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How To Find And Order Catalog Items
The Catalog Of EPA Materials on Underground
Storage Tanks lists publications, videos, and
software packages about underground storage
tanks (USTs).
The Catalog briefly describes the items it contains
and tells you how you can obtain them. Titles are
arranged by topic, such as "leak detection" or
"corrective action." The Contents on the previous
page displays a list of topics.
Each entry contains the following information:
• Title of the catalog item material;
• Ordering reference number;
• Date issued (check this date because many
titles have been revised and reissued since the
last Catalog was published);
• A brief description of the catalog item;
• Audience: People who may find the material
of interest (for example, UST owners and
operators; UST program officials; or the
general public).
• Order From: Information on how to obtain the
materials. Most are available at no cost
from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Read the information below on
"How To Order."
• Price: Noted if applicable.
At the end of the Catalog are indexes that list titles
alphabetically and by ordering number.
How To Order Materials
Materials identified as EPA Standard are free and
can be ordered through either of the following two
sources:
• U.S. EPA/National Center for Environmental
Publications and Information
P.O. Box42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419
Toll-free: 800-490-9198; (FAX) 513-891-6685
To order, provide title and EPA ordering
number.
• Documents are also available through the
toll-free EPA RCRA/ Superfund Hotline:
800-424-9346 (TDD for the hearing-impaired:
800-553-7672), Monday through Friday
(8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST). To order,
provide title and EPA ordering number.
Note that although materials available from either
of the above EPA sources are free, limitations on
quantity may apply.
Materials identified as OUST Web are available
free at EPA's Office of Underground Storage
Tanks' Internet address:
http://www.epa.gov/OUST/
In addition, the OUST Web site contains a wide
range of information related to EPA and state
underground storage tank programs.
Other materials are available for a fee as follows:
• Materials marked NTIS can be ordered
through:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
800-553-6847; or 703-605-6000
(FAX) 703-321-8547
Internet: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov
To order, provide NTIS document number.
The price varies widely depending on format
(such as paper or microfiche), size, and when
you order (prices are usually revised at the
beginning of the year). Generally prices range
from about $15 to $60. Catalog entries remind
you of the general cost by using a $$ icon in
the entry.
• Materials identified as available from GPO
(Government Printing Office) can be ordered
through:
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
202-783-3238; (FAX) 202-512-2250
To order, provide title and GPO order number.
Check or money order must be submitted with
written request.
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs
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Overview Of UST Program And UST Regulations
Dollars And Sense: Financial Responsibility
Requirements For USTs
EPA 510-K-95-004 (July 1995)
Booklet clearly summarizes the "financial responsibility"
required of UST owners and operators by federal UST
regulations. Explores in plain English various aspects of
financial responsibility—who needs it, how much they
need, and how they can demonstrate their compliance
with the requirements. [16 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Fact Sheet: List Of Known Insurance Providers For
USTs
EPA 510-F-95-008 (November 1995)
Names, addresses, and phone numbers of known
insurance providers for USTs. Note: This listing does
not constitute an EPA endorsement of any of the listed
Insurance companies. [2 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Financing UST Work: Federal And State Assistance
Programs
EPA 510-B-95-010 (April 1997)
Booklet briefly summarizes the types of financial
assistance (such as direct loans, loan guarantees, and
grants) that UST owners or operators may be able to
obtain from federal and state UST programs. Also
Includes information (such as eligibility criteria and
restrictions) on financial assistance programs provided
by five federal agencies. Especially focused on
assistance for owners and operators of USTs on tribal
lands. [30 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators (especially those
on tribal lands)
Order From: EPA Standard
LUSTLine Bulletin
(multiple issues and dates)
Published by the New England Interstate Water
Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) under a
cooperative agreement with EPA, this periodical reports
on UST issues facing federal and state programs.
Regularly includes news on the latest technologies,
health and safety notes, program developments, and
technical issues, [length varies; about 20 pages]
Audience: General public; UST program officials; UST
owners and operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: New England Interstate Environmental
Training Center
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
207-767-2539
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Price: Current issue free; $2.50 for back order for one
issue prepaid; $10 for all previous issues prepaid.
The LUST Story: Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks (Video)
EPA 510-V-92-202
(February 1990)
Video provides a concise introduction to leaking UST
problems and solutions. [10 minutes]
Audience: General public; UST program officials; UST
owners and operators
Order From: University of Wisconsin Extension
Publications
Room 245
30 N. Murray
Madison, Wi 53715
608-262-3346
Order number VG0059. Cash or check only.
Price: $25
Musts For USTs: A Summary Of Federal
Regulations For UST Systems
EPA 510-K-95-002 (July 1995)
Plain-English booklet clearly summarizes federal UST
requirements for installation; release detection; spill,
overfill, and corrosion protection; corrective action;
closure; and reporting and recordkeeping. Extensively
updated and revised in 1995, this edition replaces earlier
editions. [36 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Overview Of UST Program And UST Regulations
Normas Y Procedimientos Para TSA
EPA 530-UST-90-001 (March 1990)
Spanish version of the 1988 edition of Musts for USTs
(see above). [41 pages]
Audience: General public; UST program officials;
UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Ordering Information On USTs
EPA 510-F-97-003 (June 1997)
Leaflet briefly describes a variety of materials on USTs,
including UST requirements, leak detection, and
corrective action. Includes information on how to order.
Updated and revised periodically.
Audience: UST owners and operators; general public;
UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Regional And State UST/LUST Program Contacts
EPA 510-F-96-003 (September 1996)
Lists EPA regional and state UST/LUST contacts,
including names, addresses, and phone and fax
numbers. Updated from the previous version (July
1994). Includes map of EPA regions. Updated and
revised periodically.
Audience: General public; UST owners and operators;
UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Underground Storage Tanks: Requirements And
Options
EPA 510-F-97-005 (June 1997)
UST owners and operators who do not sell petroleum
products and rely upon their own supplies of gasoline or
diesel ("nonmarketers") must still comply with UST
requirements. This leaflet briefly summarizes the UST
requirements, lists sources for additional information,
and discusses alternatives to maintaining USTs.
Audience: UST owners and operators who do not sell
petroleum
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Underground Tank Technology Update
(multiple issues and dates)
Bimonthly newsletter published by the University of .
Wisconsin at Madison's College of Engineering'(partially
funded by EPA under a cooperative agreement).
Provides up-to-date technical information on advances
in groundWater and UST technology.
Audience: Technical UST specialists; UST owners and
operators and others interested in groundwater
technology; UST program officials
Order From: Debbie Benell ' '
432 North Lake Street fi
Madison, Wl 53706
Order by title. Cash or check only.
Price: $25 per year
The UST National Poster
EPA 530-UST-90-002 (March 1990) '
Four-color, 30x20-irich poster designed to raise public
awareness of UST problems. Warns of the danger of
leaking USTs, identifies the obvious signs of a leak,-and
urges the reader to notify state environmental officials or
the local fire department. Includes EPA's Hotline
telephone number.
Audience: General public; UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
UST Program Facts: Implementing Federal
Requirements For USTs
EPA 510-B-96-007 (December 1996)
Concise, comprehensive review of the federal UST
regulatory program. Contains an overview of the UST
program and sections on preventing releases, detecting
releases, cleaning up releases, financial responsibility,
state UST programs, the LUST Trust Fund, and the
brownflelds initiative. Updated and revised periodically.
[16 pages] "
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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The 1998 Deadline
Are You Upgrading An UST System?
EPA 510-F-97-009 (August 1997)
Leaflet discusses federal requirements for upgrading
UST systems storing petroleum that were installed
before December 22,1988. Briefly describes what UST
owners and operators must do if their UST systems do
not have spill, overfill, and corrosion protection.
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Don't Wait Until 1998: Spill, Overfill, And Corrosion
Protection For USTs
EPA 510-B-94-002 (April 1994)
Booklet explains how UST owners and operators can
take action to upgrade, replace, or close USTs that were
installed before December 22,1988. Describes spill,
overfill, and corrosion protection equipment and
methods, as well as replacement and closure options.
Also provides a brief compliance checklist. [16 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Don't Wait Until 1998: Brief Facts
EPA 510-F-95-002 (June 1995)
Leaflet provides a brief outline of the options available to
UST owners and operators for meeting the December
22,1998 deadline for upgrade, replacement, or closure
of USTs installed before December 22,1988.
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
State-Of-The-Art Procedures And Equipment For
Internal Inspection And Upgrading Of USTs
EPA 600-R-97-085 (September 1997)
Technical report describes tank inspection technologies,
including noninvasive statistical modeling, remote video
inspections, robotic ultrasonic inspections, and thermal
waving. Also includes descriptions of upgrading
technologies, including tank lining, cathodic protection,
and installation of a rigid internal tank. [53 pages]
Audience: Contractors and consultants; UST program
officials; UST owners and operators
Order from: EPA Standard
Tank Time (Video)
Developed by the Tennessee Department of
Environmental Conservation in May 1997, with EPA
funding, this video humorously presents the federal
1998 requirements for spill, overfill, and corrosion
protection and discusses compliance options available
to UST owners and operators. [18 minutes]
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: Scene Three, Inc.
1813 Eighth Ave., South
Nashville, TN 37203
Attention: "Tank Time"
615-385-2820
Order by title
Price: $24 (includes shipping and handling)
No Espere Hasta El 1998
EPA 510-B-95-008 (June 1995)
Spanish translation of the booklet Don't Wait Until 1998:
Spill, Overflow, And Corrosion Protection For USTs
(see above). [16 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
State-Of-The-Art Procedures And Equipment For
Internal Inspection Of USTs
EPA 600-2-90-061 (January 1991)
Study focuses on inspection methods that evaluate the
structural integrity of USTs. Also identifies and
characterizes the types of internal inspection practices
used. [121 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: NTIS (order number PB91-149609) $$
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Leak Detection
Analysis Of Manual Inventory Reconciliation:
Executive Summary
EPA 510-S-92-802 (March 1988)
Technical study looks into the recordkeeping accuracy
of 586 USTs in 34 states. Explains how leak detection
capabilities were assessed. [5 pages]
Audience: LIST program officials
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-126809) $$
Analysis Of Static Tank Testing As A Leak
Detection Technique For Used Oil Tanks At Retail
Outlets: Final Report
EPA 510-R-92-701 (February 1987)
Technical report discusses the use of static tank testing
for used oil tanks at retail outlets and implications for
retailers' business. Discusses factors affecting accuracy
of inventory control and automatic tank gauges.
(Prepared by the Radian Corporation for the American
Petroleum Institute.) [40 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Background Hydrocarbon Vapor Concentration
Study On Underground Fuel Storage Tanks: (Draft)
Final Report
EPA 510-R-92-802 (February 1988)
Technical report details the methodology and rationale
for comparing soil gas levels around USTs at 27 service
stations nationwide to the concentration levels in known
contaminated soil. Describes methods for internal and
external detection to determine whether an UST is
leaking. [98 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-127138) $$
Causes Of Release From UST Systems
EPA 510-R-92-702 (Report);
EPA 510-R-92-703 (Attachments)
(September 1987)
Based on information from oil companies, regulatory
agencies, equipment vendors, and contractors, this
technical report and attachments summarize EPA's
efforts to document the causes of releases.
[Report, 34 pages; attachments, 42 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-1268666,
Report; PB97-126874, Attachments) $$
Chemicals Stored In USTs: Characteristics And
Leak Detection
EPA 600-2-91-037 (August 1991)
Regulatory standards for leak detection in USTs that
contain hazardous substances are more stringent than
those for tanks that contain petroleum. This
comprehensive report describes the regulatory
standards for leak detection in tanks containing
hazardous substances, the types of substances stored
in the tanks, the effectiveness of tightness tests and
gauging systems for leak detection in non-petroleum
USTs, and the approaches to leak detection that owners
and operators are currently implementing. [62 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; contractors and
consultants; UST program officials; leak detection
system manufacturers
Order From: NTIS (order number PB91-219592/LL) $$
Detecting Leaks: Successful Methods,
Step-By-Step
EPA 510-E-97-001 (November 1989)
Partially dated material. Describes application,
limitations, and requirements for several release
detection methods. [215 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: NTIS (order number PB90-185547) $$
Development Of Procedures To Assess The
Performance Of External Leak Detection Devices
(Draft)
EPA 510-S-92-801 (1988)
Technical report offers a basis for developing standard
test procedures for measuring the accuracy of
equipment monitoring hydrocarbon emissions from UST
systems. [49 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; equipment vendors
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-127179) $$
Doing Inventory Control Right: For USTs
EPA 510-B-93-004 (November 1993)
Booklet clearly describes a simple, step-by-step process
that UST owners and operators can follow temporarily to
conduct inventory control properly as part of their
release detection compliance. Includes standard
recordkeeping forms. [16 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Leak Detection
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Clarifies Testing
Requirements For UST Automatic Line Leak
Detectors
EPA 510-F-92-201 (March 1992)
Clarifies EPA requirements for the annual testing of line
leak detectors (LLDs). EPA requires the tests to ensure
that LLDs are properly installed and maintained, have
not been tampered with, and are operating in
accordance with the manufacturer's requirements.
Provides background, discussion, and a contact
number for more information. [1 page]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Evaluation Of U-Tube Underground Tank Systems
For Soil Vapor Testing
EPA 510-K-92-811 (March 1988)
This study shows how U-Tubes can be used as vapor
monitoring devices. [28 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Evaluation Of Volumetric Leak Detection Methods
For USTs
EPA 600-2-88-068a (November 1988)
EPA evaluated the performance of several volumetric
test methods for the detection of leaks in gasoline USTs.
Volume 1 summarizes EPA's research and
recommendations. Volume 2 contains evaluations of the
performance of 25 leak detection systems. [119 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB89-124333,
Volume 1; PB89-124341, Volume 2) $$
Free-Product Release Detection For USTs
EPA 510-K-92-813. Volume 1
EPA 510-K-92-814, Volume 2
(February 1988)
Two-volume set reviews the use of groundwater
monitoring wells to monitor lighter-than-water petroleum
products. Volume 1 deals primarily with the limitations of
wells for detecting releases. Reports on material that can
help one predict, recognize, and avoid potential
problems associated with using groundwater monitoring
wells, [33 pages] Volume 2 profiles the Florida UST
program, which uses wells to detect and monitor
releases. [43 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; contractors and
consultants; UST program officials
Order From: Volume 1 from EPA Standard; Volume 2
from NTIS (order number PB97-126908) $$
Introduction To Statistical Inventory Reconciliation
For USTs
EPA 510-B-95-009 (September 1995)
Booklet describes the use of statistical inventory
reconciliation (SIR) to meet federal leak detection
requirements. Provides basic information on the
method—what it is, how it works, and what factors can
affect data quality—to assist UST owners and operators
in determining if SIR is appropriate to their site needs for
release detection compliance. [12 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
List Of Leak Detection Evaluations For UST
Systems: Third Edition
EPA 510-B-97-004 (April 25, 1997)
Comprehensive, detailed technical report compiles
third-party evaluations of more than 200 systems used
to detect leaks from USTs and piping. Includes such
criteria as certification, leak threshold, waiting time (for
results), test period, and calibration for each method
reviewed. Revised and updated periodically. Note: the
compendium does not recommend one method over
another, nor does it contain any general information on
setting up a leak detection program. [350 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; vendors of UST
leak detection systems; UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Manual Tank Gauging: For Small USTs
EPA 510-B-93-005 (November 1993)
Booklet clearly describes a simple, step-by-step process
that UST owners and operators can follow to conduct
manual tank gauging properly as part of their release
detection compliance. Includes standard recordkeeping
forms. Wore: Information in this booklet applies only to
tanks with capacities under 2,001 gallons. [12 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Leak Detection
Research For Abatement Of Leaks From USTs
Containing Hazardous Substances: (Draft) Final
Report
EPA 510-R-92-801 (February 1988)
The importance of backfill and external leak detection
sensors is reinforced by tests conducted with a
three-dimensional groundwater flow model. This highly
technical report shows the transport of hydrocarbon
vapors in the backfill soil around leaking USTs. Sensors
can detect high vapor concentrations and diffusion
coefficients in gasoline embedded in the appropriate
type of backfill, revealing leaks before the substances
enter the groundwater supply. [25 pages]
Audience: LIST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order document number
PB97-127104)$$
Straight Talk On Leak Detection With Joe
Thursday, Leak Detective (Video)
EPA 510-V-92-001 (October 1990)
Video provides an overview of most leak detection
technologies and special requirements for piping
systems. Includes a 5-minute segment in which owners
discuss their experiences in following LIST regulations.
[29 minutes]
Audience: UST program officials; LIST owners and
operators
Order From: Environmental Media Center
P.O. Box30212
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-522-0362
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request
Price: $95 (plus $3 shipping and handling)
Review Of Effectiveness Of Static Tank Testing
EPA 510-K-92-810(Apr\\ 1988)
Technical analysis of Static Tank Testing as a Leak
Detection Technique for Used Oil Tanks at Retail
Outlets addresses two primary causes of error in static
tank testing and recommends ways to avoid them. One
cause of errors is the standard deviation of stick reading.
The other is an incorrectly measured leak rate, the result
of errors in stick reading. This booklet explains how to
avoid these errors. [19 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-126890) $$
Standard Test Procedures For Evaluating Leak
Detection Methods
EPA 530-UST-90-004 through 010
(March 1990)
Seven-part series presents, in highly technical detail,
procedures for testing methods of leak detection for
their ability to meet performance requirements. Titles
listed below.
Audience: Leak detection equipment manufacturers;
UST program officials; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard (titles/numbers below)
EPA 530-UST-90-006 Automatic Tank Gauging
Systems
EPA 530-UST-90-009 Liquid-Phase Out-Of-Tank
Product Detectors
EPA 530-UST-90-005 Non-Volumetric Tank
Tightness Test Method
EPA 530-UST-90-010 Pipeline Leak Detection
Systems
EPA 530-UST-90-007 Statistical Inventory
Reconciliation Methods
EPA 530-UST-90-008 Vapor-Phase Out-Of-Tank
Detectors
EPA 530-UST-90-004 Volumetric Tank
Tightness Test Methods
Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods
For Petroleum USTs And Piping
EPA 510-B-97-007 (September 1997)
Easy-to-read booklet describes the basic requirements
for all federally allowed release detection methods:
secondary containment with interstitial monitoring,
automatic tank gauging systems, vapor monitoring,
groundwater monitoring, statistical inventory
reconciliation, tank tightness testing with inventory
control, manual tank gauging, and leak detection for
underground piping. [28 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Tank Corrosion Study
EPA510-K-92-802 (November 1988)
Highly technical study discusses the effects of corrosion
on tanks removed from facilities in Suffolk County, New
York, over a 19-month period. [44 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: NTIS (order number PB97-127161) $$
Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Floating
Liquid Monitoring Wells
EPA 600-9-90-045 (March 1993)
Paper discusses the site conditions under which liquid,
product monitoring can be used, how monitors are
constructed and installed, and the location of monitors
around the UST to ensure proper monitoring for
groundwater contamination. [3 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
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Leak Detection
Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Vapor
Monitoring Wells
EPA 600-9-90-044 (October 1990)
Article (with diagrams) presents issues involved in the
proper siting, design, and installation of vapor monitoring
wells. [3 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Tank Issues: Site Characterization For External
Leak Monitoring
EPA 600-9-90-046 (February 1993)
Before designing an external monitoring system for
USTs, information about the natural and manmade
characteristics of the site is needed. This paper
discusses s'rte characteristics that are important in the
selection of a liquid or vapor monitoring system, in
design and construction of monitoring wells, and in
placement of the monitors. [7 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Volumetric Leak Detection In Large USTs
EPA 600-2-91-044a
(August 1991)
Performance standards for volumetric leak detection
systems for USTs, established by EPA UST regulations,
were based upon experimental research in tanks with
capacities of 8,000 to 10,000 gallons. However, the
regulations require the testing of tanks that can be
larger. Report addresses the performance of volumetric
leak detection systems for USTs having capacities up to
50,000 gallons. [79 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order document number
PB92-114966/LL)$$
Volumetric Tank Testing: An Overview
EPA 625-9-89-009 (April 1989)
This technical report evaluates volumetric tank tests for
detecting leaks in USTs; explains the requirements
specified in EPA regulations about testing of USTs for
leaks; and presents information on volumetric tank
methods. [37 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard
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Closure
Closing USTs: Brief Facts
EPA 510-F-96-004 (August 1996)
Leaflet highlights closure as one option for meeting the
December 1998 UST compliance deadline/Describes in
plain English what UST owners and operators must do
to meet the federal requirements for temporary and
permanent closure.
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Tank Closure Without Tears (Video and Companion
Booklet)
EPA 510-V-92-817(V\deo)
EPA 510-K-92-817 (booklet)
(May 1988)
Developed to train inspectors, video provides a general
outiine of safely and site assessment procedures at tank
closures. Takes the viewer step-by-step through the
inspector's major goals: identify contamination, ensure
that abandoned tanks are cleaned or filled properly, and
recognize the potential danger of explosion. Includes an
easy-to-read booklet that highlights the video's key
messages. [Video, 30 minutes; booklet, 20 pages]
Audience: UST inspectors; UST owners and operators
Order From: New England Interstate Environmental
Training Center
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
207-767-2539
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Price: $35 prepaid for set; $15 prepaid for loan of set
for one week; $30 prepaid for video; $5 prepaid for
booklet
What Do We Have Here? An Inspector's Guide To
Site Assessment At Tank Closure (Video and
Companion Booklet)
EPA 510-V-92-006 (video)
EPA 510-K-92-006 (booklet)
(March 1990)
An overview of the tank closure process developed as a
training guide for inspectors. It also provides useful
information for tank owners and contractors and
consultants. The video includes a 30-minute
presentation on site assessment at tank closure, a
14-minute overview of field testing instruments, and a
7-minute presentation on soil and water sampling.
[Video, 51 minutes; booklet, 33 pages]
Audience: UST inspectors; UST owners and operators;
contractors and consultants
Order From: New England Interstate Environmental
Training Center
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
207-767-2539
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Price: $45 for set; $15 prepaid for loan of set for one
week; $40 prepaid for video, $5 prepaid for booklet
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Doing It Right: Proper Installation Of USTs And
Piping (Video)
EPA-510-V-92-801 (1988)
Video demonstrates UST installation procedures for
tanks and for both steel and fiberglass piping. Note:
specific installation activities are subject to state and
local regulations. [39 minutes]
Audience: UST program officials; UST installers; UST
owners and operators
Order From: One of the following:
Petroleum Equipment Institute
P.O. Box 2380
Tulsa, OK 74101-2380
Phone 918-494-9696 or Fax 918-491-9895
Price: $16
Environmental Media Center
P.O. Box30212
Bethesda, MD20814
800-522-0362
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check
or money order must be enclosed with written
request
Price: $95 (plus $3 shipping and handling)
Doing It Right II: Installing Required UST Equipment
(Video)
(May 1994)
Video, prepared as a companion to Doing It Right:
Proper Installation of USTs and Piping (see above),
focuses on the installation of overfill prevention
equipment, spill containment devices, observation wells,
and piping leak detection systems. Note: specific
installation activities are subject to state and local
regulations. [23 minutes]
Audience: UST program officials; UST installers; UST
owners and operators
Order From: Environmental Media Center
P.O. Box 30212
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-522-0362
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Prlce:$95 (plus $3 shipping and handling)
A Question Of When (Video)
EPA 510-V-92-802 (February 1988)
Video focuses on general practices to follow when
installing USTs. Note: specific installation activities are
subject to state and local regulations. [37 minutes]
Audience: UST program officials; UST installers; fire
department personnel
Order From: Jim Smalley
7 Jackson Road
Scituate, MA 02066
Order by title. Check or money order must accompany
written request.
Price: $30 prepaid (plus $3.55 shipping and handling)
Underground Storage Tanks: Rest In Peace (Video)
EPA 501-V-92-601 (March 1986)
Explains the overall installation process to help tank
owners choose competent installation contractors and
monitor installation. Note: specific installation activities
are subject to state and local regulations. [37 minutes]
Audience: General public; UST owners and operators
Order From: Jim Smalley
7 Jackson Road
Scituate, MA 02066
Order by title. Check or money order must accompany
written request.
Price: $30 prepaid (plus $3.55 shipping and handling)
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Assessing UST Corrective Action Technology:
A Scientific Evaluation Of The Mobility And
Degradability Of Organic Contaminants In
Subsurface Environments
EPA 600-2-91-053 (September 1991)
Report summarizes information from scientific sources
on the fate and transport of motor fuels leaked into the
subsurface environment Identifies the most important
principles that govern the transport, partitioning,
retention, and transformation of leaked motor fuels
underground. Also provides information, data, and
equations that can be used to support quantitative
assessments of pollutant fate and transport. [353 pages]
Audience: Contractors and consultants; environmental
scientists and engineers
Order From: NTIS (order number PB92-114552) $$
Bibliography For Innovative Site Cleanup
Technologies
EPA 542-B-96-003 (September 1996)
Bibliography provides references for documents,
reports, and electronic resources that address
technologies for the treatment of hazardous wastes.
References in the bibliography cite publications from
EPA, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force,
the Department of Energy, and the Department of the
Interior. Information for ordering each document is also
provided. [30 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Citizens' Guides
multiple publication numbers (see below)
(January 1997)
The Citizens' Guides comprise a set of 10 four-page
flyers that explain in layman's language innovative
treatment technologies for hazardous waste site
remediation that may also be used in cleaning up
leaking UST sites. Also available in Spanish translation.
Numbers and titles below.
EPA 542-F-96-001 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-017)
Innovative Treatment Technologies
EPA 542-F-96-002 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-019)
Soil Washing
EPA 542-F-96-003 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-018)
Chemical Dehalogenation
EPA 542-F-96-004 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-020)
Solvent Extraction
EPA 542-F-96-005 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-021)
Thermal Desorption
EPA 542-F-96-006 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-022)
In Situ Flushing
EPA 542-F-96-007 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-023)
Bioremediation
EPA 542-F-96-008 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-024)
Soil Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging
EPA 542-F-96-014 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-025)
Phytoremediation
EPA 542-F-96-016 (Spanish: EPA 542-F-96-027) >
Treatment Walls
Audience: UST owners and operators; general public
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
Cleanup Of Releases From Petroleum USTs:
Selected Technologies
EPA 530-UST-88-001 (April 1988)
Guide summarizes the principal components, design
considerations, and costs of selected corrective action
technologies. Each technology is evaluated based on
effectiveness, cost, reliability, ease of operation, and
limitations. Some background in chemistry or
engineering is assumed. [110 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB88-241856/LL)
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Completed North America Innovative Technology
Demonstration Projects
EPA 542-B-96-002 (August 1996)
Report summarizes more than 250 innovative
technology field demonstration projects sponsored by
government agencies (including EPA, the Department
of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Canadian
government, and the states of California and New
Jersey). The report highlights key demonstration
features, including contaminants treated, site type,
technology type, media, vendor list, project sponsor,
reports available, and contacts. Report can assist site
project managers and others responsible for
remediation projects.
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: Available without cost from Web at
http://clu-in.com; at cost from NTIS (order number
PB96-153127)$$
Controlling UST Cleanup Costs: Fact Sheets
EPA 510-F-98-008 (January 1998)
Fact sheets can help petroleum UST operators work
more effectively and economically with contractors.
Topics include hiring a contractor, negotiating the
contract, interpreting the bill, managing the process, and
understanding contractor code words. [10 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Demonstration Projects Spread The Use Of
Alternative Technologies
EPA 510-K-93-001 (December 1993)
Brief guide of demonstration projects, specifically
projects conducted in EPA Region 5. [2 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Enhanced Bloremediation Of BTEX Using
Immobilized Nutrients: Field Demonstration And
Monitoring
ERA 600-R-96-145 (December 1996)
Technical report describes the research conducted to
design and monitor the field performance of a
permeable barrier treatment system for controlling the
downgradient migration of dissolved gasoline
components. [57 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: (no cost)
Robin Bally
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Las Vegas, NV
702-798-2566 (fax 702-798-2284)
e-mail: baily.robin@epamail.epa.gov
Order by title and number
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST
Cleanups (Technical Report)
EPA 510-K-92-901 (June 1989)
Technical report explains what UST program officials
need to know to estimate air emission rates of volatile
organic compounds and benzene for corrective action
plans. Discusses cleanup technology and site-specific
conditions such as soil type and contaminant
concentrations. A companion set of field cards illustrates
the data in the report (see below). [33 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST
Cleanups (Field Cards)
EPA 510-K-92-902 (June 1989)
Technical graphs illustrate data in the report Estimating
Air Emissions from Petroleum UST Cleanups (see
above). Designed to help UST program officials
establish air emission rates of volatile organic
compounds and benzene for corrective action plans.
Covers the efficiency of soil and vacuum extraction and
air stripping of gasoline and benzene. [10 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
An Evaluation Of Four Field Screening Techniques
For Measurement Of BTEX
EPA 600-R-94-181 (1994)
Analyzes four technologies for use in UST field
measurements: the Antox Immunoassay Test
Kit, Draeger Detector Tubes, In-Situ Lab-ln-A-Bag, and
the Microsensor Systems, Inc., Portable Gas
Chromatograph. Provides guidelines for choosing
analytical methods for specific problems. [76 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; remediation
contractors and consultants
Order From: (no cost)
Robin Baily
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Las Vegas, NV
702-798-2566 (fax 702-798-2284)
e-mail: baily.robin@epamail.epa.gov
Order by title and number
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Evaluation Of Peat-Based And Nutrient Media For
Remediation Of Hydrocarbon Contaminated
Ground Water In Permeable Barrier Applications
EPA 600-X-96-001 (February 1996)
Describes the research conducted to determine the
potential of permeable barrier systems composed of
peat or a combination of peat and nutrient briquettes to
effectively remediate dissolved hydrocarbon plumes
containing BTEX. [53 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: (no cost)
Robin Baily
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Las Vegas, NV
702-798-2566 (fax 702-798-2284)
e-mail: baily-robin@epamail.epa.gov
Order by title and number
Expedited Site Assessment Tools For UST Sites:
A Guide For Regulators
EPA 510-B-97-001 (March 1997)
Comprehensive technical manual that provides
information on the use of expedited site assessment
methods and tools at leaking UST sites. Provides
guidance to state and local regulators who oversee
cleanups and who review and evaluate corrective action
plans. Provides information on UST site assessment
issues: the expedited site assessment process,
geophysical methods for UST investigations, soil gas
surveys, direct push technologies, and field analysis of
petroleum hydrocarbons. [310 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; remediation contractors and consultants
Order From: GPO (order number 055-000-00564-8)
Price: $26
Filter Canisters: A New Method for Recovering Free
Product
EPA 510-B-92-002 (November 1992)
Filter canisters provide a relatively inexpensive method of
cleaning up contaminated sites by removing free
product from groundwater. Leaflet describes some
applications and limitations for filter canisters.
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Ground Water Currents: Developments In
Innovative Ground Water Treatment
EPA 542-N-97-002
This monthly bulletin reports on innovative technologies
that have been used to remediate groundwater
contamination and provides descriptions of recent
publications that address groundwater remediation
technologies.
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
How To Effectively Recover Free Product At
Leaking UST Sites: A Guide For State Regulators
EPA 510-R-96-001 (September 1996)
Technical report helps state regulators review those
parts of an UST corrective action plan that propose
free-product-recovery technologies. Focuses on
site-specific considerations. [148 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: OUST Web; GPO (order number
055-000-00553-2) Price: $17
Field Measurements: Dependable Data When You
Need It
EPA 530-UST-90-003 (September 1990)
Field measurements can save time and resources by
indicating the damage that a leak has caused and
suggesting a corrective action approach. Booklet notes
commonly used procedures and equipment and lists
equipment manufacturers and distributors. [92 pages]
Audience: UST inspectors; contractors and
consultants
Order From: GPO (order number 055-000-00368-8)
Price: $5.50
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How To Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies
For UST Sites: A Guide For Corrective Action Plan
Reviewers
EPA 510-B-95-007 (May 1995)
Technical manual evaluates 10 alternative cleanup
technologies that can be used as part of a corrective
action plan (CAP) for UST releases. Provides technical
guidance to state regulators who oversee cleanups and
evaluate CAPs. Discusses the effectiveness of each
technology and includes a checklist to determine if the
technology can be used at a particular site.
Technologies covered are soil vapor extraction,
bioventing, biopiles, landfarming, low-temperature
thermal resorpt'on, air sparging, biosparging, natural
attenuation, in-s'rtu bioremediation, and dual-phase
extraction. [400+pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
The Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model (HSSM):
Volume 1, User's Guide; Volume 2, Theoretical
Background And Source Codes
EPA 600-R-94-039a, Volume 1 (April 1994)
EPA 600-R-94-039b, Volume 2 (April 1995)
Volume 1 explains how to use the Hydrocarbon Spill
Screening Model (HSSM), a software program (DOS
and Windows) that simulates subsurface releases of
light nonaqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs). Example
programs show how each parameter of the model
should be chosen. Volume 2 describes the HSSM
modules for the vadose zone, lateral spreading, and
aquifer transport
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: (no cost)
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Ada, OK
Attn: Debbie Shackleford
P.O. Box 1198
Ada, OK 74820
http://www.epa.gov/Ada/kerrlab.html
Order by title and number.
Hyperventilate: Decision-Support Software For Soil
Vapor Extraction Technology Application
EPA 600-R-93-028 (February 1993)
Hyperventilate is a software program that guides users
through a structured thought process to determine if soil
vapor extraction (SVE) is appropriate at a specific site.
The software shows how to monitor and operate SVE,
and it is an educational tool for novices and a functional
screening tool for experienced users. The report
includes an overview of SVE principles and procedures,
a case study of an application of the software, a
sensitivity analysis of the software's outputs, and a users
manual. [159 pages] Note: The PC version requires an
additional piece of software (Plus Runtime) to run the
Windows version (Plus Runtime available for $105 from
ObjectPlus Corporation, 617-491-7575).
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB93-502664, report
and both disks; or PB93-134880, report only; and note
that the Macintosh version is not available through
NTIS).
Price: $152 (report and both disks); $27 (report only)
Hyperventilate: A Software Guidance System
Created For Vapor Extraction Systems
EPA 510-F-93-001 (May 1993)
Leaflet describes Hyperventilate, a software tool that
helps users determine if vapor extraction technology is
appropriate at specific sites and how to operate and
monitor the technology (includes hardware needs and
requirements for additional software support).
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Introducing Expedited Site Assessment Tools For
UST Sites: A Guide For Regulators
EPA 510-F-97-004 (April 1997)
Promotional leaflet describes Expedited Site
Assessment Tools For UST Sites: A Guide For
Regulators. Includes an order form for purchasing the
Guide from the GPO.
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; remediation contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Introducing How To Effectively Recover Free
Product At Leaking UST Sites: A Guide For State
Regulators
EPA 510-F-96-005 (September 1996)
Promotional leaflet describes How To Effectively
Recover Free Product At Leaking UST Sites: A Guide
for State Regulators. Includes an order form for
purchasing the Guide from the.GPO.
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
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Introducing TANK RACER: Software That
Estimates Corrective Action Costs At USTs
EPA 510-F-96-001 (March 1996)
Leaflet describes TANK RACER, a Windows-based PC
software program that provides fast cost estimates for
cleanups at leaking UST sites, including all phases of
remediation and for alternative cleanup technologies.
Contains information on obtaining software and training.
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; contractors/consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Measurement And Analysis Of Vapor Sensors Used
At UST Sites
EPA 600-R-96 (July 1995)
Booklet summarizes observations and evaluations of
subsurface movement and distribution of selected
volatile organic compounds through controlled
laboratory experiments. Sand tank, column, and
batch-type laboratory experiments were used to
measure the effect of specific variables associated with
underground contamination. [58 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; remediation
contractors and consultants
Order From: (no cost)
Robin Baily
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Las Vegas, NV
702-798-2566 (fax 702-798-2284)
e-mail: baily.robin@epamail.epa.gov
Order by title and number
OSWER Directive 9650.13: Streamlined
Implementation Of UST Corrective Action
Requirements
OSWER 9650.13 (November 23, 1992)
Directive provides guidance that agencies (especially
state UST programs) can use to streamline their
corrective action processes. In the UST program,
streamlining means using total quality management
principles, improved technologies, and innovative
regulatory approaches to more quickly, effectively, and
efficiently address releases. The directive includes
examples of how states can take advantage of the
flexibility in the federal UST rules to implement
streamlined response and oversight procedures.
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
An Overview Of UST Remediation Options
EPA 510-F-93-029 (October 1993)
Compilation of fact sheets provides information about
technologies that can be used to remediate petroleum
contamination in soil and groundwater. Both in-situ and
ex-situ technologies are presented. The fact sheets
cover the advantages and limitations of each
technology, system components used, appropriate
methods for waste stream treatment, parameters to
monitor, time required for cleanup and achievable .
cleanup levels, and costs. [15 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; general public
Order From: EPA Standard
OSWER Directive 9200.4-17: Use Of Monitored
Natural Attenuation At Superfund, RCRA Corrective
Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites.
OSWER 9200.4-17 (December 1,1997)
Directive notes restrictions regarding the use of
monitored natural attenuation (MNA) and promotes
consistency in how MNA remedies are proposed,
evaluated, and approved.
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.17: Use Of Risk-Based
Decision-Making In UST Corrective Action
Programs
OSWER 9610.17 (March 1,1995)
Directive provides guidelines to help agencies that
implement UST cleanup programs develop and use
risk-based decision-making consistent with federal laws
and regulations. Defines risk-based decision-making as
it applies to UST corrective action; explains when and
how a risk-based approach can be used; and how to
prepare for implementing risk-based corrective action
(RBCA). Includes six case studies highlighting how
states have implemented RBCA. [16 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Pay-For-Performance Cleanups: Effectively
Managing UST Cleanups
EPA 510-B-96-002 (June 1996)
Booklet explores the potential advantages of using
pay-for-performance cleanup agreements to reduce the
cost and time of cleanups and more effectively manage
cleanup resources. Provides a starting point from which
state officials, cleanup contractors, and UST owners can
develop pay-for-performance cleanup approaches
tailored to their own circumstances. Focuses on how to
implement a pay-for-performance cleanup program and
how to construct pay-for-performance cleanup
agreements. [32 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; consultants and contractors
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Petroleum Leaks Underground (Video)
EPA 510-V-92-201 (April 1992)
Video shows how liquids and vapors move through soil
and why early response is important. [30 minutes]
Audience: UST inspectors; contractors and consultants
Order From: Environmental Media Center
P.O. Box 30212
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-522-0362
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Price: $95 (plus $3 shipping and handling)
Processes Affecting Subsurface Transport Of
Leaking Underground Tank Fluids
EPA 600-S-87-005 (1987)
Technical report focuses on factors affecting the
accuracy of detection strategies. Common
detection strategies include testing the tank and the soil
and waters next to the tank. But liquid sampling alone is
not enough: vapor transport, fluid interactions with soil
and microbes, and other activity in the subsurface may
affect the accuracy of monitoring systems. [55 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators; contractors and consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB87-201521 )$$
RBCA Talk/ RBCA Implementation Case Studies
(muttipte numbers and dates)
RBCA Talk summarizes states' progress in
Implementing risk-based corrective action (RBCA), with
focus on specific topics such as steps to take after
completing RBCA training and building stakeholder
involvement RBCA Implementation Case Studies
presents experiences of states in stakeholder
involvement and training. [4 to 6 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: RCRA/Superfund Hotline; OUST Web
Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix
EPA 542-B-93-005 (July 1993)
Booklet includes one-page, easy-to-use matrix that
summarizes the strengths and limitations of innovative
and conventional technologies for the remediation of
soils, sediments, sludges, groundwater, air emissions,
and off-gases. Includes Reference Guide that provides
details on the information provided in the matrix,
including definitions of the technologies that were rated
and descriptions of the factors used to rate them (cost,
availability, and system reliability). [142 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: NTIS (order number PB95-104782) $$
Risk-Based Corrective Action Process (Video)
(1995)
Video developed by Shell Oil Company in conjunction
with the American Society of Testing and Materials and
EPA. Provides an overview of the benefits of using
risk-based corrective action (RBCA). A useful tool for
educating legislators, businesses, and the public about
the benefits of RBCA. [26 minutes]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; general public
Order From: NTIS (order number AVA20080VNBI) $$
Risk-Based Decision-Making: A New Approach To
UST Corrective Action
EPA 510-F-95-001 (June 1995) .
Leaflet defines risk-based decision-making and lists the
steps EPA is taking to encourage the use of risk-based
corrective action (RBCA). For more information on
RBCA, see OSWER Directive 9610.17.
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; remediation contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Road Map To Understanding Technology Options
For Brownfields Investigation And Cleanup
EPA 542-B-97-002 (January 1997)
Identifies basic phases involved in the characterization
and cleanup of brownfields sites. Ties technology
options and supporting resources to basic objectives of
each phase. Outlines key questions to be addressed,
summarizes basic steps involved, and lists technology
options to assist brownfields stakeholders.
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; remediation contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
Soil-Gas Sensing For Detection And Mapping Of
Volatile Organics
EPA 510-K-92-701 (1987)
Report compiles information on the role of soil-gas
sensing in the detection of subsurface organic
contaminants. [260 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: National Ground Water Association
P.O. Box 182039
Dept 017
Columbus, OH 43218
614-761-1711
Order number TO49. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Check or money order must be enclosed with written
request.
Price: $35 members; $43.75 non-members
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Streamlined Implementation: A New Way To Look
'At UST Corrective Actions
EPA 510-F-93-011 (March 1993)
Leaflet describes OSWER Directive 9650.13, which
encourages the use of streamlined UST corrective
action procedures, outlines the benefits of streamlining,
explains EPA's intent in issuing the directive, and
describes the content of the OSWER directive. By
streamlining cleanup procedures and oversight systems,
state UST programs can accomplish faster, cheaper,
and more effective cleanups.
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Survey Of State Programs Pertaining To
Contaminated Soils
EPA 510-K-92-809 (March 1988)
Highly technical, nationwide survey of UST officials
covers policies and procedures about soils
contaminated with petroleum and hazardous
substances. [27 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: NTiS (order number PB97-126825) $$
Tech Trends: The Applied Technologies Journal
For Superfund Removals And Remedial Actions
and RCRA Corrective Actions
EPA 542-N-97-001 (March 1997)
Periodical provides updates on technological
approaches to remediation of contaminated sites.
Regular highlights include descriptions of new
technologies and synopses of current publications that
provide information about alternative technologies for
remediation.
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
Technologies And Options For UST Corrective
Actions: Overview Of Current Practice
EPA 542-R-92-010 (August 1992)
Presents the results of an EPA study that examines the
current use of in-situ and ex-situ corrective action
treatment technologies at UST sites, summarizes
experience with these technologies, and outlines current
state requirements that could affect the selection of
these technologies. Provides information about each
technology, including its effectiveness, efficiency, costs,
and limitations. [90 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard
A Tool Kit Of Technology Information Resources
For Brownfield Sites
EPA 542-B-97-001 (January 1997)
Information on how to access a variety of resources and
introduces brownfields stakeholders to technologies for
cleanup and redevelopment. Describes resources
identified in "Road Map To Understanding Technology
Options For Brownfields Investigation And Cleanup"
(see above).
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
Vendor Field Analytical Characterization
Technology System (VendorFACTS), Version 2.0
EPA 542-R-96-006A (June 1996)
A database of vendor-provided descriptions of
technologies for field analytical characterization
technologies.
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
Order: Database: 542-C-97-001;
Fact Sheet: 545-F-95-001
VISITT: Vendor Information System For Innovative
Treatment Technologies
EPA 542-N-96-006 (September 1996)
The VISITT (Vendor Information System for Innovative
Treatment Technologies) database, available on
computer diskette, was developed as part of a broad
effort to promote the use of innovative treatment
technologies for the cleanup of soil and groundwater
contaminated by hazardous waste and petroleum.
VISITT provides information on the availability,
performance, and cost of innovative treatments. This
bulletin summarizes the major innovative technologies
available and provides lists of vendors who can provide
those technologies, describes hardware and software
requirements for running the VISITT database, and
provides ordering information for the diskettes and user
manual that are necessary to operate VISITT. [8 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants; UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard; Web at http://clu-in.com
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Compliance And Enforcement
Building State Compliance Programs
EPA 530-UST-88-003 (August 1988)
These guidelines can help state UST program officials
develop a state UST compliance program. The
guidelines cover monitoring, enforcement, and outreach
activities. Each aspect of the compliance process is
examined and illustrated by examples of efficient
programs nationwide. [152 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Field Citations Program Series: How To Develop
Your Own UST Field Citation Program
EPA 530-UST-91-014 (February 1991)
UST program officials face enormous challenges in
responding to violations. This handbook can help UST
program officials develop resource-efficient enforcement
programs. Like a traffic ticket, the field citation addresses
a clear-cut violation, requires the violator to correct the
violation, often carries a penalty, and provides for
appeal. [77 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Field Citations Program Series: Field Citations
Training, Instructor's Manual
EPA 530-UST-91-015 (February 1991)
A companion to How To Develop Your Own UST Field
Cttation Program (see above), training manual contains
basic materials to be covered in the course and specific
instructions for class activities that will reinforce training
concepts and encourage class participation. Also
contains handouts and suggestions for program-specific
materials that could be developed on the state or local
level. [140 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Field Citations Program Series: Field Citations
Training, Student's Manual
EPA 530-UST-91-016 (February 1991)
The Student's Manual was designed as a workbook. It
contains key notes on primary topics. [44 pages]
Audience: UST inspectors
Order From: EPA Standard
OSWER Directive 9610.11: UST/LUST Enforcement
Procedures Guidance Manual
OSWER 9610.11 (July 7, 1990)
Provides guidance for regional enforcement personnel
on undertaking actions in response to violations of UST
technical regulations and corrective action requirements.
Provides a detailed overview of the UST/LUST
enforcement program, describes situations appropriate
to enforcement actions, and discusses development of
enforcement cases, procedures for issuing compliance
and corrective action orders, and judicial actions that
may be used. [54 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.12: U.S. EPA Penalty
Guidance For Violations Of UST Regulations
OSWER 9610.12 (November 14, 1990)
Provides guidance on calculating civil penalties against
owners or operators of USTs who are in violation of the
UST technical standards and financial responsibility
regulations. Although this document was designed
primarily for EPA regional staff, state and local UST
implementing agencies may find it useful to adapt some
of the concepts and methodologies for their own UST
enforcement programs. [77 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.16: Guidance For Federal
Field Citation Enforcement
OSWER 9610.16 (October 6, 1993)
A field citation is a "traffic-ticket" type of citation issued to
an owner or operator who is not in compliance with UST
regulatory requirements. This directive provides
guidance on field citations to federal officials by
describing how to identify violations for which, and the
circumstances under which, the field citation is
appropriate. It also offers guidance on penalty amounts
to be assessed, the form citations should take, and
procedures for issuing citations and conducting
follow-up. [28 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Compliance And Enforcement
Searching For The Honest Tank: A Guide to UST
Facility Compliance Inspections (Video and
Companion Booklet)
EPA 510-V-92-101 (video)
EPA 510-K-92-101 (booklet)
(May 1991)
Video covers all major elements of facility compliance
inspection, including inspector's priorities and protocol,
equipment, documentation and recordkeeping
procedures, the inspection itself, follow-up and
enforcement procedures, inspector training, and health
monitoring for UST inspectors. An easy-to-read
companion booklet with checklists and references is
also available. [Video, 33 minutes; booklet, 41 pages]
Audience: UST inspectors
Order From: New England Interstate Environmental
Training Center
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
207-767-2539
Order by title. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request
Price: $40 prepaid for set; $15 prepaid for loan of set
for 1 week; $35 prepaid for video; $5 prepaid for booklet
(all prices include shipping, handling, and tax)
State-EPA Strategy For Encouraging Early
Compliance With UST Upgrade/Replace/Closure
Requirements
EPA 510-B-95-004 (February 1995)
Strategy identifies actions federal, state, and local
agencies can take to encourage early compliance with
the 1998 deadline for upgrading, replacing, or closing
tanks installed before December 1988. Addresses
outreach and technical assistance, compliance
monitoring and enforcement, raising awareness,
financial assistance, financial incentives, tracking
compliance, and assessing progress. Also lists the key
principles of the "early compliance" strategy. [8 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
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Health And Safety
Health And Safety Training For UST Inspectors:
Instructor's Guide
EPA 910-B-92-001 (June 1992)
Guide is designed for instructors who are presenting
health and safety training for UST inspectors. The
Instructor's Guide includes a general discussion of the
course, suggested activities, and suggested visuals. It
should be used in conjunction with the Student's Guide
(see below). [21 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; trainers; contractors
and consultants
Order From: GPO (order number 055-000-00421-8)
Price: $2
Health And Safety Training For UST Inspectors:
Student's Guide
EPA 910-B-92-001 (June 1992)
Training manual provides information to educate
inspectors and others who work around USTs about
potential health and safety hazards associated with
USTs. The manual also explains how to recognize,
evaluate, and control these hazards. Topics covered
Include fires and explosions, oxygen depletion, confined
spaces, excavations, toxicity, and personal protective
equipment. Use alone or in conjunction with the
Instructor's Guide (see above). [274 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: GPO (order number 055-000-00420-0)
Price: $25
Keeping It Clean: Making Safe And Spill-Free Motor
Fuel Deliveries (Video)
EPA 510-V-92-002 (December 1992)
While delivering fuel to USTs, motor fuel delivery truck
drivers find many types of equipment used to prevent air,
soil, and groundwater contamination. This video
describes the various Stage I vapor recovery, overfill
protection, and spill containment equipment that motor
fuel delivery truck drivers may encounter and illustrates
the key steps for a safe and clean delivery. [25 minutes]
Audience: Fuel delivery drivers; UST program officials;
UST owners and operators
Order From: This video may be purchased from any of
the following:
American Petroleum Institute
Publications Department
1220LSt. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone 202-682-8375; Fax 202-962-4776
Pub. No. A16590; Cost $59.95
Visa and MasterCard accepted. Minimum $6
shipping and handling on prepaid orders. Will invoice.
Petroleum Equipment Institute
Publications Department
Box 2380
Tulsa, OK 74101-2380
Phone 918-494-9696; Fax 918-491-9895
Order by title; Cost $60
Visa and MasterCard accepted. Prepayment required.
Cost includes shipping and handling.
Environmental Media Center
P.O. Box 30212
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-522-0362
Order by title. Cost is $95 plus $3 shipping and .. .
handling. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Check or
money order must be enclosed with written request.
Leaking USTs And Health: Understanding Health
Risks From Petroleum Contamination
EPA 530-UST-91-018 (January 1992)
An overview of health risks posed by exposure to
gasoline and benzene contamination. [19 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
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Program Development
Cost Recovery Procedures For State UST
Programs To Recover LUST Trust Expenditures
EPA 510-K-95-001 (January 1995)
Report, prepared by EPA Region 4, covers the
procedures involved in cost-recovery actions by the
states in Region 4 under RCRA Subtitle I. Includes
sections on determining the cases appropriate for cost
recovery, cost recovery procedures, and sample
memoranda. Not an EPA rulemaking, this report is
guidance applicable only to EPA Region 4 states.
Audience: UST program officials; attorneys
Order From: EPA Standard
OSWER Directive 9200.4-17: Use Of Monitored
Natural Attenuation At Superfund, RCRA Corrective
Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites.
OSWER 9200.4-17 (December 1,1997)
Directive notes restrictions regarding the use of
monitored natural attenuation (MNA) and promotes
consistency in how MNA remedies are proposed,
evaluated, and approved.
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.5: FY 1989-FY 1990
Transition Strategy For The UST Program
OSWER 9610.5 (April 1,1988)
At the beginning of FY 1989, EPA's UST program
began a transition, as its focus shifted from developing
regulations to facilitating state implementation of the
national UST program. This directive outlines a transition
strategy for regions and states and identifies appropriate
activities for each to take during the transition period, the
period of time between the issuance of EPA's final
regulations and the time state programs are approved to
operate in lieu of the federal program. [9 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.5-1: Transition Tasks List
OSWER 9610.5-1 (January 30, 1989)
Directive identifies the tasks specified in the federal UST
regulations that are a responsibility of the implementing
agency, including those associated with technical and
financial responsibility requirements. [15 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.1 OA: Cost Recovery Policy
For The Leaking UST Trust Fund
OSWER 9610.10A (May 24, 1994)
The primary purpose of cost recovery under the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund is to provide
incentives for owners and operators to comply with
technical and financial responsibility requirements of
federal UST regulations. This directive has been revised
to incorporate policy changes made since issuance of
the 1988 cost recovery policy. Note: This publication is
also included as Appendix A of the LUST Trust Fund
Cooperative Agreement Guidelines (OSWER 9650.10A,
see below). [19 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9650.1 OA: LUST Trust Fund
Cooperative Agreement Guidelines
OSWER 9650.10A (May 24, 1994)
Provides information to assist states and EPA regional
offices in negotiating, awarding, and overseeing LUST
Trust Fund Cooperative Agreements. The guidelines
have been revised to incorporate policy decisions made
since issuance of the 1989 Trust Fund guidelines.
Revised LUST Trust Fund Cost Recovery Policy
(OSWER Directive 9610.10A) included. [57 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9610.17: Use Of Risk-Based
Decision-Making In UST Corrective Action
Programs
OSWER 9610.17 (March 1, 1995)
Provides guidelines to help agencies that implement
UST cleanup programs develop and use risk-based
decision-making consistent with federal laws and
regulations. Defines risk-based decision-making as it
applies to UST corrective action; explains when and
how a risk-based approach can be used; and provides
summaries of implementing risk-based corrective action
(RBCA). Includes six case studies highlighting how
states have implemented RBCA. [16 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9650.13: Streamlined
Implementation Of UST Corrective Action
Requirements
OSWER 9650.13 (November 23, 1992)
In the UST corrective action program, "streamlining"
means using total quality management principles,
improved technologies, and innovative regulatory
approaches to more quickly, effectively, and efficiently
address releases. Directive provides guidance that
agencies (especially state UST programs) can use to
streamline corrective action processes. [16 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Program Development
OSWER Directive 9650.14: Monitoring The
Financial Soundness Of Approved State Assurance
Funds
OSWER 9650.14 (August 12.1993)
State assurance funds provide UST owners and
operators with an affordable financial responsibility
compliance mechanism as well as money for UST
cleanups. This guidance, which focuses on funds for
corrective action and third-party claims, outlines tools
that can be used to monitor the soundness of state UST
program funds and provides solvency measures that
can be tailored to each state fund. [24 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
OSWER Directive 9650.15: Procedures And
Requirements For Codification Of Approved State
UST Programs
OSWER 9650.15 (September 22,1994)
Directive outlines procedures to aid government
personnel in codification (the process that identifies the
elements of approved state UST programs by placing
them in the Code of Federal Regulations). Includes a
flowchart and comprehensive narrative of the
codification process; guidance on submitting and
preparing Federal Register notices; state-specific
procedures; and sample transmittal memos. [149 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; general public
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Preventing Leaking USTs: Using Government
Assistance Programs To Finance Tank Systems
Improvements
EPA 510-K-92-201 (1990)
EPA and the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a bipartisan
nonprofit group that supports regional economic growth,
discuss creative ways state and local governments can
offer financial assistance to help UST owners and
operators meet UST requirements. [35 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; state and local
governments
Order From: EPA Standard
State Funds In Transition: Models For Underground
Storage Tank Assurance Funds
EPA 510-B-97-002 (January 1997)
Case studies describe how states are making the
transition from their state fund programs to other
financial assurance mechanisms, such as private
insurance. Case studies also present potential "model"
programs for states that have decided to change the
structure of their funds. Also presents a general
overview of the UST program and state assurance
funds. [40 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
State Program Approval Handbook
EPA 500-B-92-004 (May 1992)
Handbook developed for state and EPA officials who
are building and evaluating state UST programs for
approval to operate in lieu of the federal UST program.
Provides plain-English discussion to increase states'
understanding of how to apply for state program
approval. [114 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
State Third-Party Service Provider Programs:
Augmenting State UST Programs
EPA 510-B-97-003'(March 1997)
Booklet explains how states can use privately employed
specialists to conduct activities such as facility
inspections or oversee leaking UST cleanups at low-risk
sites. Includes basic concepts; guidance on designing
and running a third-party UST inspector program;
guidance on designing and running a third-party
cleanup oversight program; and challenges. [40 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; contractors and
consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Suggested Procedures For Review Of State UST
Applications
EPA 500-B-92-005 (May 1992)
Booklet helps officials develop and evaluate state UST
programs for approval; streamline the review and
approval of state programs; achieve optimal interaction
between state governments and EPA regional offices;
and overcome obstacles to approval. [77 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Using Bonds To Close The Gap: A Guide To
Revenue Options For State Fund Administrators
EPA 510-B-93-010 (December 1993)
State financial assurance funds for USTs help pay for
cleanups and third-party liability costs associated with
petroleum leaks. For some states, borrowing money
through the issuance of bonds may help to remove
short-term reimbursement backlogs. Booklet provides
fund administrators with information about borrowing
money through bonds secured primarily with fees
collected by the state's UST program. [51 pages]
Audience: UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
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Laws And Regulations
Federal Register—Hazardous Waste: Interim
Prohibition Against Installation Of Unprotected
Underground Storage Tanks (Interpretive Rule),
PartlV, 40 CFR Part 280
EPA 510-Z-92-601 (June 4, 1986)
Interpretive rule summarizes interim requirements of
RCRA Subtitle I and states that USTs installed between
May 7,1985 and the effective date of new standards
must be declared to EPA. Reviews performance
standards and clarifies compliance obligations of UST
owners and operators. Also alerts owners and operators
to the circumstances that prompt EPA to proceed with
enforcement for noncompliance. [3 pages]
Audience: UST program officials ; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum: Financial Responsibility
Requirements And State Program Approval
Objective (Final Rule), Part II, 40 CFR Part 280
EPA 510-Z-92-802 (October 26, 1988)
Rule establishes requirements for demonstrating
financial responsibility for taking corrective action and
compensating third parties for bodily injury and property
damage caused by accidental releases arising from the
operation of USTs containing petroleum. EPA also
published in this document, for purposes of state
program approval, a federal technical objective for
financial responsibility of owners and operators of
petroleum UST systems. [61 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
The Federal Register is the document in which
federal agencies publish for public record any
regulatory action that may affect the regulated
communities, including proposed, amended,
and final rules. Proposed and final federal
regulations are published in the Federal
Register as Federal Register Notices. Unlike
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
Federal Register notices contain additional text
that explains the rationale behind a proposed
or final regulation. This additional text, referred
to as the "Preamble," may be helpful in
understanding the regulation.
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks:
Technical Requirements And State Program
Approval (Final Rules), Part II, 40 CFR Parts 280
And 281
EPA 510-Z-92-801 (September 23, 1988)
Notice presents final rules on UST technical
requirements and state program approval. The
technical requirements address federal standards for
leak detection and prevention and corrective action for
USTs that fall under RCRA, Section 9003. These rules
also establish final requirements for approval of state
UST programs to operate in place of the federal UST
program. [165 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST-Web
Federal Register—Approval And Promulgation Of
Implementation Plans (Interim Final Rule), 40 CFR
Part 280
EPA 510-Z-92-901 (November 9,1989)
Rule interprets required language of endorsements to
existing insurance policies under 40 CFR 280.97(b)(1)
and certificates of insurance under 40 CFR
280.97(b)(2). The amendments bring the financial
responsibility requirements into greater conformity with
insurance industry practices concerning cancellation
and extended reporting and thus avoids possible
impacts on the availability and affordability of such
insurance. [6 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum: Financial Responsibility
Requirements (Interim Final Rule), Part VIII, 40 CFR
Part 280
EPA 510-Z-90-100 (May 2, 1990)
Rule modifies the deadline for financial responsibility
requirements for petroleum marketing firms that own
between 13 and 99 USTs at more than one facility. The
deadline is extended from April 26,1990, to April 26,
1991, to provide additional time for the development of
financial assurance mechanisms to enable this group to
comply. [2 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Laws And Regulations
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks:
Technical Requirements (Interim Final Rule), 40
CFR Part 280
EPA510-Z-91-002 (January 2,1991)
Rule extends the December 22,1990 deadline for UST
owners and operators to install automatic line leak
detectors on new or existing underground pressurized
piping systems with minimum requirements for a
probability of detection of 0.95 and a probability of false
alarm of 0.05. The deadline for meeting the minimum
probability requirements is extended to September 22,
1991. The December 22,1990 deadline for installation
of pipeline leak detection, tightness testing, and monthly
monitoring is not changed. [2 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Federal Register—Issuance Of And Administrative
Hearings On RCRA Section 9003(h), Corrective
Action Orders For Underground Storage Tanks
(Final Rule), Part VII, 40 CFR Part 24
EPA 510-Z-91-001 (September 27,1991)
Final rule establishes administrative procedures for
issuing corrective action orders and conducting
administrative hearings pursuant to RCRA, Section
9003(h). This document outlines the background of the
rule, addresses public comments and concerns about
the rule, and describes procedures for the hearing
process. [10 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register—Exemption of
Petroleum-Contaminated Media And Debris From
Underground Storage Tanks From RCRA
Hazardous Waste Requirements (Proposed Rule),
Part VIII, 40 CFR Part 261
EPA 510-Z-93-005 (February 12, 1993)
Notice presents EPA's proposal to exempt from certain
portions of the Toxicity Characteristics (TC) Rule
contaminated media and debris generated from
petroleum UST corrective actions that are subject to
RCRA Subtitle I. This document describes the TC Rule
and the Agency's reasons for the UST deferral; explains
the kinds of media and debris that would be exempt;
announces the results of two studies on this issue;
outlines regulatory alternatives that EPA examined; and
provides results of an economic impact analysis of the
proposed exemption. [10 pages]
Audience: UST, solid waste, and hazardous waste
program officials; UST owners and operators;
contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposes To
Exempt Underground Storage Tank
Petroleum-Contaminated Media And Debris From
RCRA Hazardous Waste Requirement
EPA 510-F-93-009 (February 1993)
Fact sheet describes the proposed exemption published
in the Federal Register on February 12, 1993. [2 pages]
Audience: UST, solid waste, and hazardous waste
program officials; UST owners and operators;
contractors and consultants
Order From: EPA Standard
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum: Financial Responsibility
Requirements (Final Rule), 40CFR Part 280
EPA 510-Z-92-102 (December 23,1991)
Rule modifies the compliance dates under 40 CFR
280.91(d). Under the modification, all petroleum
marketing firms owning 1 to 12 USTs at more than one
facility, or fewer than 100 USTs at a single facility, or
nonmarketers with a net worth of less than $20 million
are required to comply with the requirements of 40 CFR
Part 280, subpart H (Financial Responsibility) by
December 31,1993. Extends the deadline from the
previous date of October 26,1991. [4 pages]
Audience: UST program officials; UST owners and
operators
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum: Financial Responsibility
Requirements (Final Rule), Part II, 40 CFR Part 280
EPA 510-Z-93-001 (February 18,1993)
Rule establishes four additional mechanisms—bond
rating test, worksheet test, governmental guarantee, or
fund balance test—that local governments can use to
demonstrate financial responsibility for corrective action
and third-party liability for USTs. Includes background
on the rule, descriptions and analyses of the four
alternative mechanisms, and an economic impact
analysis of the rule. [34 pages]
Audience: Local governments; UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
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Laws And Regulations
Environmental Fact Sheet: Additional Mechanisms
For Local Government Entities Owning Or
Operating Petroleum Underground Storage
Tanks—Final Rule
EPA 510-F-93-010 (February 1993)
Fact sheet describes the four additional mechanisms
that local governments can use to comply with financial
responsibility requirements published in the Federal
Register on February 18,1993. [2 pages]
Audience: Local governments; UST program officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Environmental Fact Sheet: 1998 Financial
Responsibility Compliance Deadline For Indian
Tribes That Own Underground Storage Tanks On
Indian Lands
EPA 510-F-94-001 (February 1994)
Fact sheet describes the extension of the financial
responsibility deadline for Indian tribes published in the
Federal Register on February 28,1994. [2 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tank
Program: Approved Program For New Hampshire
(Final Rule), Part III, 40 CFR Part 282
EPA510-Z-93-004( November 2, 1993)
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA), as-amended by the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), authorizes EPA
to grant approval to states to operate their UST
programs in lieu of the federal program. This rule
provides the regulatory framework under which state
programs may be codified, and it specifically codifies the
prior approval of New Hampshire's UST program and
incorporates by reference appropriate provisions of New
Hampshire State statutes and regulations. [4 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum: Financial Responsibility
Requirements (Final Rule), Part IV, 40 CFR Part 280
EPA 510-Z-94-001 (February 28, 1994)
Rule extends the financial responsibility compliance
deadline from February 18, 1994, to December 31,
1998, for federally recognized Indian tribes that own
USTs on Indian lands. This change will allow EPA, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian tribes additional time
to explore options for solving funding problems for
cleaning up contamination and for achieving
compliance with technical requirements such as tank
upgrading. [4 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Federal Register—Underground Storage Tanks:
Lender Liability (Final Rule), Part II, 40 CFR Parts
280 And 281
EPA 510-Z-95-002 (September 7, 1995)
Rule limits the regulatory obligations of lending
institutions and other persons who hold a
security interest in a petroleum UST or in real estate
containing a petroleum UST, or that acquire title or deed
to a petroleum UST or facility or property on which a
UST is located. Specifies conditions under which these
"security interest holders" may be exempted from RCRA
Subtitle I corrective action. [23 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; lending institutions; persons with real estate
holdings
Order From: EPA Standard; OUST Web
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA's Lender Liability
Rule For Underground Storage Tanks
EPA 510-F-95-004 (September 1995)
Fact sheet summarizes the Lender Liability Final Rule
published in the Federal Register on September 7,
1995. [2 pages]
Audience: UST owners and operators; UST program
officials; lending institutions; persons with real estate
holdings
Order From: EPA Standard
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Laws And Regulations
Report To Senate Committee On Appropriations
Regarding Underground Storage Tanks Financial
Responsibility And Related Issues
EPA 510-R-92-201 (April 1992)
In September 1990, the Senate Committee on
Appropriations directed EPA to report on UST
owners and operators' progress toward meeting
financial responsibility requirements. This report
presents EPA's findings as well as legislative and
regulatory recommendations concerning federal
regulations for UST systems. Primary topics are
compliance with the financial responsibility requirements,
their impact on various industry sectors, and methods of
reducing the financial impact of the UST program on the
regulated community. Appendices document the
economic analyses and other supporting material used
In preparing this report. [132 pages]
Audience: U.S. Congress
Order From: EPA Standard
Underground Heating Oil And Motor Fuel Tanks
Exempt From Regulation Under Subtitle I Of The
Resource Conservation And Recovery
Act-Executive Summary
EPA 510-R-92-002 (May 1990)
USTs that store heating oil for on-site consumption and
those that store motor fuel for noncommercial farm or
residential use were exempted from RCRA Subtitle I.
Nevertheless, the 1984 Amendments to RCRA required
EPA to report on whether these systems should fall
under RCRA Subtitle I provisions. This executive
summary explains why these USTs should remain
exempt from federal regulation. [21 pages]
Audience: U.S. Congress; UST program officials; UST
owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Underground Heating Oil And Motor Fuel Tanks
Exempt From Regulation Under Subtitle I Of The
Resource Conservation And Recovery Act—A
Study For Report To Congress
EPA 510-R-92-003 (May 1990)
Extensive technical documentation for the executive
summary of the same name (see above). [192 pages]
Audience: U.S. Congress; UST program officials;
UST owners and operators
Order From: EPA Standard
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs
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Index Of Catalog Item Numbers
EPA 500-B-92-004
EPA 500-B-92-005
EPA501-V-92-601
EPA510-B-92-002
EPA510-B-93-004
EPA510-B-93-005
EPA510-B-93-010
EPA510-B-94-002
EPA510-B-95-004
EPA510-B-95-007
EPA510-B-95-008
EPA510-B-95-009
EPA510-B-95-010
EPA510-B-96-002
EPA510-B-96-007
EPA510-B-97-001
EPA510-B-97-002
EPA510-B-97-003
EPA510-B-97-004
EPA510-B-97-007
EPA510-F-92-201
EPA510-F-93-001
EPA510-F-93-009
EPA510-F-93-010
EPA510-F-93-011
EPA510-F-93-029
EPA510-F-94-001
EPA510-F-95-001
EPA510-F-95-002
EPA510-F-95-004
EPA510-F-95-008
EPA510-F-96-001
EPA510-F-96-003
EPA510-F-96-004
EPA510-F-96-005
EPA510-F-97-003
EPA510-F-97-004
EPA510-F-97-005
EPA510-F-97-009
EPA510-F-98-008
EPA510-K-92-006
EPA510-K-92-201
EPA510-K-92-701
EPA510-K-92-802
EPA510-K-92-809
EPA510-K-92-810
State Program Approval Handbook
Suggested Procedures For Review Of State UST Applications
Underground Storage Tanks: Rest In Peace (Video)
Filter Canisters: A New Method for Recovering Free Product
Doing Inventory Control Right: For Underground Storage Tanks
Manual Tank Gauging: For Small Underground Storage Tanks
Using Bonds To Close The Gap
Don't Wait Until 1998: Spill, Overfill, And Corrosion Protection
State-EPA Strategy For Encouraging Early Compliance With UST Upgrade ..
How To Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies For USTs
No Espere Hasta El 1998 :.....
Introduction To Statistical Inventory Reconciliation For USTs
Financing Underground Storage Tank Work
Pay-For-Performance Cleanups
UST Program Facts: Implementing Federal Requirements For USTs ........
Expedited Site Assessment Tools For UST Sites
State Funds In Transition
State Third-Party Service Provider Programs
List Of Leak Detection Evaluations For USTs
Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods For Petroleum USTs
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Clarifies Testing Requirements
Hyperventilate: A Software Guidance System ,
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposes To Exempt USTs
Environmental Fact Sheet: Additional Mechanisms For Local Governments ..
Streamlined Implementation: A New Way To Look At UST Corrective Action .
An Overview Of UST Remediation Options
Environmental Fact Sheet: 1998 Financial Responsibility Compliance
Risk-Based Decision-Making: A New Approach To UST Corrective Action .
Don't Wait Until 1998: Brief Facts
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA's Lender Liability Rule For USTs
Fact Sheet: List Of Known Insurance Providers For USTs
Introducing TANK RACER
Regional And State UST/LUST Program Contacts
Closing Underground Storage Tanks: Brief Facts
Introducing How To Effectively Recover Free Product
Ordering Information On Underground Storage Tanks
Introducing Expedited Site Assessment Tools
Underground Storage Tanks: Requirements And Options
Are You Upgrading An Underground Storage Tank System?
Controlling UST Cleanup Costs
(booklet) What Do We Have Here? An Inspector's Guide To Site Assessment
Preventing Leaking USTs
Soil-Gas Sensing For Detection And Mapping Of Volatile Organics
Tank Corrosion Study
Survey Of State Programs Pertaining To Contaminated Soils
Review Of Effectiveness Of Static Tank Testing
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Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs
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Index Of Catalog Item Numbers
EPA510-K-92-811
EPA510-K-92-817
EPA510-K-92-901
EPA510-K-92-902
EPA510-K-93-001
EPA510-K-95-Q01
EPA510-K-95-002
EPA510-K-95-004
Evaluation Of U-Tube LIST Systems For Soil Vapor Testing 6
(booklet) Tank Closure Without Tears 9
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST Cleanups 12
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST Cleanups (Field Cards) 12
Demonstration Projects Spread The Use Of Alternative Technologies 12
Cost Recovery Procedures For State UST Programs 21
Musts For USTs: A Summary Of Federal Regulations For USTs 2
Dollars And Sense: Financial Responsibility Requirements For USTs 2
EPA 510-R-92-002 Underground Heating Oil And Motor Fuel Tanks Exempt (summary) 26
EPA 510-R-92-003 Underground Heating Oil And Motor Fuel Tanks Exempt (report) 26
Report To Senate Committee On Appropriations 26
Analysis Of Static Tank Testing As A Leak Detection Technique 5
Causes Of Release From UST Systems (report) 5
Causes Of Release From UST Systems (attachments) 5
Research For Abatement Of Leaks From USTs 7
Background Hydrocarbon Vapor Concentration Study 5
How To Effectively Recover Free Product At Leaking UST Sites 13
Development Of Procedures 5
EPA 510-S-92-802 Analysis Of Manual Inventory Reconciliation: Executive Summary 5
EPA510-V-92-001 Straight Talk On Leak Detection With Joe Thursday 7
Keeping It Clean: Making Safe And Spill-Free Motor Fuel Deliveries 20
What Do We Have Here? An Inspector's Guide To Site Assessment 9
Searching For The Honest Tank: A Guide to UST Facility Compliance 19
Petroleum Leaks Underground (Video) 16
The LUST Story: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (Video) 2
A Question Of When (Video) 10
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks Containing Petroleum 23
Federal Register Issuance Of And Administrative Hearings On RCRA 24
EPA 510-Z-91-002 Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks: Technical Requirements 24
EPA510-Z-92-102 Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks Containing Petroleum 24
Federal Register Hazardous Waste: Interim Prohibition 23
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks: Technical Requirements 23
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks Containing Petroleum 23
Federal Register Approval And Promulgation Of Implementation Plans 23
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks Containing Petroleum 24
Federal Register Underground Storage Tank Program: Approved Program 25
Federal Register Exemption of Petroleum-Contaminated Media 24
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks Containing Petroleum 25
Federal Register Underground Storage Tanks: Lender Liability 25
Cleanup Of Releases From Petroleum USTs: Selected Technologies 11
Building State Compliance Programs 18
Normas Y Procedimientos Para TSA 3
The UST National Poster 3
Field Measurements 13
EPA 530-UST-90-004 through-010 Standard Test Procedures For Evaluating Leak Detection Methods . 7
EPA530-UST-91-014 How To Develop Your Own UST Field Citation Program 18
EPA 530-UST-91-015 Field Citations Training: Instructor's Manual 1.8
EPA510-R-92-201
EPA510-R-92-701
EPA510-R-92-702
EPA510-R-92-703
EPA510-R-92-801
EPA510-R-92-802
EPA510-R-96-001
EPA510-S-92-801
EPA510-V-92-002
EPA510-V-92-006
EPA510-V-92-101
EPA510-V-92-201
EPA510-V-92-202
EPA510-V-92-802
EPA510-Z-90-100
EPA510-Z-91-001
EPA510-Z-92-601
EPA510-Z-92-801
EPA510-Z-92-802
EPA510-Z-92-901
EPA510-Z-93-001
EPA510-Z-93-004
EPA510-Z-93-005
EPA510-Z-94-001
EPA510-Z-95-002
EPA530-UST-88-001
EPA 530-UST-88-003
EPA530-UST-90-001
EPA530-UST-90-002
EPA 530-UST-90-003
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs
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Index Of Catalog Item Numbers
EPA 530-UST-91-016 Field Citations Training: Student's Manual 18
EPA 530-UST-91-018 Leaking Underground Storage Tanks And Health 20
EPA 542-B-93-005 Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix 16
EPA 542-B-96-002 Completed North America Innovative Technology Demonstration Projects . ... 12
EPA 542-B-96-003 Bibliography For Innovative Site Cleanup Technologies 11
EPA 542-B-97-001 A Tool Kit Of Technology Information Resources For Brownfield Sites 17
EPA 542-B-97-002 Road Map To Understanding Technology Options For Brownfields 16
EPA 542-F-96-001 through -016 Citizens' Guides To Innovative Treatment Technologies 11
EPA 542-F-96-017 through -027 Citizens' Guides To Innovative Treatment Technologies (Spanish) .... 11
EPA 542-N-96-006 VISITT: Vendor Information System .'".'. 17.
EPA 542-N-97-001 Tank Closure Without Tears (Video and Companion Booklet) 17
EPA 542-R-92-010 Technologies And Options For UST Corrective Actions 17
EPA 542-R-96-006A Vendor Field Analytical Characterization Technology System 17
EPA 600-2-88-068a Evaluation Of Volumetric Leak Detection Methods 6
EPA 600-2-90-061 State-Of-The-Art Procedures And Equipment For Internal Inspections 4
EPA 600-2-91-037 Chemicals Stored In USTs: Characteristics And Leak Detection 5
EPA 600-2-91-044a Volumetric Leak Detection In Large Underground Storage Tanks 8
EPA 600-2-91-053 Assessing UST Corrective Action Technology 11
EPA 600-9-90-044 Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Vapor Monitoring Wells 8
EPA 600-9-90-045 Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Floating Liquid Monitoring 7
EPA 600-9-90-046 External Leak Monitoring 8
EPA 600-R-93-028 Hyperventilate: Decision-Support Software For SVE 14
EPA 600-R-94-039a, Volume 1 The Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model (HSSM) 14
EPA 600-R-94-039b, Volume 2 The Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model (HSSM) 14
EPA 600-R-96 Measurement And Analysis Of Vapor Sensors 15
EPA 600-R-96-145 Enhanced Bioremediation Of BTEX Using Immobilized Nutrients 12
EPA 600-S-87-005 Processes Affecting Subsurface Transport 16
EPA 600-X-96-001 Evaluation Of Peat-Based And "Nutrient Media For Remediation 13
EPA 625-9-89-009 Volumetric Tank Testing: An Overview ....... 8
EPA 910-B-92-001 Health And Safety Training For Underground Storage Tank Inspectors 20
EPA-510-V-92-801 Doing It Right: Proper Installation Of Underground Storage Tanks 10
OSWER 9200.4-17 Use Of Monitored Natural Attenuation 15,21
OSWER 9610.10A Cost Recovery Policy 21
OSWER 9610.11 UST/LUST Enforcement Procedures 18
OSWER 9610.12 U.S. EPA Penalty Guidance 18
OSWER 9610.16 Guidance For Federal Field Citation : 18
OSWER 9610.17 Use Of Risk-Based Decision-Making 15,21
OSWER 9610.5 FY 1989-FY1990 Transition Strategy 21
OSWER 9610.5-1 Transition Tasks List 21
OSWER 9650.10A LUST Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement 21
OSWER 9650.13 Streamlined Implementation 15,21
OSWER 9650.14 Monitoring The Financial Soundness Of Approved State Assurance Funds 22
OSWER 9650.15 Procedures And Requirements For Codification 22
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs 29
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Index of Catalog Item Titles
A Question Of When (Video) 10
A Tool Kit Of Technology Information Resources For Brownfield Sites 17
An Evaluation Of Four Field Screening Techniques For Measurement 12
An Overview Of UST Remediation Options 15
Analysis Of Manual Inventory Reconciliation: Executive Summary 5
Analysis Of Static Tank Testing As A Leak Detection Technique 5
Are You Upgrading An UST System? 4
Assessing UST Corrective Action Technology 11
Background Hydrocarbon Vapor Concentration Study On USTs 5
Bibliography For Innovative Site Cleanup Technologies 11
Building State Compliance Programs 18
Causes Of Release From UST Systems 5
Chemicals Stored In USTs: Characteristics And Leak Detection 5
Citizens' Guides 11
Cleanup Of Releases From Petroleum USTs 11
Closing USTs: Brief Facts 9
Completed North America Innovative Technology Demonstration Projects 12
Controlling UST Cleanup Costs 12
Cost Recovery Procedures For State UST Programs 21
Demonstration Projects Spread The Use Of Alternative Technologies 12
Detecting Leaks: Successful Methods, Step-By-Step 5
Development Of Procedures To Assess The Performance 5
Doing Inventory Control Right: For USTs 5
Doing It Right II: Installing Required UST Equipment (Video) 10
Doing It Right: Proper Installation Of USTs And Piping (Video) 10
Dollars And Sense: Financial Responsibility Requirements For USTs 2
Dont Wait Until 1998: Brief Facts 4
Don't Wait Until 1998: Spill, Overfill, And Corrosion Protection 4
Enhanced Bioremediation Of BTEX Using Immobilized Nutrients 12
Environmental Fact Sheet: 1998 Financial Responsibility Compliance 25
Environmental Fact Sheet: Additional Mechanisms For Local Governments 25
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Clarifies Testing Requirements 6
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposes To Exempt USTs ; 24
Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA's Lender Liability Rule For USTs 25
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST Cleanups (Field Cards) 12
Estimating Air Emissions From Petroleum UST Cleanups (Technical Report) 12
Evaluation Of Peat-Based And Nutrient Media For Remediation 13
Evaluation Of U-Tube Underground Tank Systems For Soil Vapor Testing 6
Evaluation Of Volumetric Leak Detection Methods For USTs 6
Expedited Site Assessment Tools For UST Sites 13
Fact Sheet: List Of Known Insurance Providers For USTs 2
Federal Register Entries 23-25
Field Citations Program Series: Field Citations Training, Instructor's Manual 18
Field Citations Program Series: Field Citations Training, Student's Manual 18
Field Citations Program Series: How To Develop Your Own UST Field Citation Program 18
Field Measurements: Dependable Data When You Need It 13
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs 3O
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Filter Canisters: A New Method for Recovering Free Product 13
Financing UST Work: Federal And State Assistance Programs .( 2
Free-Product Release Detection For USTs 6
Ground Water Currents • 13
Health And Safety Training For UST Inspectors: Instructor's Guide 20
Health And Safety Training For UST Inspectors: Student's Guide 20
How To Effectively Recover Free Product At Leaking UST Sites 14
How To Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies For UST Sites : 14
Hyperventilate .-.'.' : 14.:;;
Hyperventilate: A Software Guidance System 14
Introducing Expedited Site Assessment Tools For UST Sites 14 • • "
Introducing How To Effectively Recover Free Product At Leaking USTs ;; 14 ,
Introducing TANK RACER 15
Introduction To Statistical Inventory Reconciliation For USTs 6
Keeping It Clean: Making Safe And Spill-Free Motor Fuel Deliveries 20
Leaking USTs And Health .20
List Of Leak Detection Evaluations For UST Systems: Third Edition 6
LUSTLine Bulletin 2
Measurement And Analysis Of Vapor Sensors Used At UST Sites 15
Musts For USTs: A Summary Of Federal Regulations For UST Systems 2
No Espere Hasta El 1998 4
Normas Y Procedimientos Para TSA 3
OSWER Directive 9200.4-17: Use Of Monitored Natural Attenuation ...: 15, 21
OSWER Directive 9610.1 OA: Cost Recovery Policy '. .21
OSWER Directive 9610.11: UST/LUST Enforcement Procedures Guidance 18
OSWER Directive 9610.12: U.S. EPA Penalty Guidance For Violations .. 18
OSWER Directive 9610.16: Guidance For Federal Field Citation : 18
OSWER Directive 9610.17: Use Of Risk-Based Decision-Making .. 15
OSWER Directive 9610.5: FY 1989-FY 1990 Transition Strategy : 21
OSWER Directive 9610.5-1: Transition Tasks List 21
OSWER Directive 9650.10A: LUST Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement 21
OSWER Directive 9650.13: Streamlined Implementation Of UST Corrective Action 15,21
OSWER Directive 9650.14: Monitoring The Financial Soundness 22
OSWER Directive 9650.15: Procedures And Requirements For Codification .-. 22
Pay-For-Performance Cleanups 15
Petroleum Leaks Underground (Video) v... -.'•:"....... 16
Preventing Leaking USTs ••..' • 22
Processes Affecting Subsurface Transport 16
RBCA Talk/ RBCA Implementation Case Studies 16
Regional And State UST/LUST Program Contacts 3
Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix 16
Report To Senate Committee On Appropriations Regarding USTs 26 '
Research For Abatement Of Leaks From USTs Containing Hazardous Substances 7
Review Of Effectiveness Of Static Tank Testing .*.'.:.; .".... .Y. ............"....: 7
Risk-Based Corrective Action Process (Video) :...... 16
Risk-Based Decision-Making -. * -..'.....' 16
Road Map To Understanding Technology Options For Brownfields 16
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs 31
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Searching For The Honest Tank 19
Soil-Gas Sensing For Detection And Mapping Of Volatile Organics 16
Standard Test Procedures For Evaluating Leak Detection Methods 7
State Funds In Transition 22
State Program Approval Handbook 22
State Third-Party Service Provider Programs 22
State-EPA Strategy For Encouraging Early Compliance With LIST Upgrade 19
State-Of-The-Art Procedures And Equipment For Internal Inspection 4
Straight Talk On Leak Detection With Joe Thursday 7
Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods For Petroleum USTs 7
Streamlined Implementation: A New Way To Look At UST Corrective Action 17
Suggested Procedures For Review Of State UST Applications 22
Survey Of State Programs Pertaining To Contaminated Soils 17
Tank Closure Without Tears (Video and Companion Booklet) 9
Tank Corrosion Study 7
Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Floating Liquid Monitoring 7
Tank Issues: Design And Placement Of Vapor Monitoring Wells 8
Tank Issues: Site Characterization For External Leak Monitoring 8
Tank Time (Video) 4
Tech Trends 17
Technologies And Options For UST Corrective Actions 17
The Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model 14
The LUST Story: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (Video) 2
The UST National Poster 3
Underground Heating Oil And Motor Fuel Tanks Exempt From Regulations 26
Underground Storage Tanks: Requirements And Options 3
Underground Storage Tanks: Rest In Peace (Video) 10
Underground Tank Technology Update 3
Using Bonds To Close The Gap 22
UST Program Facts: Implementing Federal Requirements For USTs 3
Vendor Field Analytical Characterization Technology System 17
VISITT: Vendor Information System For Innovative Treatment Technnologies 17
Volumetric Leak Detection In Large USTs 8
Volumetric Tank Testing: An Overview 8
What Do We Have Here? 9
Catalog Of EPA Materials On USTs 32
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" UST: Underground StorageTank. For regulatory purposes, EPA defines an underground
storage tank (UST) as a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has
10 percent or more of its volume (of tank and piping) beneath the surface of the ground.
USTs are used to store petroleum or certain hazardous substances. Generally, requirements
for petroleum' and hazardous substance USTs are similar."
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Statute: A federal statute is a law passed by the U.S. Congress. The statute which covers
underground storage tanks is Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA). RCRA has been amended several times since it was first enacted.
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RCRA, Subt'itle I: The section of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that
required EPA to develop a comprehensive regulatory program for USTs storing petroleum or
hazardous substances. Congress responded to the increasing threat to groundwater posed by
leaking USTs by adding Subtitle I, which was passed as part of the Hazardous and Solid
* Waste Amendments of 1984. The law directed EPA to publish regulations that would require
.owners and operators of USTs to prevent and detect leaks, and clean up leaks and spills.
{ Subtitle I was amended in 1986 by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
"(SARA). SARA created theleakihg Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund and directed EPA
to promulgate regulations requiring owners and operators to show financial responsibility for
i, i cleaning up releases and spills and compensating third parties for damages resulting from
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online, download them, or order printed copies. This Web site
is a vast resource for other UST-related material as well.
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