UST Guidance Documents

 

Corrective Action GuidelinesLast Change
Guidelines for Site Checks, Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement - STIRA (text and figures)  5/17/2021
UST Section Assessment Guidelines (text and figures)  1/19/2021
UST Section Corrective Action Guidelines (text and figures)  1/19/2021
Guidelines for Sampling (text and figures)  3/7/2022
Comprehensive Tables for Corrective Action Guidelines (tables) (all documents above)  9/7/2022
Comprehensive Appendices for Corrective Action Guidelines (appendices) (all documents above)  6/21/2023
Guidelines for Ex Situ Petroleum Contaminated Soil Remediation  3/10/2023
North Carolina Petroleum UST Release Corrective Action Phase Project Management: A Calibrated Risk-Based Corrective Action Decision & Implementation Guide   6/1/2016
Guidelines for Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA)  3/30/2022

 

Cleanup GuidanceRevised 
Ex Situ Soil Remediation Forms PDF
Reports and Forms PDF
GCL Table*  see Comprehensive Tables for STIRA, Assessment Guidelines and Corrective Action Guidelines (tables)  
MSCC Table*  see Comprehensive Tables for STIRA, Assessment Guidelines and Corrective Action Guidelines (tables)  
Guidance on Trust Fund Eligibility for Tank Closures, Initial Abatement, and Corrective Action Excavations7/18/2016PDF
Guidelines for North Carolina Action Limits for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)7/29/2016PDF
Micro-Purge or No Purge sampling Memo8/15/2013PDF 
Preliminary Evaluation of Free Product Memo2/23/2009WORD
FP Recovery System Specification Report Format WORD
Free Product Recovery Program: Stage II11/6/2009WORD 
Session Law 2008-195 Intermediate Risk Site Pilot Program Memo10/16/2009PDF
Jan 98 MADEP Update (eff. 2/1/2006)12/7/2005PDF

 

Notice of Residual Petroleum
Instructions and Form for Notice of Residual Petroleum (go to UST Forms)
Instructions and Form for Notice of Residual Petroleum with Alternate Land Use Restriction (go to UST Forms)

 

Memos and InstructionsRevised 
Anti-siphon valve requirement at Marinas3/7/2022PDF
Improper installation of product pipe manifolds above shear valves guidance11/13/2018PDF
Instructions for completing Overfill Prevention Equipment Operability checks and completing the UST-22A form9/22/2016PDF
Low Liquid Level UST Containment Sump Testing Procedures10/2018PDF
Primary Operator Training Requirements9/21/2023PDF
Recommended ways to dispose of small quantities of petroleum and petroleum/water mixtures.6/2017PDF

 

Leak DetectionRevised 
Deadline for Using Inventory Control or Manual Tank Gauging with Periodic Tank Tightness Testing11/21/2013PDF
Leak Detection Methods for Petroleum USTs and Piping Manual10/2015PDF
Manual Tank Gauging for small USTs Manual10/2015PDF
New Approval of SIR as a Monthly Monitoring Method8/2005PDF
NC Operating and Maintaining USTs Manual3/2021PDF
Procedures for Sampling Water Supply Wells near UST Facilities9/2013PDF
Remanufactured Leak Detection Equipment Memo7/2015PDF

 

Corrosion ProtectionRevised  
UST-7A, Cathodic Protection Testing form for galvanic cathodic protection systems PDFWORD
UST-7B, Cathodic Protection Testing form for impressed current cathodic protection systems PDFWORD
UST-21, Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System 60-Day Record of Rectifier Operation PDFWORD
Corrosion Protection Manual1/2020PDF 
Procedures for UST systems with inoperative or failed corrosion protection systems4/13/2021PDF 
Withdrawal of approval for use of Cathodic Protection Suitability Study (CPSS) and Mean Age to Corrosion Failure (MACF)6/1/2004PDF 
Withdrawal of approval for use of 3-phase assessment6/1/2004PDF 
Withdrawal of approval for use of Tank Environmental Profile (TEP)6/1/2004PDF 
Withdrawal of approval for use of Statistical Corrosion Probability Analysis (SCPA)6/1/2004PDF 
Withdrawal of approval for use of Mean Time to Corrosion Failure (MTCF)6/1/2004PDF 
U.S. EPA Notice of Corrosion Risks in Underground Storage Tanks Storing Diesel Fuel -      
Notice recommending that underground storage tank (UST) owners check for corrosion on metal components inside their steel and fiberglass underground storage tank systems storing diesel fuel.
 PDF 
Investigation of Corrosion Influencing Factors in Underground Storage Tanks with Diesel Service (U.S. EPA) PDF 
Corrosion of Metal Components in USTs Storing Diesel and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends (U.S. EPA) PDF 

 

Financial ResponsibilityRevised  
Financial Responsibility Requirements for USTs Brochure PDF 
Chief Financial Officer Letter PDF 
Certificate of Insurance (UST-FR1) PDFWORD
Certification of Financial Responsibility PDF 
Financial Responsibility Manual9/16/2013PDF 
Financial Responsibility Rules (15A NCAC 2O) PDF 

 

State Cleanup FundsRevised 
Reasonable Rates page Click Here
Changes to Commercial Cleanup Fund Reimbursement Procedures6/1/2002PDF
Policy Updates and Clarifications11/1/2002PDF
Soil Weight Policy - Final PDF
"What is Pay for Performance?" memo PDF
Claim Submittal Policy Letter PDF
Selecting an environmental consultant PDF
Session Law 2004-124 memo (eff. 10/1/04) WORD 
UST Determination policy PDF
Statute of Limitations on filing Eligibility Applications and Reimbursement Claims Memo PDF
Revisions to Two State Cleanup Fund Processes PDF 

 

Federal Cleanup Funds 
Financial Data Request formPDF
Request for Evaluation Assessment and Remediation Technology (ITC)PDF