WHO REGULATES USTs?
In 1984, Congress created a federal program to regulate USTs that contain petroleum or other certain hazardous substances to minimize future tank leaks due to corrosion and/or structural defects. Congress directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish requirements and standards for operations, tank design and installation, leak detection, spill and overfill control, corrective action, and tank closure.
The EPA recognizes that state and local governments are in the best position to oversee USTs.
States may have more stringent regulations than the federal requirements. If you are interested in UST requirements, program information can be acquired from the following state agencies in our territory:
Alabama Department of Environmental Management Land Division
Groundwater Branch/UST Program
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
UST Phone: 334-270-5655
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Waste Management
Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems
Twin Towers Office Building
Room 403, MS 4575
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Phone: 850-245-8839
