Petroleum Storage Tanks (PSTs)

Registering PSTs. Registered and self-certified PSTs.

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Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect Processing Your Application Effective Sept. 1, 2012, the TCEQ redefined delinquent accounts to include those entities or people** who owe at least $25 in delinquent penalties or fees. The previous threshold for delinquency was $200. This new $25 threshold is the same amount used by us to place an entity on Warrant Hold with the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Upcoming Petroleum Storage Tank Events Links to upcoming Petroleum Storage Tank Events.

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	Buying a Facility with PSTs: What You Should Know Potential liability comes with owning a petroleum storage tank, even if the tank is never used. Background on questions to ask, information to look up, and the kinds of experts to consult before completing the sale.
	Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanups Cleanups of contamination caused by spills, leaks, or other releases of petroleum substances or hazardous substances from regulated underground and aboveground storage tanks.
	Operating a Facility with PSTs: What You Should Know Operating and reporting requirements for anyone who owns a petroleum storage tank in Texas.

Topics Under This Category:

	Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Construction Notification Requirements for notifying the TCEQ about planned work on underground or aboveground storage tanks. Links to relevant forms and rules.
	Financial Assurance for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Systems Financial assurance requirements and contact information pertaining to petroleum underground storage tank systems.
	Gasoline Vapor Recovery (Stages I and II) Information on Stage I and II gasoline vapor recovery programs including equipment, testing, operation requirements, and exemptions. Requirements vary by county as described here.
	PST Registration Database The PST Registration database will only have historical information for finding out whether a facility with petroleum storage tanks is registered with the TCEQ and its PST system technical information. The last update of the PST Registration Database happened the night of 4-11-2013. See link below to be connected with IWR (Integrated web reporting) for searching current PST data and delivery certificates.
	PST Technical Standards and Assistance Information on the technical standards and assistance TCEQ provides regarding the application and interpretation of PST rules.
	Petroleum Storage Tanks Registrations: Am I Regulated? Brief overview of requirements for underground and aboveground tanks used to store fuel or other petroleum substances. Links to Web pages with more information on specific requirements.
	Questions about the Petroleum Storage Tank Registration Program? Contact information for the Petroleum Storage Tank Program.
	Registering and Self-Certifying Underground Storage Tanks How to comply with state requirements to self-certify underground storage tanks that hold motor fuels. Links to relevant application forms.
	Renewing a PST Delivery Certificate How to renew the delivery certificate for underground storage tanks at your facility each year.
	Revocation of PST Delivery Certificate in Case of Default Explains the agency's policy of revoking a PST delivery certificate if a respondent defaults in a PST enforcement case.
	Updating the Delivery Certificate when Ownership Changes How to obtain a new delivery certificate after buying or receiving a UST facility from its previous owner. Must be done within 30 days of transfer---even sooner, if the current certificate expires before then.

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