Leaking USTs

Regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) fall under Pennsylvania’s Storage Tank Program.  The Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (Act 32 of 1989, as amended) and the Corrective Action Process (CAP) regulations (25 Pa Code Chapter 245.301-245.314) established release reporting and corrective action requirements for owners and operators of regulated aboveground and underground storage tanks and other responsible parties.  The CAP regulations include requirements for confirming or disproving suspected releases; reporting releases; determining the extent of soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater contamination; taking necessary actions to abate risks to human health and the environment; taking steps to prevent further migration of the released substance into the environment; restoring or replacing affected or diminished water supplies; and storing contaminated soil at the site of the release.

 

All owners and operators of aboveground and under­ground storage tanks regulated under Act 32 and other responsible parties must comply with the CAP regula­tions. Furthermore, the CAP process applies to releases from regulated tanks for which remediation was initiated on or after August 5th, 1989, the effective date of Act 32.  Any release for which remediation was initiated before August 5th, 1989, must follow the Act 2 process.

 

Since Act 32 and the CAP regulations do not provide cleanup standards, Act 2 cleanup standards must be used.  Therefore, BlackRock’s knowledge of Act 2 provides our clients with an advantage over most underground storage tank specialty contractors.