Underground Storage Tanks

Pennsylvania was granted state program approval (SPA) in 2003.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	23,538 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	15,283 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	12,609 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	2,674 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	92%
	Release detection requirements	87%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	80%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Waste Management
Division of Storage Tanks
P.O. Box 8762
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8762

Phone: 800-428-2657
Phone: 717-772-5599
Fax: 717-772-5598

UST Program: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/underground_storage_tanks/20604

LUST Program

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Waste Management
Division of Remediation Services
Storage Tank Cleanup Program
P.O. Box 8471
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471

Phone: 717-783-9475
Fax: 717-787-1904
Fax: 717-787-0880

LUST Program: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/storage_tank_cleanup_program/20605

Fund Program

Pennsylvania Department of Insurance
Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF)
901 N. 7th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102-1414

Phone: 717-787-0763
Fax: 717-705-0140

Fund Program: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/offices__organizational_charts/9304/ustif_-_underground_storage_tank_indemnification_fund/606627

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