UST Section - FAQs

Corrective Action and Trust Fund Branch

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)	Revised	PDF
Home Heating Oil USTs	4/19/2017
UST Enforcement

Brochures	Revised	PDF
Eligibility Flowchart	9/10/2013
Home Heating Oil UST Flowchart	7/7/2017
Leaking Petroleum UST Cleanup Funds	8/21/2013
Non-Regulated USTs	12/2018
Selecting an Environmental Consultant for Petroleum Cleanup

Permits and Inspection Branch

FAQs	Revised	PDF
Biodiesel Storage in USTs	10/2015
Farm Tank USTs	10/2015
Groundwater Monitoring Leak Detection	10/2015
New Leak Detection Requirements for Emergency Generator UST systems installed prior to 11/1/2007	2/2022
New Requirements for UST Systems (NC's Updated UST Regulations effective June 1, 2017)	9/2018
Preparing for an Underground Storage Tank Inspection	9/2020
Secondary Containment Performance Standards for UST systems after 11/1/2007	10/31/2022
Secondary Containment O & M Requirements for UST Systems & Components Installed or Replaced after 11/1/2007	7/2021
UST Responsibilities	10/2015
Vapor Monitoring Leak Detection	10/2015

Brochures	Revised	PDF
Alternative Fuel Storage Guidelines for UST Systems	12/2018
Financial Responsibility Requirements for USTs	8/2018
Procedures for Placing UST Systems in Temporary Closure & Returning them to Service	10/2022
Site Check Guidelines for Regulated UST Systems	12/2018
Siting and Secondary Containment Requirements for UST Systems Installed prior to 11/1/2007 and near Wells and Surface Waters	10/2015
UST Operator Training Requirements	7/2018
UST System Installation	10/2015

Manuals	Revised	PDF
Corrosion Protection Manual	1/2020
Emergency Power Generator UST System Requirements (US EPA Manual)	5/2022
Emergency Power Generator UST Systems - Owner and Operator Introduction: Automated Interstitial Monitoring Systems for Underground Pressurized Piping on EPG UST Systems (US EPA Manual)	5/2022
Emergency Power Generator UST Systems - In-Depth Discussion: Automated Interstitial Monitoring Systems for Underground Pressurized Piping on EPG UST Systems (US EPA Manual)	5/2022
Financial Responsibility Manual	11/2015
Leak Detection Methods for Petroleum USTs and Piping Manual	10/2015
Manual Tank Gauging for small USTs Manual	10/2015
NC Operating and Maintaining USTs Manual	3/2021

Education / Training Slides	Date	PDF
Public Information Session Slides for the 10/13/2018 updates to the UST regulations (Owner / Operator sessions)	5/2/2018
Public Information Session Slides for the 10/13/2018 updates to the UST regulations (Contractor session)	4/26/2018