UST Operator Training Laws & Regulations

Agency Link: http://adem.alabama.gov/programs/water/groundwater.cnt

UST Regulation(s):

• Alabama Department of Energy Management (ADEM) | Administrative Code – Rule 335-6-15 (PDF);
• Alabama Department of Energy Management (ADEM) | Administrative Code – Chapter 335-10-1 Operator Certification Program (PDF);
• Alabama Department of Energy Management (ADEM) Memorandum (PDF)

Agency Link: http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/ppr/tanks.htm

UST Regulation(s): Alaska Administrratve Code (AAC) | Title 18 Environmental Conservation | Chapter 78 Underground Storage Tanks | Article 1 Underground Storage Tanks; 18 AAC 78, Article 1 – 18 AAC 78.008. Operator training.

Agency Link: http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/ust/index.html

UST Regulation(s): Arizona State Legislature | Title 49 The Environment – Chapter 6 Underground Storage Tanks – Article 5 Certification

Agency Link: https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/rst/programs/training/

UST Regulation(s): Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (APC & EC) – Regulation No. 12 – Storage Tanks – Chapter 7 Operator Training (Reg. 12.701) (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ust/

UST Regulation(s): California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 16, Section 2715(b)- (f)

Agency Link: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/ops/Petroleum

UST Regulation(s): Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) – Underground Storage Tanks – Section 2.3.1 Operator Training (7 CCR 1101-14) (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2692&q=505750&depNav_GID=1652

UST Regulation(s):

• Connecticutt Regulations – Underground Storage Tank System Management – Sec. 22a-449 (d)-108. Operator training required. p. 47 (PDF);
• Connecticut UST State Regulations – May 31, 2012: Amendments to Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies Regarding Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/tanks/Pages/UST-Compliance-Program.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• Delaware Regulations | Adminstrative Code | Title 7: Natural Resouces and Environmental Control – 1351 Underground Storage Tank Systems;
• Delaware UST Compliance Assistance Manual (CAM) (p.43 PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/tanks/pages/op_train.htm

UST Regulation(s):

• Florida Administrative Code (FAC) – Chapter 62-761, Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems;
• 62-761.350 Operator Training and Certification (DOC)

Agency Link: http://epd.georgia.gov/underground-storage-tanks

UST Regulation(s):

• Georgia Underground Storage Tank Act (GUSTA) – TITLE 12.  CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES – CHAPTER 13.  UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS;
• Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Underground Storage Tank Management Program – UST Operator A & B Training Manual (PDF)

Agency Link: http://health.hawaii.gov/shwb/underground-storage-tanks/

UST Regulation(s): Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) 11-281-46 (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste-mgmt-remediation/storage-tanks/underground-storage-tanks.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• Idaho Administrative Code – Title 39 | Chapter 88 Idaho Underground Storage Tank Act; Rules Regulating Underground Storage Tank Systems – IDAPA 58.01.07 (PDF);
• Summary of Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Underground Storage Tank Rules (PDF);
• Idaho UST Operator Training Brochure (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/Commercial/Under-Ground-Storage-Tanks

UST Regulation(s):

• Title 41, Chapter I, Part 174, General Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)
• Title 41, Chapter I, Part 175, Technical Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)
• Title 41, Chapter I, Part 176, Administrative Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)
• Title 41, Chapter I, Part 177, Compliance Certification for Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.in.gov/idem/landquality/2336.htm

UST Regulation(s):

• Indiana Administrative Code: Title 329 IAC 9 (PDF);
• Indiana Code: IC 13-23 (IC 13-11) Underground Storage Tanks

Agency Link: http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RegulatoryLand/UndergroundStorageTanks.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) – Chapter 135 – Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (PDF);
• Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) – Operator Training Rules – Chapter 135.4(6-11) (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.kdheks.gov/tanks/

UST Regulation(s):

• Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) 28-44: Petroleum Products Storage Tanks (PDF);
• Kansas Storage Tank Act (65-34) (PDF)

Agency Link: http://waste.ky.gov/ust

UST Regulation(s):

• Kentucky Administrative Rules | 401 KAR 42:020. UST Systems – Section 7 Operational Training Requirements
• Kentucky Administrative Rules | 401 KAR 42:020. UST Systems – Section 8. UST Facility Employee Training Requirements

Agency Link: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2659/Default.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• Louisiana Administrative Code – Title 33 Environmental Regulatory Code – Part XI – Underground Storage Tanks – Chapter 6. Training Requirements for Underground Storage Tank System Operators
• Louisiana UST Operator Training Program Fact Sheet

Agency Link: http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/ust/index.htm

UST Regulation(s): Maine Revised Statutes Annotated (MRSA) | Title 38: Waters and Navigation | Chapter 3 Protection and Improvement of Waterrs | Subchapter 2-B: Underground Oil Storage Facilities and Ground Water Protection | Chapter 693: Operator Training for Underground Oil and Hazardous Substance Storage Facilities (DOC)

Agency Link: http://www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/land/oilcontrol/undergroundstoragetanks/pages/……./index.aspx

UST Regulation(s): Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) | Title 26 Department of Environment | Subtitle 10 Oil Pollution and Tank Management | Chapter 16 Trained Facility Operators (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/toxics/ust/

UST Regulation(s): Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Regulations (310 CMR 80.00) (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-42271_4115_4238—,00.html

UST Regulation(s): Michigan Administrative Code – Part 211, Underground Storage Tank Regulations

Agency Link: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/waste/waste-and-cleanup/waste-management/tank-compliance-and-assistance/underground-storage-tanks-ust/underground-storage-tank-ust-systems.html

UST Regulation(s): Minnesota Adminstrative Rules | Chapter 7150: Underground Storage Tanks Program | Part 0211 Class A, B and C Operator Requirements.

Agency Link: http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/UST_PageHome?OpenDocument

UST Regulation(s): Mississippi Administrative Code | Title 11: Department of Environmental Quality | Part 5: Underground Storage Tank Regulations – Chapter: 3 Underground Storage Tank Regulations for the Certification of Persons

Agency Link: http://dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/tanks/index.html

UST Regulation(s): Missouri Code of State Regulaitons (CSR) | Title 10 Department of Natural Resources | Division 100 – Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund Board of Trustees | Chapter 6 – UST Operator Training (PDF) – 10 CSR 100-6.010

Agency Link: http://deq.mt.gov/UST/default.mcpx

UST Regulation(s):

• Montana Code Annotated (MCA) | Title 75. Envirnmental Protection | Chapter 11. Underground Storage Tanks | Part 5. Montana Underground Storage Tank Act, 75-11-501 MCA
• Montana UST Operator A Training Manual (PDF)
• Montana UST Operator B Training Manual (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.sfm.state.ne.us/programs-services/fuels/flst/ust.html

UST Regulation(s):

• Nebraska Administrative Code – State Fire Marshal – Title 159 Underground Storage Tanks
• Nebraska Administrative Code – State Fire Marshal – Title 159 Underground Storage Tanks – Chapter 13 Operator Training (PDF)

Agency Link: http://ndep.nv.gov/bca/ust_home.htm

UST Regulation(s):

• Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) | Chapter 459 Hazardous Materials – Storage Tanks | NAC 459.99395 Designation of Class A operators, Class B operators and Class C operators.
• Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) | Chapter 459 Hazardous Materials – Storage Tanks | NAC 459.99396 Underground storage tanks: Training programs for Class A operators and Class B operators.
• Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) | Chapter 459 Hazardous Materials – Storage Tanks | NAC 459.99397 Underground storage tanks: Training programs for Class C operators.
• Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) | Chapter 459 Hazardous Materials – Storage Tanks | NAC 459.99495. Underground storage tanks: Retraining of Class A operators or Class B operators under certain circumstances.

Agency Link: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/orcb/ocs/ustp/index.htm

UST Regulation(s): New Hampshire Statutes | Chapter 146-C: Underground Storage Facilities – Sections 17-21

Agency Link: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/bust/bust.htm

UST Regulation(s):

• New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) | Title 7 Department of Environmental Protection | Section 14B Underground Storage Tanks – Subchapter 10. Permitting Requirements for Underground Storage Tnak Systems (PDF)
• Proposed Rule Changes (May 2015): N.J.A.C. 7:14-8.19 and 7:14B-4.1A, 5.10 through 5.14, and 5A – pp.27-40 (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/ust/ustbtop.html

UST Regulation(s): New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) | Title 20 Envronmental Protection – CHAPTER 5 Petroleum Storage Tanks – PART 18 Operator Training

Agency Link: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/287.html

UST Regulation(s):

• New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) | Title 6 Environmental Conservation | Part 613 – Petroleum Bulk Storage – Section 2 UST Systems (PDF)
• Division of Environmental Remediation (DER ) – 40 Operator Training (PDF)
• Tank IQ – New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) – Operator Training Guide (PDF);

Agency Link: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/ust

UST Regulation(s): North Carolina | NC General Statute 143-215.94 [NN through TT] (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.ndhealth.gov/wm/UndergroundStorageTankProgram

UST Regulation(s): North Dakota Administrative Code | Chapter 33-24-08 Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.com.ohio.gov/fire/

UST Regulation(s):

• Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) | 1301:7 Division of State Fire Marshal | Chapter 9 Underground Storage Tanks | Section 19 Underground Storage Tank Operator Training (1301:7-9-19)
• UST Operational Compliance Field Guide – April 2012 (PDF)

Agency Link: http://occeweb.com/ps/aboutpst1.html

UST Regulation(s):

• Oklahoma Administrative Code | Title 165. Corporation Commission | Chapter 25. Underground Storage Tanks | Subchapter 1 – Part 19 Operator Training (PDF)
• UST Operator Training Guidelines for the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Division (DOC)

Agency Link: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/ust/index.htm

UST Regulation(s): Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) | Chapter 340 Department of Environmental Quality | Division 150 Underground Storage Tank Rules

Agency Link: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/storage_tanks/20538

UST Regulation(s): Pennsylvania Administrative Code | Title 25 Environmental Protection | Chapter 245 Administration of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Program. | Subchapter A – Section 436 Operator Training (§ 245.436. Operator training)

Agency Link: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/waste/topictan.htm

UST Regulation(s):

• Rhode Island Department of Envornmental Management (DEM) | Rules and Regulations for Underground Storage Facilities Used for Petroleum Products and Hazardous Materials – Rule 8.22 (April 2011) (PDF)
• Certification Workbook for Underground Storage Tank Facilities (March 2013) | Chapter 4 Regulatory Requirements and Best Management Practices at Your Facility | Section 4.15 Operator Training – p.92 (PDF)
• Rhode Island – Underground Storage Tank Facility – Operator Training Manual (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.scdhec.gov/Environment/LW/UST/

UST Regulation(s):

• South Carolina Code of Regulations | Chapter 61 Department of Health and Environmental Control | Part 280 Underground Storage Tank Control Regulations | Subpart C General Operating Requirements | Section 280.35 Operator Training (PDF);
• http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/LW/UST/PC/RequiredOperatorTraining/

Agency Link: http://denr.sd.gov/des/gw/tanks/TankSection.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• South Dakota Administrative Rule (SDAR) | Chapter 74:56 Storage Facilities – Remediation | Chapter 01 Underground Storage Tanks (UST) | Section 38.01 Training of owners and operators.
• South Dakota UST Owners/Operators Guide (PDF)
• South Dakota Class C Operators (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.tn.gov/environment/underground-storage-tanks/

UST Regulation(s): Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks – Rule 0400-18-01-.16 Certified Operator Program (PDF)

Agency Link: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/pst_sl

UST Regulation(s):

• Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 334, Subchapter N – Operator Training
• Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs (PDF)
• Summary of Texas UST Operator Training Requirements (PDF)
  

Agency Link: http://undergroundtanks.utah.gov

UST Regulation(s): Utah Administrative Code | R311. Environmental Quality, Environmental Response and Remediation | Rule R311-201. Underground Storage Tanks: Certification Programs and UST Operator Training;

Agency Link: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/…/PetroleumProgram/StorageTanks/undergroundstoragetanks.aspx

UST Regulation(s):

• Virginia Administrative Code | Title 9 Environment | Agency 25 Sate Water Control Board | Chapter 580 Underground Storage Tanks – Techincal Standards and Corrective Action Requirements | Section 125 Operator Training (9VAC 25-580-125. Operator training.)
• LPR-SRR-2011-11 Underground Storage Tank (UST) Operator Training Guidance (PDF)

Agency Link: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/ust-lust/tanks.html

UST Regulation(s): Washington Administrative Code | Chapter 173-360 WAC – Underground Storage Tank Regulations – Part VII – OPERATOR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Agency Link: http://doee.dc.gov/service/underground-storage-tank-program

UST Regulation(s): District of Columbia Adminstrative Code | Title 20 – District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) (Underground Storage Tank Regulations, Chapters 55-70

Agency Link: http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/ee/ust/Pages/default.aspx

UST Regulation(s): West Virginia Administrative Code | Chapter 22. Environmental Resources | Article 17 Underground Storage Tank Act (§22-17-1);

Agency Link: http://datcp.wi.gov/Consumer/Hazardous_Materials_Storage_Tanks/

UST Regulation(s): Wisconsin Administrative Code | Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (ATCP) – Chapter 93 Flammable, Combustible and Hazardous Liquids – Subchapter VIII – Training for Operators of Underground Storage Tank Systems

Agency Link: http://deq.wyoming.gov/shwd/storage-tank/

UST Regulation(s): Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations (WQ) | Chapter 17 Storage Tanks | Section 46. Licensing of Operators of Storage Tanks (PDF)