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Regulations Of Underground Storage Tanks Located On Farms

	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Agriculture & Natural Resources
EXTENSION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL 36849-5647

Regulations Of Underground Storage
Tanks Located On Farms

ANR-739, 1992. By Charles Ogburn, Extension Agricultural Engineer (Retired), Agriculture, Auburn University

In 1988, The Alabama Underground Storage Tank and Wellhead Protection Act was formed. The regulations of this act fall under the jurisdiction of the Groundwater Division of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). This division regulates the technical standards corrective action requirements and financial responsibility for owners and operators of underground storage tanks.

Farmers need not be concerned if their underground storage tank(s) is located on the farm and is used to store fuel for farm equipment, for heating oil to be used on the premises, and has a capacity of 1,100 gallons or less. However, if a tank is in excess of 1100 gallons, owners are subject to the regulations governing underground storage tanks.

Owners are required by law to register all of their underground storage tanks in excess of 1100 gallons with the Ground Water Division of ADEM. The Ground Water Division of ADEM has divided the state into 5 areas with a compliance officer assigned to each area (see attached list). Owners must register their tank(s) with the compliance officer in charge of the area in which their county is located.

There are two fees that must be paid. There is a registration fee of $15.00/tank/year and a fee that goes into a trust fund. The trust fund acts as an insurance. Should there be environmental damage from leakage, etc, from the tanks, the trust fund will be used for the clean-up. This fee is $100.00/tank/year. Since these regulations have been in existence since April 5, 1989, those just now registering their tanks will be subject to back fees. Additional information can be obtained from the compliance officer.

Anyone who does not register his/her underground storage tank(s) with a capacity in excess of 1,100 gallons will be in violation of a state law. Should an environmentally damaging accident occur with an unregistered tank(s), the owner will not have the availability of the trust fund to pay for clean up and may be subject to any penalties resulting from the violation of a state law.

Compliance Staff Paperwork Areas

Phone: (334) 271-7975		Phone: (334) 271-7792
Cherokee KeKalb Jackson Lawrence Madison Morgan	Colbert Franklin Lauderdale Limestone Marshall	Barbour Calhoun Clay Coffee Henry Lee Pike Russell Tallapoosa	Bullock Chambers Cleburne Dale Houston Macon Randolph Talladega
Phone: (334) 271-7835		Phone: (334) 271-7846
Blount Etowah St. Clair	Cullman Jefferson Shelby	Autauga Chilton Dallas Fayette Lowndes Montgomery Pickens Walker	Bibb Coosa Elmore Lamar Marion Perry Tuscaloosa Winston
Phone: (334) 271-7759
Baldwin Choctaw Covington Greene Marengo Monroe Washington	Clark Conecuh Escambia Hale Mobile Sumter Wilcox

For more information, call your county Extension office. Look in your telephone directory under your county's name to find the number.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.

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