Underground Storage Tanks

West Virginia was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1997.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	5,189 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	3,329 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	2,538 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	791 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	88%
	Release detection requirements	80%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	74%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Environmental Enforcement
Underground Storage Tank Section
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304

Phone: 304-926-0499 ext. 1286
Fax: 304-926-0488

UST Program: http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/ee/ust/Pages/default.aspx

LUST Program

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Land Restoration
Office of Environmental Remediation
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Section
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345

Phone: 304-926-0455
Fax: 304-926-0457

LUST Program: http://www.dep.wv.gov/dlr/oer/lustmain/Pages/default.aspx

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