Underground Storage Tanks

Wisconsin has not yet been granted state program approval (SPA).

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	14,493 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	19,116 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	17,837 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	1,279 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	88%
	Release detection requirements	84%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	76%

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

State Contact Information

UST Program

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Environmental & Regulatory Services Division
Bureau of Petroleum Products & Tanks
Storage Tank Regulation Section
201 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7837
Madison, WI 53707-7837

Phone: 608-266-7874
Fax: 608-261-7725

UST Program: http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/ER/ER-BST-HomePage.html

LUST Program

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Division of Air & Waste
Bureau of Remediation and Redevelopment/RR
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921

Phone: 608-267-2465
Fax: 608-267-7646

LUST Program: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Petro.html

Fund Program

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Environmental & Regulatory Services Division
Bureau of Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Funds
201 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

Mailing address:
P. O. Box 7838
Madison, WI 53707-7838

Phone: 608-267-3753
Fax: 608-267-1381

Fund Program: http://commerce.wi.gov/ER/ER-PECFA-Home.html

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