Underground Storage Tanks

Minnesota was granted state program approval (SPA) in 2002.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	12,608 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	10,784 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	10,211 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	573 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	72%
	Release detection requirements	77%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	66%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Industrial Division
Compliance & Enforcement Section
Tank Compliance & Enforcement Unit
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194

Phone: 651-297-8664
Phone: 651-297-6300
Fax: 612-282-6247

UST Program: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup/ust.html

LUST Program

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Remediation Division
Petroleum & Closed Landfill Remediation Section
Petroleum Remediation Program
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194

Phone: 651-297-8380
Fax: 612-296-9707

LUST Program: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/lust_p.html

Fund Program

Minnesota Department of Commerce
Petrofund Program
85 7th Place East, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101-2198

Phone: 651-215-1775
Fax: 651-296-0201

Fund Program: http://mn.gov/commerce/topics/Petrofund/

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