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PA 1998 DEADLINE FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Release Date: 05/30/97
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1997
1998 DEADLINE FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
EPA will not extend the December 1998 deadline for upgrading, replacing, or closing underground storage tanks, according to a May 14, memorandum from EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner to EPA Regional Administrators. Under regulations that EPA issued in 1988, owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs) storing petroleum and hazardous substances have until Dec. 22, 1998 to change USTs that do not meet federal requirements for protection against spills, overfills, and corrosion. These requirements are a key element in the ongoing State-EPA effort to prevent groundwater contamination. Browner has asked EPA and states to continue working with UST owners and operators to encourage compliance in advance of the 1998 deadline. She has also urged them to begin developing plans for dealing with owners and operators whose tanks are not in compliance when the deadline falls.
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