Underground Storage Tank
Inspection Program Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)
The Environmental Health Division
oversees the Underground Storage Tank Inspection Program in Orange
County with the exception of the following cities:
Anaheim,
Fullerton, Orange
and Santa Ana.
The purpose of this program is to ensure that hazardous materials
stored in underground tanks are not released into the groundwater
and/or the environment. Specialists from the County and cities
inspect underground storage tanks (USTs), monitoring equipment, and
inventory records of UST systems to ensure that the systems comply
with applicable laws and regulations.
Underground Storage Tanks—The Basics
A
resource for small and medium-sized businesses
in Orange County This manual is
intended to provide businesses with the tools necessary
to own and operate an underground storage tank system in
compliance with the rules and regulations enforced by
OCHCA.
UST Owner/Operator
Responsibilities
Obtain a Permit to Operate a UST
system and pay an annual fee to operate USTs used to store
hazardous substances.
Comply with construction and
monitoring requirements for new USTs.
Install and operate monitoring
systems for existing USTs.
Report and cleanup all unauthorized
releases from USTs.
Ensure that each tank in use meets
the 1998 upgrade requirements.
Repair, Removal and
Installation of UST's
CUPA staff oversees the installation,
repair and removal of USTs through the plan check process. Plan
submittal is required for the following activities:
New installations
Piping repair/upgrade
Cathodic protection
Bladder insertions
Boring for monitoring wells
Sump installations
Dispenser containment
modifications/installations
Replacement installation of both
leak detection monitoring box and probes
