​​​Storage Tank Cleanup Program

The Storage Tank Cleanup Program is responsible for developing and maintaining regulations, policies, technical guidance, and public outreach programs necessary to remediate releases from storage tanks in accordance with the Clean Streams Law, Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act and the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2).

Storage Tank Cleanup Program staff in each of DEP's six regional offices respond to complaints from persons affected by releases from storage tanks, oversee and track the status of responsible party-led cleanups, and take state-led corrective actions.

Statutes and Regulations

• Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act Act 32 of 1989
• Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) Act 68 of 2007 (PDF)
• Corrective Action Process Regulation Chapter 245 – Subchapter D
• Land Recycling Program Regulations Chapter 250
• Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law Act 394 of 1937 (PDF)

Storage Tank Release and Cleanup Locations

• Storage Tank Release and Cleanup Locations

Pennsylvania Activity and Use Limitations Registry

• Pennsylvania Activity and Use Limitations Registry

Underground Heating Oil Tank Cleanup Reimbursement Program

• Underground Heating Oil Tank Cleanup Reimbursement Program

Guidance Documents and Fact Sheets

• Guidance Documents
  • Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems (PDF) 263‒4500‒601
  • Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Systems (PDF) 263‒4200‒001
  • Site Assessment Sampling Requirements at Regulated Storage Tank System Closures (PDF) 2630‒BK‒DEP4699
  • Land Recycling Program Technical Guidance Manual
  • Land Recycling Program Vapor Intrusion Guidance and Information
• Fact Sheets
  • Storage Tank Corrective Action Process Flowchart (PDF)
  • Corrective Action Process Regulations‒An Overview (PDF)
  • Corrective Action Process – Investigation of Suspected Releases (PDF)
  • Corrective Action Process – Release Reporting (PDF)
  • Corrective Action Process – Interim Remedial Actions (PDF)
  • Home Heating Oil Releases (PDF)
  • Escapes De Aceite Para Calefacción Del Hogar (en Español) (PDF)
  • Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: Controlling Cleanup Costs (PDF)

Storage Tank Cleanup Forms

• Corrective Action Process Report/Plan Cover Sheet (PDF)
• Planning for Permanent UST Closure Checklist 2630‒FM‒BECB0126
• Planning for Permanent AST Closure Checklist 2630‒FM‒BECB0512
• Notification of Release – Notification of Contamination 2620-FM-BECB0082
• Underground Storage Tank System Installation/Closure Notification Form 2630‒FM‒BECB0127
• Underground Storage Tank System Closure Report Form 2630‒FM‒BECB0159
• Aboveground Storage Tank System Closure Notification Form 2630‒FM‒BECB0513
• Aboveground Storage Tank System Closure Report Form 2630‒FM‒BECB0514
• NPDES General Permit Discharges from Petroleum Product Contaminated Groundwater Remediation Systems 3800‒PM‒BCW0171d

Additional information

• Storage Tanks Home Page
• Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF)
• Office of Underground Storage Tanks (US EPA)
• Summary Information on Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) (PDF)