Underground Storage Tanks

North Carolina was granted state program approval (SPA) in 1999.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2011)

Number of active underground storage tanks	27,012 (national total: 590,104)
Number of confirmed releases	24,980 (national total: 501,723)
Number of cleanups completed	20,052 (national total: 413,740)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	4,928 (national total: 87,983)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	83%
	Release detection requirements	79%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	73%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST Program

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Section
1637 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1637

Phone: 919-707-8171
Fax: 919-715-1117

UST/LUST Program: http://wastenotnc.org/ust/ust_main.html

Fund Program

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Section
State Trust Funds
1637 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1637

Phone: 919-707-8171
Fax: 919-715-1117

Fund Program: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/ust/tfb

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