Underground Storage Tanks

South Carolina was granted state program approval (SPA) in 2002.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	11,794 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	9,533 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	6,880 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	2,653 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	88%
	Release detection requirements	86%
	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/Fund Program

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Program
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

UST Phone: 803-896-7957
LUST Phone: 803-896-6396
Fax: 803-896-6245

UST/LUST Program: http://www.scdhec.gov/eqc/ust/index.html

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