Underground Storage Tank Notification, Compliance & Release Prevention

• Notification for Underground Storage Tanks
• Notification of Scheduled Permanent Closure of USTs  (fillable Word) (PDF)
• Release Prevention Fact Sheet
• Sampling and Analytical Methods for Underground Storage Tank Closure
• Systems Weekly Inventory Report Form (fillable PDF)
• UST Monthly Visual Inspection Report (fillable Word) (PDF)
• Compliance Inspection Program
• UST Notice of Violation (NOV)
• Red Tag Program
• Approval of an Alternative Life Expectancy For Certain Underground Storage Tanks
• Notice of Alternative Life Expectancy for Underground Storage Tanks (fillable Word) (PDF)
• PCB Capacitors in Gasoline Pumps

• Revised UST Regulation Fact Sheet

Financial Responsibility

• Financial Responsibility Notice
• Required Amounts of Financial Responsibility
• List of Insurance Agents and Brokers

Operator Training

• Operator Training Notice
• Operator Training Guidance (Class A, Class B and Class C Operators)
• Approved UST Operator Training Courses and Exams
• UST Operator Training Certifications Frequently Asked Questions
• Class Operator Training Course Criteria Checklists
  • Class A
  • Class B
  • Class C

Secondary Containment

• Secondary Containment Notice

(NEW) Proposed UST Regulation Rulemaking

• (NEW) August 19, 2024 Public Hearing Recording
• July 30, 2024 Public Hearing Recording
• July 30, 2024 Public Hearing Slide Deck
• Link to CT's E-Regulation System Portal
• UST Regulations Questions, Comments, and Answers
• Stakeholder Engagement for UST Regulations
• Stakeholder Meeting Presentation Slides 
• Stakeholder Zoom Meeting Chat Text

UST Laws and Regulations

• UST Regulations
• Updated Final UST Regulations, Effective December 1, 2021
• Excerpts from Section 22a-449 of the Connecticut General Statutes that contain requirements for USTs

Energy Policy Act of 2005 Public Record Requirements

• Public Record About Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
• CT DEEP Public Record - Summary of Information on USTs

Connecticut UST Program Revisions

• EPA's Approval of Connecticut's Revised UST Program

For further information please contact the Licensing and Enforcement Unit at (860) 424-3374 or by e-mail at DEEP.USTEnforcement@ct.gov or write to:

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Division
Licensing and Enforcement Unit
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Content last updated December 2024