(This article was published by NACS)
New rules developed in collaboration with interested groups, aimed at improving prevention and detection of leaks.
June 23, 2015
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday that it is strengthening the federal underground storage tank (UST) requirements, in order to improve prevention and detection of petroleum releases from USTs. The goal for these new policies is to strengthen existing requirements and help ensure that all USTs in the United States meet the same release protection standards, minimizing potential for groundwater contamination from leaks.