Land & Waste Management
Underground Storage Tanks
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Regulatory Assistance: (803) 896-7957
Technical Assistance: (803) 896-6241
For Home Heating Oil Tank Questions, Contact "Drycleaning Restoration & AST Petroleum Section" at (803) 896-4017
UST Bid Solicitation Site Files
- Join our Class I Contractor Mailing Group
- Join our Class II Contractor Mailing Group
- Join our Class All Contractor Mailing Group
UST Online Operator Training Program
UST Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP), Revision 1.0.
SUPERB Allowable Costs July 1, 2011
SCDHEC Comments on Proposed Federal Underground Storage Tank Regulations 40CFR 280 and 40CFR 281
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Forms
UST Public Record of Compliance & Releases
- Information will be updated annually each October
Registry of Conditional Remedies
Listing of S.C. Certified Site Rehabilitation Contractors
City of Anderson Petroleum Brownfields Assessment Project
UST Regulatory and Compliance Section
- Perform a state wide inspection program and other outreach efforts, such as Quarterly Newsletter, to promote tank system compliance with the SUPERB Act and applicable regulation. Inspection documents:
- Review underground storage tank permit applications and issue permits to install and operate tank systems
- Ensure tank owners or operators maintain required financial responsibility for corrective action and third party liability
- Maintain up to date information on tank systems state wide and issue annual registration decals upon invoice payment
- Oversee and provide technical assistance at tank installations, system upgrades, and abandonments
Assessment Section
- Provide technical oversight for assessment of releases from regulated UST's in accordance with the SC Underground Storage Tank Regulations R. 61-92, Part 280 Subpart F and the SUPERB Site Rehabilitation and Fund Access Regulations R. 61-98.
- Define the extent and severity of contamination and establish the relative level of risk posed by regulated releases with regard to potential receptors in accordance with established Risk-based Corrective Action procedures.
- Provide financial oversight of regulated UST releases that qualify for funding from the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank Account or the Federal LUST Trust Fund in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Includes pre-approval of proposed costs and review of invoices for payment.
Corrective Action Section
- Provide technical oversight of regulated UST releases in accordance with the SC Underground Storage Tank Regulations R. 61-92, Part 280 Subpart F and the SUPERB Site Rehabilitation and Fund Access Regulations R. 61-98 and established Risk-based Corrective Action Procedures for post assessment stage activities to achieve release closure status.
- Provide financial oversight of regulated UST releases that qualify for the State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank Account in accordance with the statutory and regulatory requirements. Includes pre-approval of costs and review of invoices for payment from the SUPERB fund.
Financial Section
- Administer the two state assurance funds (SUPERB Financial Responsibility Fund and the SUPERB Account) which serve as partial financial responsibility mechanisms for tank owners and operators in meeting their state and federal financial responsibility obligations
- Administer the Site Rehabilitation Contractor Certification Program
- Process and audit invoices submitted for payment from the SUPERB Account
For more information please contact the Bureau of Land & Waste Management at (803) 896-4000.