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To provide public access to underground storage tank (UST) data, reports, permits, incident records, and environmental monitoring information related to petroleum storage systems in North Carolina.
This resource is managed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality under the Underground Storage Tanks Section within the Division of Waste Management. It supports environmental regulation, oversight of petroleum storage infrastructure, contamination incident management, cleanup funding administration, and regulatory compliance monitoring.
The platform includes Registered Tanks Database, UST Facility Database, State Cleanup Funds Database, Incident Management Database for regional underground storage tank incidents, Aboveground Incident Management Database for regional aboveground petroleum storage tanks, UST Facility Operating Permits database, Quality Assurance Program Plan documentation, GIS Data and Maps through the Division of Waste Management Site Locator Tool, Underground Storage Tank Civil Penalties records, annual program reports from 2001-2025, monthly reporting records, 2014 Noncommercial Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund report, Pay for Performance Pilot Study documentation, UST Insurance White Paper (2005), and Cleanup Funds Obligations/Balances reports updated quarterly. The resource covers tank registration, permitting, petroleum release incident management, enforcement records, cleanup financing, GIS-based site location data, regulatory documentation, and historical program reporting.
Data is collected through regulatory reporting by underground and aboveground storage tank owners/operators, permit applications, compliance inspections, incident reporting systems, environmental cleanup fund administration, enforcement tracking, and program monitoring conducted by the North Carolina DEQ Underground Storage Tanks Section. Information is maintained in state-managed databases and updated continuously or periodically depending on reporting schedules.