UST Section - FAQs

Corrective Action and Trust Fund Branch

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Home Heating Oil USTs - Revised 4/19/2017

UST Enforcement

Brochures

Eligibility Flowchart - Revised 9/10/2013

Home Heating Oil UST Flowchart - Revised 7/7/2017

Leaking Petroleum UST Cleanup Funds - Revised 8/21/2013

Non-Regulated USTs - Revised 12/2018

Selecting an Environmental Consultant for Petroleum Cleanup

Permits and Inspection Branch

FAQs

Biodiesel Storage in USTs - Revised 10/2015 

Farm Tank USTs - Revised 10/2015

Groundwater Monitoring Leak Detection - Revised 10/2015

New Leak Detection Requirements for Emergency Generator UST systems installed prior to 11/1/2007 - Revised 2/2022

New Requirements for UST Systems (NC's Updated UST Regulations effective June 1, 2017) - Revised 9/2018 

Preparing for an Underground Storage Tank Inspection - Revised 9/2020

Secondary Containment Performance Standards for UST systems after 11/1/2007 - Revised 10/31/2022

Secondary Containment O & M Requirements for UST Systems & Components Installed or Replaced after 11/1/2007 - Revised 2/2026

UST Responsibilities - Revised 10/2015

Vapor Monitoring Leak Detection - Revised 10/2015

Brochures

Alternative Fuel Storage Guidelines for UST Systems - Revised 12/2018

Financial Responsibility Requirements for USTs - Revised 8/2018

Procedures for Placing UST Systems in Temporary Closure & Returning them to Service - Revised 11/2025

Site Check Guidelines for Regulated UST Systems - Revised 12/2018

Siting and Secondary Containment Requirements for UST Systems Installed prior to 11/1/2007 and near Wells and Surface Waters - Revised 10/2015

UST Operator Training Requirements - Revised 7/2018

UST System Installation - Revised 10/2015

Manuals

Corrosion Protection Manual - Revise 1/2020

Emergency Power Generator UST System Requirements (US EPA Manual) - Revised 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) - Revised 5/2022

Financial Responsibility Manual - Revised 11/2015

Leak Detection Methods for Petroleum USTs and Piping Manual - Revised 10/2015

Manual Tank Gauging for small USTs Manual - Revised 10/2015

NC Operating and Maintaining USTs Manual - Revised 3/2021

Education / Training Slides

Public Information Session Slides for the 10/13/2018 updates to the UST regulations (Owner / Operator sessions) - Revised 5/2/2018

Public Information Session Slides for the 10/13/2018 updates to the UST regulations (Contractor session) - Revised 4/26/2018