Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. JavaScript appears to be disabled on this computer. Please click here to see any active alerts. A complete version of the law that governs underground storage tanks USTs is available in the U. Among other things, it expands eligible uses of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank LUST Trust Fund and includes provisions regarding inspections, operator training, delivery prohibition, secondary containment and financial responsibility, and cleanup of releases that contain oxygenated fuel additives.
The vast majority of the money is allocated to states and territories in the form of assistance agreements to address shovel-ready sites within their jurisdictions. The regulation is divided into three sections: technical requirements, financial responsibility, and state program approval objectives. Federal UST regulations often require that industry codes and standards be followed where applicable to ensure that the UST system is properly designed, constructed, installed, and maintained.
For example, all UST systems must be designed, constructed, and protected from corrosion in accordance with a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory. EPA has also included the use of industry codes for other sections of the rule, such as upgrading, repairing, and closing USTs. Industry codes and standards provide a means for improving methods or developing alternative methods of UST system management in a timely manner. The UST regulations provide a flexible approach to code-making by relying on nationally recognized organizations to develop new and improved codes and practices.
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