Oil storage tank reguations guide by U.S. State.

This document outlines the basic rules for reporting oil tank leaks and abandoning oil tanks which are no longer to be used. It provides locates and summarizes oil tank abandonment guidelines providing oil tank regulations for all of the U.S. states. t provides state and national building or environmental code references for abandoning oil tanks including procedures for temporary abandonment and for handling of tanks when converting to other fuels.

We also provide links to programs offering financial aid to people lacking the means to pay for abandonment or removal of residential oil tanks both at a national and at state levels. Programs offering such assistance are invited to contact us to add their information to this listing.

U.S. State Oil Tank Codes, Regulations & Environmental Agencies

AK  -  AL  -  AR  -  AZ  -  CA  -  CO  -  CT  -  DC  -  DE  -  FL  -  GA  -  HI  -  IA  -  ID  -  IL  -  IN  -  KS  -  KY  -  LA  -  MA  -  MD  -  ME  -  MI  -  MN  -  MO

MS  -  MT  -  NC  -  ND  -  NE  -  NH  -  NM  -  NV  -  NJ  -  NY  -  OH  -  OK  -  OR  -  PA  -  RI  -  SC  -  SD  -  TN  -  TX  -  UT  -  VA  -  VT  -  WA  -  WI  -  WV  -  WY

Please select your state preference from the links above.

 

ALABAMA - AL - Oil Tank Information & Regulations under the Alabama Department of Environmental Management


ALASKA - AK - Oil Tank Information & Regulations defines "small oil tanks" as under 1320 gallons, addresses tanks of much larger sizes, and oil spill measures.

Alaska: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK INSPECTOR HANDBOOK [PDF] Alaska DEC retrieved 2019/10/10 original source: https://dec.alaska.gov

ARIZONA - AZ - Oil Tank Information & Regulations - Tank Programs http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/ust/index.html

ARKANSAS - AR - Oil Tank Information & Regulations regulated by the State of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality - this is a tough page to find, here it is


CALIFORNIA - CA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Environmental Protection Agency: www.calepa.ca.gov (916) 327-2064.


COLORADO - CO - regulation of leaking underground oil storage tanks is the by the Oil Inspection Section of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Colorado STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS [PDF] (2017)

CONNECTICUT - CT - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Connecticut's Underground Storage Tank Program includes regulations and guidance for "fuel releases" or spills, tank closure methods, etc. Double walled tank systems are required in some instances.


DELAWARE - DE - Oil Tank Information & Regulations under the Division of Air and Waste Management, Tank Management Branch for Delaware

District of Columbia [ in process ]


FLORIDA - FL - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/ -

FLORIDA BUILDING & MECHANICAL CODE, CHAPTER 13 FUEL OIL PIPING AND STORAGE [PDF]

Florida FL: Home Heating Oil Tank Removal and Abandonment Program for Orange County and other guidelines

Florida, Broward PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK FACILITY INSPECTION GUIDE [PDF] Florida Broward County, retrieved 2019/10/10 original source: https://www.broward.org/EnvironmentAndGrowth/EnvironmentalProgramsResources/Publications/Documents/pub_pp_5.pdf

GEORGIA - GA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations falls under Georgia's Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources


HAWAII - HI - Oil Tank Information & Regulations under Hawaii's State Department of Health - this is the link for Underground Oil Storage Tanks in Hawaii


IOWA - IA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations under the Iowa Department of Natural Resources UST/LUST page


IDAHO - ID - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Idaho Petroleum Storage Tank Fund information for homeowners includes oil tank leak insurance


ILLINOIS - IL - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Fund - also see next link below

Illinois IL Oil Tank Information & Regulations [PDF] includes this PDF on eligibility for the Illinois Underground Storage Tank Fund

INDIANA - IN - Oil Tank Information & Regulations under Indiana's Department of Environmental management IDEM Permit Guide (January 2015) [ thanks to reader Evan 2/2/2015 ]

Reporting a Release: A suspected or confirmed release must be reported within 24 hours. If a release is from an unregulated tank, report the release to the Spill Line, (317) 233-7745 or (888) 233-7745.

IDEM’s Leaking Underground Storage Tanks program can be reached Monday through Friday at (317) 232-8900 or (800) 451-6027 or weekends and holidays at (317) 233-7745 or (888) 233-7745.
E-mails should be directed to LeakingUST at idem.IN.gov.
Faxes should be sent to (317) 234-0428.

IDEM’s Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Web page - "LUST / ELTF"
Old regulations site for Indiana: http://www.in.gov/dnr/dnroil/regulations/ under Indiana's Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas.

(Feb 2, 2015) Evan said:
Hello, thanks for the information site. I just wanted to let you know the Indiana oil regulations like you have might be a little old. It appears the new one is at: www.in.gov/idem/5894.htm [ links above have been accordingly]

KANSAS - KS - Oil Tank Information & Regulations storage tank program

IMC, Chapter 13, FUEL OIL PIPING & STORAGE, as found in th2006 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, ICCe , International Code Council, 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, Tel: 888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233); Website: iccsafe.org/, Email: webmaster@iccsafe.org, Customer Store (buy publications) 800-786-4452. Also see 2009 International Codes and 2012 International Codes.

This copy is as adapted by Sterling Kansas, retrieved 2018/09/02, original source: https://sterling-kansas.com/DocumentCenter/View/144

KENTUCKY - KY - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Title 401 Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, Department for Environmental Protection


LOUISIANA - LA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations include a mandatory oil tank registration program supported by an annual fee


MASSACHUSETTS - MA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Protection Contact Information


MARYLAND - MD - Oil Tank Information & Regulations include a UST compliance outline and oil tank registration program.

"Release detection" (read oil tank leak) and tank abandonment in place are discussed.


MAINE - ME - Oil Tank Information & Regulations DEP Materials & Publications.

See "Chapter 2, Operating Your Heating Oil Tank", Main Department of Environmental Protection, maine.gov/dep/rwm/ust/pdf/hotdoc2.pdf and see maine.gov/dep/rwm/ust/ for Maine's basic guide to oil storage tanks and maine.gov/dep/rwm/ust/statutesrules.htm for Maine's UST stautes and rules.

MICHIGAN MI OIL TANK INFORMATION [PDF] retrieved 2017/11/28, original source: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-ead-tas-htgoilbroc_347747_7.pdf

For information on the rules and regulations regarding the installation, maintenance, or removal of heating oil tanks, release reporting, or cleanup of contamination, call the Michigan Office of Environmental Assistance at 800-662-9278.

For the potential health effects of exposure to heating oil call the Michigan Department of Community Health, Toxics Hotline at 800-648-6942.


MINNESOTA - MN - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Environmental & Health Policy, Economics, and Legislation

Minnesota MN Oil Tank Information & Regulations LUST oil spill cleanup information includes a searchable oil spill database for Minnesota

MISSISSIPPI - MS - Oil Storage Tank Regulations


MICHIGAN - MI - Oil Tank Information & Regulations include programs for above ground oil storage tanks as well as underground oil tanks


MISSOURI - MO - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Rules of the Department of Natural Resources of Missouri, Division 20 Clean Water Commission, Chapter 10 Underground Storage Tanks, Technical Buried Oil Tank Regulations for Missouri >
MISSISSIPPI - MS - Oil Tank Information & Regulations for Mississippi underground oil tank regulations scroll down this page to links for UST-1, 2, 3 Underground Storage Tank Regulations


MONTANA - MT - Oil Tank Information & Regulations managed by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Proper Underground Storage Tank and Piping Installation Process


NEBRASKA - NE - Oil Tank Information & Regulations for aboveground oil storage tanks and underground oil tanks - list of documents


NEW HAMPSHIRE - NH - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Services Oil Remediation & Compliance Bureau. Oil storage tanks over 1100 gallons must be registered.

Best Practices for OIL TANK INSTALLATIONS addresses both buried tanks and above ground tanks with details on above ground tank support, piping, and abandonment. NH has reimbursement funds - only for those whose commercial insurance does not cover! - that can reimburse costs for investigation & cleanup of releases from most petroleum storage facilities, including residential tanks. More information: (603) 271-3644.


New Hampshire OIL TANK CLOSURE LAWS Recommended Practices for Closure of Residential Heating Oil Underground Storage Tanks - WMD-REM-22 2005 -- Thanks to New Hampshire's Denise Adjutant, DOIT Web Support Division, for link accuracy editing, 06/22/2009

New Jersey:

NJ Guides & Regulations for Abandoning Oil Tanks in New Jersey. New Jersey's model regulations addressing abandonment of oil and other fuel storage tanks vary by tank type, size, and location. The regulations are grouped into the three documents listed below and online at this website.

OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING, NEW JERSEY - Regulations

OIL TANK ABANDONMENT or LEAK REGS - 1993

OIL TANK ABANDONMENT or LEAK REGS - 1991

OIL TANK ABANDONMENT or LEAK REGS - 1988

NJ HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE to UNREGULATED HEATING OIL TANK PROGRAM (UHOT) [PDF] New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), retrieved 2023/09/25, original source: nj.gov/dep/srp/unregulatedtanks/

A HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE TO CLEANING UP Heating Oil Discharges (Oil Tank Leaks) in New Jersey - 2003 Oil Tank Leak Guidance for New Jersey Homeowners.

FREE OIL TANK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT For New Jersey Homeowners - (PDF file) Effective Aug. 2, 2006, the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade and Closure Program provides loans and grants to eligible applicants to help finance project costs for the closure and replacement of a non-leaking residential underground storage tank (UST).
NOTE: This is information provided by a private firm: Steve Rich Associates, an environmental contracting firm.

N.J.A.C. 7:26E TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE REMEDIATION ("Tech Rules") - These rules constitute the minimum technical requirements to investigate and remediate contamination at any site in New Jersey
This is a courtesy copy of this rule. All of the Department’s rules are compiled in Title 7 of the New Jersey Administrative Code.

ABANDONMENT-HEATING OIL TANKS Less than 2001 Gallons, April 1993

ABANDONMENT, CLOSURE, OR REMOVAL OF HEATING OIL TANKS Less than 2001 Gallons, December 31, 1991

UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - Tank Removal, Abandonment or Placing Temporarily out of Service, January 1988

New Jersey DEP Department of Environmental Protection Regulations - nj.gov/dep/srp/regs/

NEW MEXICO - NM - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Title 20 Chapter 5 Part 4 regulating Petroleum Storage Tanks, New and Upgraded Storage Tank Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation - PDF file

New York NY: Department of Environmental Conservation Oil Tank Information & Regulations

2014 New York City MECHANICAL CODE, CHAPTER 13 FUEL-OIL PIPING AND STORAGE [PDF]

Note: this is NYC's adoption of the International Mechanical Code, Chapter 13, of the same name .

2008 UMC OIL TANK & PIPING CODE [PDF] (2008) example as adopted in the New York City Mechanical Code, retrieved 2015/11/26, original source: iccsafe.org/states/newyorkcity/ Mechanical/PDFs/Chapter%2013_Fuel-Oil%20Piping%20and%20Storage.pdf

PERMANENT CLOSURE of PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS [PDF] (1988) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Spills & Response, 625 Broadway, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12233-7020 Phone: (518) 402-9549 FAX: (518) 402-9577 Website: www.dec.state.ny.us - retrieved 2023/09/26, original source: dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/pbstankclosure.pdf

This guidance document provides information on procedures to be followed when permanently closing a tank or facility.

Excerpt:

Since the Petroleum Bulk Storage Regulation became effective on December 27, 1985, our Department has received numerous calls from the owners requesting information on closure and tank removal.

Most of the questions concern whether or not tanks should be cleaned prior to removal, and how to comply with State and Federal regulations regarding the ultimate disposal of the tank and any waste products removed from the tank. Statewide, there are thousands of tanks being removed, largely due to the Bulk Storage Regulations.

Very few of these tanks are being disposed of properly. Neither the scrap yards nor the landfills are willing to accept these tanks because of fire and explosion hazards and lack of clear-cut guidance from DEC.

It is important that the Department establish a timely policy which addresses both regulatory requirements and industry standards for tank cleaning and removal. The following step-by-step procedures provide practical and cost effective guidance on this subject.

New York DEP Region 1 Suffolk and Nassau counties (631) 444-0204

New York DEP Region 2 Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island (718) 482-4900

New York DEP Region 3 Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties (845) 256-3000

New York DEP Region 4 Montgomery, Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Schenectady, Albany, Greene, Rensselaer and Columbia counties (518) 357-2234

New York DEP Region 5 Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, Saratoga and Washington counties (518) 897-1200

New York DEP Region 6 Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Oneida and Herkimer counties (315) 785-2239

New York DEP Region 7 Oswego, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Tioga and Broome counties (315) 426-7400

New York DEP Region 8 Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung counties (585) 226-2466

New York DEP Region 9 Niagara, Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties (716) 851-7000

New York State Fire Code: 3404.2.13.1 (old NY CRR 1164.5) requires that an oil tank which is no longer going to be used (a discontinued oil storage tank) shall be opened, cleaned, and abandoned (filled in-place or removed) within ninety days of the day on which it is no longer used. Piping is also removed (Avoid accidental filling of empty abandoned tanks or leaks from pipes no longer connected to tanks!).

1164.5 of the UFPBC, in section 40

CFR part 280.7 of the federal Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations

subdivision 6 NYCRR Part 613.9 (b) of the DEC's Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) regulations.

Other states using significant amounts of oil for residential heating may have similar regulations. See TANK REGULATIONS.

NEVADA - NV - Oil Tank Information & Regulations:

There are no underground storage tank regulations mandating removal or testing of home heating oil tanks. Home heating oil tanks are considered "unregulated" tanks under the State and Federal Underground Storage Tank laws administered by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP).

There are Nevada oil spill regulations require that releases of petroleum products greater than 25 gallons, or with greater than 3 cubic yards of soil affected, or in any quantity on or in groundwater, be reported to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (Bureau of Corrective Actions; (775-687-4670) within 24 hours, or the first business day, of the discovery.


NORTH CAROLINA - NC - Oil Tank Information & Regulations, (Division of Waste Management) North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, located at 401 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh,

NC 2760 regulates underground storage tanks USTs and provides this FAQ sheet. Contact: North Carolina Division of Waste Management, 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1646 (919)508-8400. Here the most useful oil storage tank links useful for residents of North Carolina

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA

UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK FORMS for North Carolina residents: corrective action forms, reports, UST clean closure form, etc., including eligibility application form for state trust funds to offset cost of oil storage tank abandonment, spill cleanup, and a state memorandum about eligibility for trust funds for owner, operator, or landowner financial reimbursement for oil spill cleanup.

NORTH CAROLINA REGULATIONS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS  -  15A NCAC 02N.0101 provides more specific information about the technical standards and corrective actions for owners and operators of underground storage tanks in North Carolina. This program is administered by the Groundwater section of the Division of Environmental Magement for North Carolina.

NCDENR, Division of Waste Management, 1637 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699 Tel: 919-733-8486

NORTH CAROLINA TRUST FUND FOR OIL STORAGE TANK ABANDONMENT REIMBURSEMENT (PDF) general description of terms and conditions

NORTH CAROLINA TRUST FUND FOR OIL STORAGE TANK ABANDONMENT REIMBURSEMENT (PDF) STREAMLINING REIMBURSEMENT Procedures, brief letter 8/6/2000

North Carolina Trust Fund, Underground Storage Tank Section, streamlining reimbursement ADDENDUM 2001 (PDF)

The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources has applied for a grant from the US EPA for a portion of the $200 million allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for cleanups of leaking underground storage tanks (LUST cleanups) nationwide. 

The Section’s grant application requests $7,554,000 that will be used to conduct assessment and cleanup activities at approximately 172 UST releases located throughout the state. 

Rules and guidelines governing the use of federal LUST funds apply to ARRA funds also, so all 172 releases chosen are those for which the parties responsible for the releases are unable or unwilling to conduct cleanups. 

The funds will allow the DENR to carry on the cleanup processes at these UST releases that pose risks to public health and the environment, and later seek to recover cleanup expenditures from the parties responsible for releases whenever required and appropriate. 

The US EPA expects to award the grant by 17 July 2009 with a grant period of 30 months (beginning on 1 April 2009 and ending on 30 September 2011. 

All ARRA funds are expected to be expended by 30 September 2009.  However, eligible assessment and cleanup activities may continue past the two-year mark if funds remain available.

The NC UST program plans to use the funding to award contracts worth $6,763,343 to as many as four environmental cleanup companies and contracts worth $594,265 to as many as two laboratory service providers. 

The contracts will be advertised, bid, and awarded through the normal state contracting process. 

In addition, the UST program plans to use $196,392 to hire and support two hydrogeologists for a period of two years to oversee the assessment and cleanup activities of the cleanup companies, to assist in managing the contracts, to assist in reporting accomplishments, and to monitor the contracted cleanup companies and laboratories for compliance with all ARRA rules and guidelines.    -- Information current as of 16 June 2009.

Here are some less-than-helpful oil tank links provided by the state of North Carolina

North Carolina Division of Waste Management, UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK HOME PAGE

UST Criteria and Standards (2N Rules) (Warning: nearly useless document - Ed. )

UST Financial Responsibility (20 Rules)& Administration (2P Rules) (Warning: dead link) www.wastenotnc.org/ust/regs.html#sr

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE for oil storage tank closure / abandonment in North Carolina (Warning, this is a wordy, opaque document)

NORTH DAKOTA - ND - Oil Tank Information & Regulations provides UST guidelines in 11 documents available online


OHIO - OH - Oil Tank Information & Regulations: Heating oil tanks are subject to regulation by the Ohio Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations and the Ohio Fire Code (Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 1301:7-7 through 7-28). Tough to find online, here's their web page on USTs. Also see the Ohio EPA's advice on cleaning oil tank leaks and spills in Ohio.


OKLAHOMA - OK - Oil Tank Information & Regulations


OREGON - OR - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Oregon's Heating Oil Tank (HOT) Program is part of the Department's Land Quality Division.

The HOT Program handles issues related to cleanup of leaks from heating oil tanks, contractors working on HOTs, and the voluntary decommissioning of heating oil tanks. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

" The current Heating Oil Tank (HOT) Program started on March 15, 2000. This program allows third party certification of cleanups and decommissioning's of heating oil tanks by DEQ licensed service providers.

When a licensed contractor completes a cleanup or decommissioning, the company submits a certification to DEQ. DEQ will then issue a letter to the tank owner registering the contractor's certification.

The combination of the contractor's certification and DEQ's registration is equivalent to the "No Further Action" letter that the DEQ used to issue.

The HOT Program handles issues related to cleanup of leaks from heating oil tanks, contractors working on HOTs, and the voluntary decommissioning of heating oil tanks."

The Heating Oil Tank Program information for owners or realtors is at HEATING OIL TANK INFORMATION FOR BUILDING OWNERS AND REALTORS

The HOT program information page for contractors and service providers is at HEATING OIL TANK INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS


Pennsylvania - PA - Department of Environmental Protection Oil Tank Information & Regulations

Southeast 484-250-5900 Norristown

Northeast 570-826-2511 Wilkes-Barre

Southcentral 717-705-4741 Harrisburg

Northcentral 570-327-3636 Williamsport

Southwest 412-442-4000 Pittsburgh

Northwest 814-332-6945 Meadville

Pennsylvania, STORAGE TANK THIRD-PARTY INSPECTION FREQUENCIES [PDF] Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, retrieved 2019/10/10 original source: http://files.dep.state.pa.us/EnvironmentalCleanupBrownfields/StorageTanks/StorageTanksPortalFiles/UndergroundST/Inspection%20Frequency%20Summary.pdf

RHODE ISLAND - RI - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Management Regulations RI DEMR


SOUTH CAROLINA - SC - Oil Tank Information & Regulations underground storage tank program regulated by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control


SOUTH DAKOTA - SD - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Frequently Asked Questions About UST and AST Systems


TENNESSEE - TN - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environment and Conservation TN DEC


TEXAS - TX Oil Tank Information & Regulations Commission on Environmental Quality TX CEQ

Texas, UNDERGROUND & ABOVEGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK TECHNICAL STANDARDS [PDF] §§334.41 - 334.56 (2018) retrieved 2019/10/10 original source: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/legal/rules/rules/pdflib/334c.pdf


UTAH - UT - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Heating oil tanks in Utah do not need to be registered, nor is oil tank leak detection required. All contamination [leaks] should be reported however. The Division of Environmental Response and Remediation manages a leaking underground storage tank (LUST) program for Utah. DERR can be contacted at 801-536-4100. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality also has links to oil tank concerns.


VERMONT - VT - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Conservation


VIRGINIA - VA - Oil Tank Information & Regulations Department of Environmental Quality VA DEQ

NFPA 31, OIL STORAGE TANK INSTALLATION & PIPING [PDF] example as adopted by Warren County, VA, retrieved 2015/11/26, original source: http://www.warrencountyva.net/phocadownload/CountyForms/ BI_Dept/NFPA31%20Feul%20Oil%20Piping%20Installation%20and%20%20Testing.pdf.

WASHINGTON STATE - WA - Washington State Department of Ecology - Oil Tank Information & Regulations, including

2015 Seattle MECHANICAL CODE, CHAPTER 13, FUEL OIL PIPING AND STORAGE [PDF] retrieved 2021/10/03, original source: http://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDCI/Codes/MechanicalCode/2015SMCChapter13.pdf

CONTACT information for the Washington State Department of Ecology - names, numbers, etc.

FAQ about OIL TANK CLOSURES and oil tank issues in Washington State

Online site to REPORT LEAKING OIL STORAGE TANKS in Washington

INFORMATION FOR NEW OIL TANK OWNERS, registration, etc. in Washington State

UNDERGROUND OIL TANK SITE CHECKLIST / OIL TANK SITE ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST - When a release has not been confirmed and reported, this Site Check/Site Assessment Checklist must be completed and signed by a person certified by ICC or a Washington registered professional engineer who is competent, by means of examination, experience, or education, to perform site assessments.

The results of the site check or site assessment must be included with this checklist. This form must be submitted to Ecology at the address shown below within 30 days after completion of the site check/site assessment.

OR give a call directly to

Kristopher Grinnell Rulemaking Lead USTrule@ecy.wa.gov 360 407 7382

WISCONSIN - WI - Oil Tank Information & Regulations administered under Wisconsin's regulation of the Wisconsin Administrative Code Comm 10 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Also see "Home Heating Oil Spills", Wisconsin Department of Health


WEST VIRGINIA - WV - Oil Tank Information & Regulations beware that a web search will point to a US EPA PDF file which is not specific to West Virginia's regulation of underground oil tanks and tank abandonment.

WYOMING - WY - Oil Tank Information & Regulations via the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality DEQ.

The Wyoming DEQ/WQD regulates above ground storage tanks (AST) only if they contain gasoline or diesel and they are used by a fuel dealer to directly fuel vehicles.

Wyoming DEQ/WQD STP does not regulate septic tanks, water storage tanks, hazardous substance AST's, heating oil tanks, bulk plants, oil refineries, interstate pipeline breakout tanks, temporary construction AST.

A Wyoming Storage Tank Program (STP) has the mission of Ensuring that owners/operators (o/o) have tanks that are designed, constructed and operated to protect public health, groundwater and the environment and several related tasks such as conducting inspections.

However heating oil tanks are excluded from this program in Wyoming. "Spills" and emergencies (only) are reported to 307-777-7781

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Question: law regulating use of a flooded oil burner

(Dec 12, 2012) Arthur Kardos said:
Is it true that BY LAWE an oil burner cannot be used anymore if it haqs been imerged in water, housed fooded

Reply:

What law is that?

Law of common sense, safety, perhaps.

If an oil burner has been flooded so has the combustion chamber. Just firing up a flooded heating system would be unsafe.

See HEATING EQUIPMENT, FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIR for help in understanding how to return a heating system to safe operation after a flood.

Statute?

Question: above ground oil storage tank AST inspection frequency

(Aug 29, 2014) rsndy said:
How often do above ground oil storage tanks need to be inspected?

Reply:

Rsndy (Randy?)

There may be local code requirements - check with your building department or state or provincial department of environmental protection - for oil storage tank inspection or even testing

but I'm not aware of such in general

Your oil supplier will most likely agree that an annual inspection, perhaps performed at annual oil burner service time - makes sense. Inspect for evidence of leaks, damage, rust, piping defects. You may want to include testing for water in the tank and if present or for older tanks include an actual oil tank leak test or metal integrity test (ultrasound for example).

Question: requirement to remove an underground oil tank before closing sale on a New York home?

(Nov 17, 2014) louis pisciotta said:

I am in the process of selling my house in Yonkers, new York, and I was told that I needed to remove my inground oil tank before I go to closing.

Others says just test the tank and even others say just get the soil tested.

Can you advise me what the laws say

Reply:

Louis

It may be profitable to the removal company to remove an oil storage tank regardless of its condition, but it may not be at all necessary.

If the residential oil tank has not leaked - confirmed by appropriate testing - the tank can be abandoned in place - a procedure less costly and less disruptive.

New York does not require the removal of non-leaking oil storage tanks. If the tank leaked, reporting the leak ismandatory and the tank's removal and a cleanup will be required.

Question: water in an underground oil storage tank in North Carolina

(Dec 18, 2014) Anonymous said:
I rent a property with an underground tank that has about 4" of water in it.

A new tank has been delivered but I feel this must be a hazard.

The owner will not deal with it . Do I have recourse? I reside in NC

Reply:

Water in an oil storage tank can cause recurrent heating system operating problems or loss of heat. It might also indicate that there have been both leaks into or leaks out of an oil tank.

The fact that the tank is no longer in use means that indeed int should be properly and safely abandoned.

See OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE or pass that information on to your building manager if you like.

The owner will need to check with NCDENR, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources about the oil tank abandonment requirements for North Carolina.

Website: portal.ncdenr.org - Telephone: 877-623-6748

The department's policy on underground storage tanks is at - portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/ust

You may want to speak with someone from the department's Corrective Action Branch. It's possible that the departments UST flood guide will also give some guidance.

In my OPINION an improperly abandoned buried oil tank (such as left empty, partly now filled with water, is at least a collapse hazard that could indeed be dangerous, and of course there may be a need for soil testing or other steps to determine that no oil spill cleanup is needed.

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