A tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has 10% or more of its volume (including pipe volume) beneath the surface of the ground. USTs are designed to hold gasoline, other petroleum products, and hazardous materials.
A tank located all or partially underground that is designed to hold gasoline or other petroleum products or chemical solutions.
For purposes of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, this is any tank used to store petroleum or hazardous substances regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the volume of which is 10% or more beneath the surface of the ground. This does not include, among other things, any farm or residential tank of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes, tanks used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises, or septic tanks.
an underground tank storing hazardous substances or petroleum products
a tank located completely or partially under ground that is designed to hold gasoline or other petroleum products or chemical solutions
(UST) A tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. Under RCRA, EPA has established regulatory programs to prevent, detect, and clean up releases from USTs containing petroleum or hazardous substances
a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground that stores petroleum or any hazardous substance listed in 40 CFR 302.4.
Any one or more combination of tanks (including underground pipes connected thereto) used to contain an accumulation of petroleum and the volume of which (including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto) is 10 percent or more beneath the surface of the ground. UST Rule 1200-1-15-.01
a tank system, including its piping, that has at least 10% of its volume underground List of Glossary Terms
Tanks sunk in the ground that are used to store or dispose of gasoline or other fuels, hazardous chemicals, or other pollutants or contaminants.
A container buried in the soil designed to store various liquids, especially fuels; UST's are prevalent in rural areas (for example, home heating oil tanks) and in urban areas (for example, gasoline storage tanks); UST's can pose a hazard to the environment if their contents leak.
The EPA had developed financial responsibility requirements with respect to owners and users of specific types of underground storage tanks that contain pretroleum products or other hazardous chemicals.
(Water Quality) (1) Any one or combination of underground tanks and any connecting underground pipes used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances. (2) A tank located at least partially underground and designed to hold gasoline or other petroleum products or chemicals.
Tanks used in the storage of fuel or heating oil for noncommercial purposes or consumptive use.
An Underground Storage Tank (UST), in United States environmental law, is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. USTs, used to store petroleum, are regulated in the United States to prevent release of petroleum and contamination of groundwater.
