Guidance Documents, AST and UST
Guidance Brochures to Regulations Governing ASTs
- Upgrade Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
- Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
- Release Detection Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
- Operation and Maintenance Requirements for Above Ground Storage Tanks
Guidance Brochures to Regulations Governing USTs
The following EPA informational brochures and booklets are related to EPA’s new regulations. Please note that the implementation deadlines for specific requirements in these brochures do not apply to petroleum storage tank systems in New Mexico. Until New Mexico’s regulations are revised and receive EPA approval, owners and operators in New Mexico must continue to follow current state requirements.
- Implementation Time Frames for 2015 Underground Storage Tank Requirements
- UST System Compatibility with Petroleum-Biofuel Blends
- Musts For USTs
- UST System Compatibility with Biofuels
- Release Detection Methods for Underground Storage Tanks and Piping
- Requirements for Field-Constructed Tanks and Airport Hydrant Systems
- Operating and Maintaining Underground Storage Tank Systems.
Again, implementation deadlines in the above brochures do not apply to New Mexico, but the information should be useful in preparing for soon-to-be-implemented revisions to New Mexico’s Petroleum Storage Tank regulations.
- Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems Installed, Replaced, Repaired, or Modified on or after April 4, 2008
- Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems
- UST Release Detection Methods including ATG Groundwater Monitoring and Vapor Monitoring
- UST Release Detection Methods including Inventory Control SIR and Manual Tank Gauging
- Biofuel Blend Compatibility
- Investigation of Corrosion in Diesel USTs
Guidance Brochures to Regulations for Both ASTs and USTs
- Reporting Suspected and Confirmed Releases (vers. 6/30/09)
- Operator Training Requirements for PST Systems (vers. 10/16)
- Tank Installer Certification Requirements (vers. 10/16)
Drafting an Operation and Maintenance Plan
Miscellaneous
Penalty Policy
AST 2013 Upgrade Deadline information
