Tag: UST

Environmental Daily Advisor Top 10: Summer-in-Review

Wal-Mart’s BIG Fine for No RCRA Training   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has pleaded guilty in cases filed in California to six counts of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its retail stores across the United States. The Arkansas-based company also pleaded guilty in Missouri, to violating the […]

UST Resources

These premium and free underground storage tank resources will help you to stay in compliance. Read on for helpful whitepapers, guidance documents, blog posts, and more. Premium Resources from Enviro.BLR.com Comparison of 1988 and 2015 UST Regulations This guidance chart offers a side-by-side comparison of the 1988 underground storage tank regulations and the newly revised […]

Are You a Used Oil Generator?

Storage Requirements The rules state that generators must not store used oil in units other than tanks, containers, or units regulated under 40 CFR 264 or 40 CFR 265 (40 CFR 279.22(a)). (Tanks include both aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and underground storage tanks (USTs)). According to EPA, this does not mean that the ASTs or […]

EPA’s Proposed UST Rules – Wastewater Treatment Tanks

What is a wastewater treatment tank system? A wastewater treatment tank system is designed to receive and treat influent wastewater through physical, chemical, or biological methods. That means if wastewater flows through a system and is treated in some way, then that system is considered a wastewater treatment tank system. For example, oil-water separators treat […]