Resources
 


Federal Rules and Regulations 
    The following Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) pertinent to UST owners are re-printed here as a convenience to our readers. The source of these documents is the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/OUST. For more complete information and additional documents or to verify the currency of these documents, please check with OUST. These are not the official CFR's, but are a good source of specific information about the regulations governing UST's.
 
40 CFR 280 
Subparts A-G		 Technical standards and corrective action requirements for owner and operators of underground storage tanks (UST)
40 CFR 280 
Subpart H		 Financial responsibility
40 CFR 281 
Subparts A-F		 Underground storage tanks; state program approval

Links to other websites  

http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/faqs/index.htm Frequently asked questions regarding underground storage tanks. From the EPA.
http://www.epa.gov/OUST The home page of EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks.
http://www.state.il.us/osfm/PREPCS.HTM Illinois State Fire Marshall's Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety.
http://www.steeltank.com/ The Steel Tank Institute develops standards for atmospheric storage tanks.
http://www.intercorr.com/cathodic.htm A thorough discussion of the principles of cathodic protection.