Idaho’s UST Program

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UST Program SummaryFairly New Program

Energy Act of 2005 Statute Feb. 2007 Rules April 2008

State Program Approval Feb. 2012

State Program Approval Effective February 28th, 2012 What does this mean?

Idaho operates the UST program in lieu of EPA If EPA conducts inspectionsthey must use Idaho’s rules Idaho has the lead in conducting enforcement

Idaho’s Tank Universe is Growing… 2013 is the busiest the tank program

has ever been. When comparing new installs vs.

closures: FY 2010 – 90% decrease FY 2011 – 51% decrease FY 2012 – 18% growth FY 2013 – 73% growth

..but Idaho’s UST Budget is Shrinking

The Program is funded through EPA. A year ago EPA cut the UST budget $100,000. The cut continues again this year with more cuts anticipated.

What does this mean? Idaho will not meet its 3 year statutory

inspection cycle EPA (or its contractors) will have to perform

inspections Idaho risks losing what we all worked so

hard to achieve over the last 5 years, State Program Approval.

Fiscal Year 2013 in Review Operator Training

Online: https://www.accessidaho.org/deq/tankhelper/

Inspections Currently meeting 3 year inspection cycle

but will most likely fall behind Spring 2014 Enforcement

Informal Warnings – 100 facilities Formal Warnings – 87 facilities Field Notices of Violations - 9 facilities

Most Common Violations1. Release detection records2. No piping release detection3. Functional spill bucket4. Corrosion testing5. Flex connectors touching soil6. Training Class C operators7. Installing overfill8. Insurance9. Operator training list10. Trained A or B operator

EPA Proposed Regulations Nov/Dec 2013 Some of the proposed changes include:

Monthly walkthrough inspections Annually test spill buckets or use double-walled

ones Annually test release detection equipment (ATGs, sensors) Every 3 years test overfill Every 3 years test secondary containment

EPA Proposed Regulations Emergency generators must do release

detection Oil-water separators must follow regulations No more ballfloats Tanks must be closed if internal lining fails SIR cannot go past 30 days to receive a result Any ethanol greater than 10% must prove compatibility

EPA Final Regulations Once EPA finalizes its regulations:

I will travel throughout the State to explain the regulations and answer any questions. Idaho has 3 years to adopt the regulations or create no-less stringent rules and re-apply for State Program Approval.

For More Information DEQ’s UST Website:http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste-mgmt-remediation/storage-tanks.aspx View all of Idaho’s UST sites at:http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste/ustlust/Call or email me:Kristi Lowder208-373-0347kristi.lowder@deq.idaho.gov