Underground Storage Tanks

South Carolina was granted state program approval (SPA) in 2002.

UST Performance Measures (as of September 30, 2012)

Number of active underground storage tanks	11,812 (national total: 583,508)
Number of confirmed releases	9,624 (national total: 507,540)
Number of cleanups completed	7,092 (national total: 424,637)
Number of cleanups in backlog to be completed	2,532 (national total: 82,903)

Percent of facilities in significant operational compliance with:

	Release prevention requirements	87%
	Release detection requirements	86%
	Both prevention and release detection requirements	78%

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

State Contact Information

UST/LUST/Fund Program

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Underground Storage Tank Program
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

UST Phone: 803-896-7957
LUST Phone: 803-896-6396
Fax: 803-896-6245

UST/LUST/Fund Program: http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/usthome/ust.htm

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