storage tanks require an on-site inspection, what the requirements are for the on-site inspection, who can perform the on-site inspection, and what information needs to be reported to EPA.

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