Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs)
- Announcement of Changes to the LUST Site Characterization Process [PDF]
- Remediation Closure Guide
- Remediation Program Guide
- Risk Integrated System of Closure (RISC) Announcements
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Release Reporting & Document Submittal
- Site Summaries
- Technical Information
- Non-Rule Policy & Guidance Documents
- Rules & Laws
- Forms
- Other Links
General Information
- Sign up for the LUST Listserv:
- The purpose of this list is for the Office of Land Quality Leaking Underground Storage Tank section to send information to consultants, owner/operators, and anyone else who would like to receive it.
- Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]
- Guidance for Owners and Operators:
- Guidance for Citizens:
- About Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Related Contaminants, and Your Health & Safety
- Citizen’s Guide to Underground Storage Tanks (available on the IDEM Fact Sheets page)
Release Reporting & Document Submittal
- Reporting a Release:
- A suspected or confirmed release must be reported within 24 hours. If a release is from an unregulated tank, report the release to the Spill Line, (317) 233-7745 or (888) 233-7745.
- Phone:
- Monday - Friday: (317)232-8900 or (800) 451-6027, Ext. 2-8900
- Weekends and Holidays:(317) 233-7745 or (888) 233-7745
- E-mail: LeakingUST at idem.IN.gov
- Fax: (317) 234-0428
- Please use the Initial Incident Report Form (available on the IDEM Forms page)
- Submitting Information to IDEM:
- Corrective Action Progress Report Form [DOC] (Coming Soon)
- LUST/ELTF Document Submittals to IDEM:
- Download Site Specific LUST Information
- Energy Policy Act Public Record Summary Information On Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) [PDF]
Technical Information
- Underground Storage Tank System Closure Site Assessment Guidelines
- Information for LUST sites seeking closure through RISC:
- Information for LUST sites seeking closure through UST Branch Guidance Manual (1994):
- Information for LUST sites seeking closure through the Remediation Closure Guide:
- Chemistry Topics:
- IDEM Geological Services
- Waste Cleanup:
Non-Rule Policy & Guidance Documents
- Remediation Closure Guide
- Remediation Program Guide
- RISC Technical Resource Guidance Document
- RISC User's Guide: UST, LUST, and ELTF Programs [PDF]
- Access to Third Party Property [PDF]
- Drilling Well Construction Guidelines [PDF]
- Monitored Natural Attenuation for Petroleum Contaminated Sites
- Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers/Underground Storage Tanks [PDF]
- IDEM Guidance & NPDs
- Supplemental Guidance for Sampling Soil and Waste Samples for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) [PDF]
Rules & Laws
- IDEM Rules
- IC 13-23 Underground Storage Tanks
- See IC 13-11 for applicable definitions
- 329 IAC 9 Under ground Storage Tanks
- 328 IAC 1 UST Financial Assurance Board (ELTF Rule)
- 40 CFR Part 280: Federal technical standards and corrective action requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks.
- 312 IA C 13 Water Well Drillers
- IC 22-12-9 Heating Oil Tank Closure
- IC 13-24 Petroleum
- IC 13-23-16 Notice of Release, Spill, or Overfill
Forms
The following forms are available on the IDEM Forms page:
- Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Initial Incident Report - 54487
- ELFT Application - 47139
- ELTF Site Categorization for Prioritization of Claims - 59120
- Scope of Work for Leaking UST Sites - 51955
- UST Notification Form - 45223
Other Links
- IDEM Office of Land Quality:
- Indiana Brownfields Program
- U.S. EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Online Services
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