Underground Storage Tanks

The District of Columbia was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1997.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	644 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	890 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	784 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	106 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	91%
	Release detection requirements	84%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	79%

The UST Performance Measures provide program performance data for all states and territories.

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Programs

District Department of the Environment (DDOE)
Toxic Substances Division
Underground Storage Tank Branch
1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002

Tel: 202-535-2326 (Direct)
      202-535-2600 (Main)
Fax: 202-535-1383

Website: http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/underground-storage-tanks-ust-and-lust

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