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UST Cleanup Stories

EPA works with our federal, state, local, and Tribal stakeholders to prevent and cleanup releases from underground storage tanks. As of September 2021, over 502,000 sites have been cleaned up. Periodically, EPA highlights a representative selection of UST cleanup stories.

Hillsborough, North Carolina
Nikwasi Mound, North Carolina
Rougemont, North Carolina
Telles Ranch, Arizona
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) compiled cleanup stories from their state members: Redevelopment Successes at Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Sites
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act UST cleanup stories

UST Cleanup Stories

Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)