1. Idaho’s UST Program 8-1-13

2. UST Program Summary  Fairly New Program  Energy Act of 2005  Statute Feb. 2007  Rules April 2008  State Program Approval Feb. 2012

3. State Program Approval  Effective February 28 th, 2012  What does this mean?  Idaho operates the UST program in lieu of EPA  If EPA conducts inspections they must use Idaho’s rules  Idaho has the lead in conducting enforcement

4. Idaho’s Tank Universe is Growing…  2013 is the busiest the tank program has ever been.  When comparing new installs vs. closures:  FY 2010 – 90% decrease  FY 2011 – 51% decrease  FY 2012 – 18% growth  FY 2013 – 73% growth

5. ..but Idaho’s UST Budget is Shrinking  The Program is funded through EPA. A year ago EPA cut the UST budget $100,000. The cut continues again this year with more cuts anticipated.  What does this mean?  Idaho will not meet its 3 year statutory inspection cycle  EPA (or its contractors) will have to perform inspections  Idaho risks losing what we all worked so hard to achieve over the last 5 years, State Program Approval.

6. Fiscal Year 2013 in Review  Operator Training  Online: https://www.accessidaho.org/deq/tankhelper/  Inspections  Currently meeting 3 year inspection cycle but will most likely fall behind Spring 2014  Enforcement  Informal Warnings – 100 facilities  Formal Warnings – 87 facilities  Field Notices of Violations - 9 facilities

7. Most Common Violations 1. Release detection records 2. No piping release detection 3. Functional spill bucket 4. Corrosion testing 5. Flex connectors touching soil 6. Training Class C operators 7. Installing overfill 8. Insurance 9. Operator training list 10. Trained A or B operator

8. EPA Proposed Regulations  Nov/Dec 2013  Some of the proposed changes include:  Monthly walkthrough inspections  Annually test spill buckets or use double-walled ones  Annually test release detection equipment (ATGs, sensors)  Every 3 years test overfill  Every 3 years test secondary containment

9. EPA Proposed Regulations  Emergency generators must do release detection  Oil-water separators must follow regulations  No more ballfloats  Tanks must be closed if internal lining fails  SIR cannot go past 30 days to receive a result  Any ethanol greater than 10% must prove compatibility

10. EPA Final Regulations  Once EPA finalizes its regulations:  I will travel throughout the State to explain the regulations and answer any questions.  Idaho has 3 years to adopt the regulations or create no-less stringent rules and re-apply for State Program Approval.

11. For More Information  DEQ’s UST Website: http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste-mgmt- remediation/storage-tanks.aspx  View all of Idaho’s UST sites at: http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste/ustlust/ Call or email me: Kristi Lowder 208-373-0347 kristi.lowder@deq.idaho.gov