UST Program
Leak Prevention
- 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
- Understanding Automatic Tank Gauging Systems
- Understanding Line Leak Detection Systems
- UST Regulation Compliance/Inspection Training
- 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)
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
- 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)
- Instruction for Accessing Leaking UST Reports Online Using Geotracker
- Electronic Data Submittal in Geotracker
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
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