Underground Storage Tanks

The EPA and state underground storage tank (UST) resources below may be useful when you conduct community engagement at UST sites. EPA welcomes your input and suggestions. We will periodically revise this toolbox when we have more information. Please contact Barbara Grimm-Crawford (grimm-crawford.barbara@epa.gov) for details.

Federal Requirements For Public Participation

• Regulations Pertaining to Underground Storage Tanks (40 CFR Part 280)
• Public Participation provisions 280.67 Subpart F - 280.60-280.67 - "Release Response and Corrective Action for UST Systems Containing Petroleum or Hazardous Substances"
• LUST Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement Guidelines, Section X OSWER Directive 9650.10

Sample Notice Letters

• Alabama (1 pg, 24K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
• District of Columbia
  • Sample Notice Letter 1 (2 pp, 154K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
  • Sample Notice Letter 2 (2 pp, 192K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
• Florida
  • Addenda (26 pp, 311K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
  • Five-Year Follow Up (2 pp, 32K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
  • Schools (26 pp, 316K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
  • Standard (26 pp, 309K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
• New Jersey
  • Guidance for Sending Notification Letters

Sample Newspaper Notices

• Sample 1 (1 pg, 24K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )
• Sample 2 (1 pg, 22K, You may need the MS Word Viewer to read this file )

Citizen Participation Guides

• Indiana: IDEM Guide for Citizen Participation (PDF) (152 pp, 619K, About PDF)
• Maryland: Public Participation Guide Citizen Handbook (PDF) (37 pp, 1.58MB, About PDF)
• Michigan: DNRE Public Involvement Handbook (PDF) (30 pp, 203K, About PDF)
• Rhode Island: Brownfields: Turning Bad Spaces Into Good Ones, How Communities Can Get Involved (PDF) (12 pp, 8.3MB, About PDF)

Risk Information

• Massachusetts risk information: Fact Sheet: Vapor Intrusion & Indoor Air Contamination from Waste Sites

Community Engagement Fact Sheets

• Massachusetts Contingency Plan Fact Sheet Public Involvement In Site Cleanup (PDF) (4 pp, 40K, About PDF)

Community Engagement Stories

• Alabama: National Historic Voting Rights Trail, Selma to Montgomery (PDF) (2 pp, 106K, About PDF)
• California: Former Holland Oil Site, San Leandro (PDF) (1 pg, 91K, About PDF)
• Kansas: Quinter Site (PDF) (2 pp, 165K, About PDF)
• South Dakota: Timber Lake (PDF) (1 pg, 117K, About PDF)
• Utah: C-4 Top Stop, Gunnison City (PDF) (2 pp, 150K, About PDF)

Overview Of State Community Engagement Plans And Websites (PDF) (19 pp, 208K, About PDF)

Guidelines For Tailoring Community Engagement Activities To Site Circumstances At Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites (PDF) (11 pp, 144K, About PDF)

State Contacts: Contact information for state and territorial UST/LUST programs

Noteworthy Plans And Policies:

• Massachusetts Contingency Plan 310 CMR Sections 40.0428 Public Involvement and 40.1400 Public Involvement – General Approach for Response Actions  
• Rhode Island Policy for Considering Environmental Justice in the Review of Investigation and Remediation of Contaminated Properties (PDF) (11 pp, 90K, About PDF)
• New Jersey Rules for Notification and Public Outreach for the Discharge of Petroleum and Other Hazardous Substances NJ 7:26E-1.4
• California Public Participation At Cleanup Sites Draft May 2005 (5 pp, 59K, About PDF)
• North Dakota Public Participation Policy for LUST Trust Activities (PDF) (4 pp, 150K, About PDF)

Noteworthy Websites:

• Massachusetts DEP’s Public Participation & News Web area provides extensive information, allowing users to sign up for updates on regulations, report pollution and environmental crimes, and provide feedback in a survey. Cleanup of Sites & Spills Public Involvement
• New Jersey Site Remediation Program's Community Relations Web area provides comprehensive information covering all sites under the Site Remediation Program, including LUSTs.
• New Jersey Public Notification and Outreach Guidance This website provides links for specific guidance regarding notification signs and letters.

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