Office of Underground Storage Tanks

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The Office of Underground Storage Tanks is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for preventing, detecting, and cleaning up leaks from underground storage tank systems to protect human health and the environment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency office
office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
appliesToJurisdiction Indian country in the United States
United States
collaboratesWith environmental consultants and contractors
petroleum marketers and distributors
state environmental agencies
territorial environmental agencies
tribal environmental agencies
underground storage tank owners and operators
country United States
hasGoal prevention of groundwater contamination from underground storage tank releases
promotion of proper management of petroleum and hazardous substances in underground storage tanks
reduction of risk of fire and explosion from underground storage tank leaks
hasMainResponsibility cleanup of releases from underground storage tanks
detection of leaks from underground storage tanks
prevention of leaks from underground storage tanks
protection of human health from underground storage tank releases
protection of the environment from underground storage tank releases
regulation of underground storage tank systems
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
implements corrective action requirements for underground storage tank releases
corrosion protection requirements for underground storage tanks
federal underground storage tank regulations
financial responsibility requirements for underground storage tank owners and operators
release detection requirements for underground storage tanks
requirements for cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater from underground storage tank releases
requirements for closure of underground storage tanks
requirements for compatibility of underground storage tank systems with stored substances
requirements for notification and reporting of underground storage tank releases
requirements for operator training for underground storage tanks
requirements for periodic inspections of underground storage tanks
requirements for permanent closure of underground storage tanks
requirements for recordkeeping for underground storage tanks
requirements for secondary containment for certain underground storage tanks
requirements for site assessment at underground storage tank closure
requirements for temporary closure of underground storage tanks
spill and overfill prevention requirements for underground storage tanks
technical standards for underground storage tank design
technical standards for underground storage tank installation
technical standards for underground storage tank maintenance
technical standards for underground storage tank operation
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalBasis Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
federal underground storage tank regulations at 40 CFR part 280
federal underground storage tank regulations at 40 CFR part 281
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
operatesThrough state underground storage tank programs
territorial underground storage tank programs
tribal underground storage tank programs
parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
partOf Office of Land and Emergency Management
regulates underground storage tank systems containing certain hazardous substances
underground storage tank systems containing petroleum

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of Land and Emergency Management
hasSubOrganization

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