Underground Storage Tanks

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

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	26,738 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	25,122 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	20,487 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	4,635 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	84%
	Release detection requirements	78%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	74%

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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