Underground Storage Tanks

Washington was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1993.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	9,581 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	6,597 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	4,060 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	2,537 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	82%
	Release detection requirements	74%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	64%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

Washington State Department of Ecology
Toxics Cleanup Program
Underground Storage Tank/Leaking Underground Storage Tank Section
P.O. Box 47655
Olympia, WA 98504-7655

Phone: 360-407-7170
Fax: 360-407-7154

UST/LUST Program: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/ust-lust/tanks.html

Fund Program*

Washington State Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
1015 10th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 40930
Olympia, WA 98504-0930

Phone: 360-586-5997
Fax: 360-586-7187

Fund Program: http://www.plia.wa.gov/ust/index.htm

*This fund does not provide federally-required coverage to finance all UST cleanups and does not fulfill the federal financial responsibility requirement.

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