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TOXICS CLEANUP
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UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (USTs)*
Ecology currently regulates more than 11,000 active tanks on approximately 4,000 different properties, including gas stations, industries, commercial properties, and governmental entities. The agency works to ensure these tanks are installed, managed, and monitored in a manner that prevents releases into the environment. To do so, the agency conducts compliance inspections on about 800 sites per year (most sites have multiple tanks) and provides technical assistance to tank owners.
AMERICAN RECOVERY and REINVESTMENT ACTOverview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites in Washington State... (more FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS -- Energy Policy Act of 2005The United States Congress passed and President Bush signed the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005. Among many other things, this federal law requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and delegated state agencies to adopt new requirements for their underground storage tank programs. Some of the new requirements include: conducting more frequent routine compliance inspections of USTs; developing an UST operator training program; implementing a delivery prohibition process; requiring secondary containment for new or replacement UST components (double walled tanks and piping and under dispenser containment sumps); and providing reports to EPA and the public.
CURRENT RULEMAKING ACTIVITYEcology is currently in the process of amending Washington’s UST rule to implement new federal requirements and to improve the UST program. Find out more by clicking here: UST Rule Revision. LAWS & RULES
* Always check with your local environmental authority as they may have regulations for activities regarding USTs, Oil Water Separator Maintenance and Rules.
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Contacts E-mail: tanks@ecy.wa.gov |
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