UST Program

Publications

• Leak Prevention
  • Project Reports
  • Requirements
  • Learning Tools
  • Leak Detection Documents
  • New Construction or Tank Upgrades
  • Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA)
  • Industry Standards
  • Other
• Cleanup
  • Site Assessment and Cleanup
  • Evaluating Alternative Cleanup Technologies
  • Studies
  • Electronic Reporting
  • Closure Petition Documents
  • Cleanup Program Reports
  • Other
• Tank Tester Licensing
  • Licensing Information
  • Licensing Study Materials
  • Licensing Documents
• Enforcement
• Statutes and Regulations
• Other Links

Leak Prevention

Project Reports

• Field Evaluation of UST Leak Detection Sensor
• Advisory Panel Reports (Jan 1999)
• Field-Based Research Project
• Line Leak Detection and Automatic Tank Gauge Equipment Field Evaluation Study
• UST Marina Fuel Facility

Requirements

• Enhanced Leak Detection Notification
• Secondary Containment Testing Requirements

Learning Tools

• Understanding Automatic Tank Gauging Systems
• Understanding Line Leak Detection Systems
• UST Regulation Compliance/Inspection Training

Leak Detection Documents

• List of Leak Detection Equipment and Methods for USTs (LG 113)
• KWA Leak Detection Technical Forum
• Leak Detection Equipment and Methods (Y2K Compliance Report)
• Leaking Site Survey Report
• Automatic Tank Gauging Systems for Release Detection: Reference Manual for Underground Storage Tank Inspectors (Published by OUST)
• Leak Detection Protocols
• UST Facility Inspection Handbook

New Construction or Tank Upgrades

• Advisory to Underground Storage Tank Owners/Operators Regarding Ethanol Blend Fuel Compatibility
• Hydraulic Lift Tanks Report
• Upgrade Compliance Certification

Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA)

• CUPA Contacts
• Supplemental CUPA Evaluation Guidance Manual

Industry Standards

• ASTM Standards & Publications
• NACE International, The Corrosion Society
• UL Standards

Other

• UST Program Local Guidance (LG) Letters
• UST Requirements Table
• Under Dispenser Containment

Cleanup

Site Assessment and Cleanup

• Guidelines for Investigation & Cleanup of MTBE and Ether-Based Oxygenates, State Water Resources Control Board, March 27, 2000
• Expedited Site Assessment Tools for Underground Storage Tank Sites, A Guide for Regulators, EPA, March 1997
• Guidelines for Hydrogeologic Characterization of Hazardous Substance Release Sites, EPA, July 1995, (Guidance Manuals for Groundwater Investigations)
• Strategies for Characterizing Subsurface Releases of Gasoline Containing MTBE, API Publication 4699, February 2000

Evaluating Alternative Remediation Technologies

• How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites: A Guide for Corrective Action Plan Reviewers, EPA, October 1994.

Studies

• Study on Leaking Underground Storage Tanks in California, Tetra Tech EMI, 2012 (Open 15 Years or More, Not in Cleanup Fund, and Deemed "Not Ready for Closure-Final" by Lead Agency
• Health & Environmental Assessment of MTBE, Report to the Governor of California, University of California at Davis, November 1998
• Recommendations to Improve the Cleanup Process for California’s Leaking Underground Fuel Tanks, LLNL, October 1995.
• California Leaking Underground Fuel Tank (LUFT) Historical Case Analysis, LLNL, November 1995.
• SB 1764 Advisory Committee Report (May 1996)

Electronic Reporting

• Instruction for Accessing Leaking UST Reports Online Using Geotracker
• Electronic Data Submittal in Geotracker

Closure Petition Documents

• State Water Board Resolution No. 2012-0016
• State Water Board Resolution No. 2009-0042
• Site Closure Petition Process-Fact Sheet
• State Water Board Resolution No. 88-23
• State Water Board Resolution No. 92-49
• UST Water Quality Board Orders

Cleanup Program Reports

• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017)
• Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017)
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016)
• Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016)
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015)
• Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015)
• Semi-Annual Status Report (July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014)
• Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014)
• Revised Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013)
• I-710 Corridor Stakeholder Update – Spring 2013
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013)
• UST Site Cleanup Program Fact Sheet
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (First Half of Federal FY 2012/2013)
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012)
• I-710 Corridor Stakeholder Update – Fall 2012
• Annual Agency Status Report (Federal FY 2011/2012)
• Semi-Annual Status Report (CA FY 2012)
• AB 291 and AB 358
• Annual Agency Status Report (CA FY 2011/2012)
• I-710 Corridor Stakeholder Update – April 2012
• Semi-Annual Agency Status Report (CA FY 2011)
• Annual Agency Report (CA FY 2010/2011)

Other

• A Guide for Private Well Owners
• Drinking Water and MTBE: A Guide to Private Well Owners, study funded by US EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
• EPA Publications on MTBE, EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks.
• MTBE-National Water Quality Assessment Program, United States Geological Survey.

Tank Tester Licensing

Licensing Information

• Requirements for Obtaining a Tank Testers License
• Information about the Tank Tester Licensing Program
• Tank Tester Responsibilities
• Application for Tank Tester License
• Certificate in Support of Experience
• Application for Renewal
• Application for Renewal and Re-instatement

Licensing Study Materials

• Study Guide for UST Testers Licensing Examination
• Reference #1 NFPA 329
• Reference #2 Chapter 17
• Reference #3 UST Leak Detection Methods
• Reference #4 Copyrighted book
• Reference #5 Excerpt from 40 CFR, Part 280
• Reference #6 CCR Title 8
• Reference #7 Causes of Releases - Final Report to US EPA / OUST
• Reference #8 Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Systems

Tank Tester Licensing Documents

• List of Licensed Tank Testers (LG 105)
• List of Leak Detection Equipment (LG 113)

Enforcement

• Enforcement Policy
• Cal/EPA Enforcement Progress Report
• Cal/EPA Enforcement Panel Report
• Recommendation for Prompt Closure of Non-upgraded USTs
• Flexible Piping Advisory (State of California)
• Flexible Piping Advisory (State of Mississippi)
• Repeal of Requirement for UST Upgrade Compliance Certificate

Other Links

• Library of Water Board Publications
• State and Regional Repository of Water Quality Standards
• State Water Board Resolutions/Orders/Decisions
• Every two months the University of Wisconsin-Madison publishes UST technology updates in a document titled Underground Tank Technology Update.
• The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) issues a report on Federal and State tank programs to control leaking underground storage tanks in a publication called L.U.S.T.LINE.
• EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks
• Vapor Recovery Information - California Air Resources Board
• Other Agencies and Organizations

(Updated 3/5/18)