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Each state manages underground storage tanks differently. Use the chart below to determine if additional requirements apply to your operations.
State UST regulations must be at least as stringent as the federal regulations. When EPA has approved a state’s UST program, tank owners and operators in that state may follow the state.
State | Adherence to federal regulations | State regulatory citation(s) | State-specific requirements |
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Alabama | State | 335-6-15 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Alaska | State | 18 AAC 78, Article 1 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Arizona | State | ARS Title 49: Chapter 6, Sections 49-1001 to 1093, AAC Title 18, Chapter 12 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Arkansas | State | AR RST Regulation No. 12 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
California | State | CCR, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Colorado | State | CRS Title 8, Article 20, 7 CCR 1101-14 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Connecticut | Federal | UST regulations Sections 22a-449(d)-1 to 113 | Some differences. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Delaware | Federal | DAC, Title 7, 1351 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
District of Columbia | Federal | DC Code, Div. 1, Title 8, Subtitle A, Chapter 1, Subchapter VII, District Municipal Regulations, Title 20, Chapters 55-70 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Florida | State | FAC Chapter 62-761 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Georgia | State | 391-3-1 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Hawaii | State | HAR Title 11, Chapter 280.1 | Some differences. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Idaho | State | Idaho Code 39-88, IDAPA 58.01.07 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Illinois | State | UST Rules, Title 41, Chapter 1, Parts 172-177 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Indiana | State | 329 IAC Article 9, IN Statutes 13-23 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Iowa | Federal | IAC Chapters 120, 133-136 | Iowa is working to adopt the federal requirements.
See federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Kansas | Federal | K.A.R. 28-44, KSA 65-34 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Kentucky | State | KAR 401, Chapter 42 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Louisiana | State | LAC Environmental Regulatory Code Title 33, Louisiana Revised Statutes Subtitle II of Title 30 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Maine | State | Title 38, Chapter 3, Subchapter 2-B, Waste Management Rules Ch. 691, 692, 693, 695 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Maryland | Federal | COMAR 26.10 | Maryland has not yet adopted the federal UST rules. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Massachusetts | Federal | 310 CMR 80.00 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Michigan | State | Part 211, UST Regulations | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Minnesota | State | Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7150 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Mississippi | State | MS Administrative Code Title 11, Part 5 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Missouri | State | MO Code, Title 10, Divisions 20, 26 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Montana | State | Montana Underground Storage Tank Act 75-11-501 MCA, MT Administrative Rules, Title 17, Chapter 56 | Montana is in the process of adopting the federal rules.
See federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Nebraska | Federal | Title 159 | Some differences. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Nevada | State | NRS 459.800-.856, NAC 459.9921-.9995 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
New Hampshire | State | NH Revised Statutes, Title X, Chapter 146-C, Certified Administrative Rules, Env-Or 400 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
New Jersey | State | NJAC 7:14B | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
New Mexico | State | NMAC Title 20, Chapter 5 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
New York | Federal | NY Environmental Conservation Law, Control of Bulk Storage of Petroleum, Article 17, Title 10, 6 NYCRR 612-614 | NY has not yet adopted the federal UST rules, but will
enforce them. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
North Carolina | State | NCGS 143.215.94NN - TT, 15A NCAC 2L - 2T | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
North Dakota | State | NDAC 33.1-24-08 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Ohio | State | OAC 1301:7-9 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Oklahoma | State | OCC Title 165, Chapter 25, OK Storage Tank Regulation Act §§301 - 319 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Oregon | State | ORS Chapter 466 (Sections 466.706 - .845, .994 and .995), OAR 340 Division 150 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Pennsylvania | State | Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act, PA Code — Storage Tank Regulations Chapter 245 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Rhode Island | State | 250-RICR-140-25-1 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
South Carolina | State | R. 61-92, Part 280 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
South Dakota | State | SD Codified Law Chapter 34A-2 Water Pollution Control, SD Administrative Rules Article 74:56 Storage Tanks and Remediation | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Tennessee | State | Rule 0400-18-01 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Texas | State | 30 TAC Chapter 334 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Utah | State | R311 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Vermont | State | Vermont UST Rules §8 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Virginia | State | 9 VAC 25-580-10 et seq. | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Washington | State | Statute: Chapter 90.76 RCW, Rule: Chapter 173-360A WAC | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
West Virginia | State | UST Act: WVC Chapter 22, Article 17, UST Rule Title 33, Series 30 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Wisconsin | State | Chapter ATCP 93 and 94; Chapter 168 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |
Wyoming | State | WY Rules, Chapter 1 Article 14 | No major differences. View federal. Each state has different operator training requirements. |