Underground Storage Tanks

Overview

​​​The purpose of DEP's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section is to regulate underground storage tanks that contain petroleum or hazardous substances to determine compliance with state rules and federal regulations. West Virginia has had full program approval from EPA since February 1988.

The UST team performs the following tasks:

• Conducts compliance inspections on active UST facilities such as gas stations, chemical plants, trucking depots, fuel distributors, airports
• Inspects new underground storage tank installation
• Provides information, where possible, to individuals who are buying property with USTs
• Issues citations and notice of violations
• Prohibits delivery to USTs not meeting certain requirements
• Conducts compliance assistance inspections
• Answers citizen questions and complaints
• Provides emergency response to suspected releases from UST

Contact Us

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste: Tanks Unit
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0495
AST/UST Staff Contacts

See Also

• Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

Important Notice: Alternative Fuels Compatibility

• EPA's Federal Register Notice on E15

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adopting a new statutory interpretation and making corresponding regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver afforded under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

• DEP's Memorandum to UST Owners and/or Operators on Alternative Fuels Compatibility

  Because of EPA’s recent approval (26980FR Vol.84, No.111, June 10, 2019) of sales of E15 gasoline year-round, fuel providers may increase the ethanol content in the gasoline they are delivering to facilities.

• DEP's Alternative Fuel Compatibility Form (July 2019)

  The WVDEP Alternative Fuel Compatibility Form and an updated WVDEP Notification Form must be submitted to WVDEP prior to storing any fuel with greater than E10 or B20.

• DEP Notification Form

  The notification requirements apply to USTs containing petroleum or certain hazardous substances.