Alabama Department of Environmental Management

 

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Compliance Information

The Compliance Unit of the Ground Water Branch is responsible for implementation of equipment and leak detection standards for underground storage tank systems. These staff perform inspections, and recommend enforcement action where needed. This Unit also serves to provide the regulated public with as much information as possible to insure that a tank owner or operator understands what their responsibilities.

UST Compliance Information

ADEM Administrative Code R. 335-6-15 .........

• New UST Secondary Containment Regulations Summary and Frequently Asked Questions
  
   

• Delivery Prohibition Regulations Fact Sheet

   

• Operating and Maintaining Underground Storage Tank Systems, Practical Help and Checklists
  Guidance booklet to provide help in understanding the ADEM underground storage tank regulations.  Included are checklists to help tank owners comply with these regulations.  (5.14MB file in Microsoft Word 97 format.)

   

• ADEM Booklet - Introduction to SIR for Underground Storage Tanks

Guidance booklet for underground storage tank owners and operators using statistical inventory reconciliation (SIR) as a method of release detection.  (1.02MB file in Microsoft Word 97 format.)

 

• UST Closure Site Assessment Guidance
  (September 2007) 

Guidelines for Conducting UST Closure Site Assessments

• List of Leak Detection Evaluations for Storage Tank Systems

This link provides access to a list of leak detection methods that have been properly evaluated by an independent third-party in accordance with an accepted test protocol.  Alabama accepts the use of leak detection equipment/methods on this list. Appearance on this list is not to be construed as an endorsement by any regulatory agency nor is it any guarantee of the performance of the method or equipment. 

• Alabama Approved Equipment/Methods List

List of approved equipment, anchoring systems and alternatives to internal inspections for adding cathodic protection. (25KB file in Microsoft Word 97 format.)

• Alabama Approved Nonmetallic Piping List

List of approved fiberglass and flexible plastic piping for use with underground storage tanks. (64KB file in Microsoft Word 97 format.)

• New EPA Manual - UST Systems:  Inspection and Maintaining Sumps and Spill Buckets - Practical Help and Checklist

This manual includes recommended guidelines and best management practices for properly maintaining UST system sumps and spill buckets.

 

• EPA Publications Related to Underground Storage Tanks

This link provides access to all EPA guidance publications related to underground storage tanks.

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