08/2016 – EPA Research Shows Moderate or Severe Corrosion in Majority of Underground Storage Tanks Studied
10/2015 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently rolled out a fresh new look and feel to their website making it even more user friendly. The EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) Website is http://www2.epa.gov/ust
10/2015 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently posted the Final Revisions to the Federal UST Regulations (along with Rule Summary, History and Additional Resources) located at: http://www2.epa.gov/ust/revising-underground-storage-tank-regulations-revisions-existing-requirements-and-new
09/2015 - DNR has incurred costs to provide replacement tags in terms of materials, postage, and staff time. Permanent tags are intended to remain on the fill port for the life of the tank, and are necessary identifiers for DNR, compliance inspectors, and fuel delivery services. Over the past 9 months we have replaced over 300 lost or missing tags. In order to cover processing costs, and ensure owners are provided replacement tags in a timely manner to be in compliance with the law, a fee will be charged.
Effective Sept. 18, 2015 there will be a $10 fee per tag for all replacement tags.
The Replacement Tank Tag Form (542-0479) can be found under UST forms.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Land-Quality/Underground-Storage-Tanks/UST-Forms
06/2015 - Delivery Prohibition to UST Sites that Have Not Been Issued Annual Tank Management Tags Memo
Annual tank tags may not have been issued due to non-payment of the tank management fee, temporary closure, lack of current pollution liability insurance, no trained Class A/B operator or an outstanding violation. Red tags are attached to the fill port to prohibit fuel delivery due to outstanding violations.
Please read the above letter and review the fuel prohibition site list. Remember, if you deliver to an underground storage tank that does not have a current yearly tag or is red tagged, you are subject to enforcement action and fines.
Check the delivery prohibition list often as it will change as sites come into compliance. Be sure to remind your drivers to check for a current tags or a red fuel delivery prohibition tag. Do not deliver fuel simply because they are a regular customer, claim they have the tag or that the red tag was lifted even though the site is still on the fuel prohibition list.
Fuel Delivery Prohibition List
06/2014 - Unattended Pressurized UST Sites
06/2014 - Emergency Policy Flood Guidance