Department of Environment & Conservation
Jim Fyke, Commissioner

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Notification and Registration

PRE-INSTALLATION NOTIFICATION FORM

» Payment of fees must accompany this form.

NOTIFICATION FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (CN-1260) to register unregistered tanks, closures, upgrades, new installations, new ownership and name or mailing address changes. » A change in tank status such as from "currently in use" to "temporarily out of use" must also be reported on this form. The law requires that changes be reported within thirty (30) days.

Amended Notification For Underground Storage Tanks (Seller Reporting Change of Ownership of Tanks (CN-0911)KS

A registered owner who has just sold tanks is also required to report that change within thirty (30) days. This one-page form should be completed by the seller. Note that this form includes a place for the seller to report how the buyer was informed of notification requirements by the seller. Informing the buyer is also required by law.

NOTIFICATION OF INDICIA OF OWNERSHIP (CN-1186).A lender or lending institution who has acquired tanks through foreclosure or other acquistion and who has no intention to operate the tank must report the acquisition of tanks on the one page form.
Voluntary Registry Instructions » Click for more information on this registry (pdf format)
E-85 Information Instructions » Click for more information on ethanol blended fuels and the forms

Closure Packet - Instructions

When closing your tanks, complete the "Closure Application". Submit the application to the appropriate Field Office for approval 30 days prior to closing the UST system. After tanks are out of the ground or properly closed in place, be sure to file an amended notification form with TN UST. This stops the automatic billing procedure for annual tank registration. You will need the following resources if you close your tanks: UST system closure assessment guidelines (Note Corrected values on Table 5 effective April 1, 2007)

Application for Permanent Closure of Underground Storage Tanks

Permanent Closure Report

Application to Treat Petroleum Contaminated Soil by Mobile Thermal Treatment

Application to Treat Petroleum Contaminated Soil by Aeration

Approved Methods for Analysis of Soil and Water Samples

Field Office Location Map

Approved Corrective Action Contractor List

TGD-005: Sampling requirements for excavated material.

TGD-009: Requirements to Treat Petroleum Contaminated Soil Generated from Releases from Underground Storage Tanks

TGD-011: Procedures to Determine the Applicable Soil and Ground Water Cleanup Levels During an Underground Storage Tank (UST) System Closure (RESCINDED July 1, 2005) Reference 1, Reference 2

Operational Compliance

View the latest edition of Compliance Tool Box

Visit the UST Owner Compliance Manual

Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Rectifier Reading Form

Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Testing Survey

Galvanic Cathodic Protection Testing Survey

Click for Monthly Spill Bucket Inspection Log

Click for Quarterly Dispenser Inspection Log

View preparing for a compliance inspection (pdf format)

Ethanol Equipment Compatibility Checklist

Statement Of Compatibility indicating the UST system components will be compatible with the product stored.

Compliance Guidance Documents (CGDs)

Release, Fund and Reimbursement

Draft Reimbursement Documents for Training in May 2009

Reimbursement Guidance Document (RGD-002) (Word Doc)
Reimbursement Guidance Document (RGD-002) (PDF)
Task Cost Sheets(RGD-002) (Excel)

Fund Eligibility

» Application for Fund Eligibility Deadline – The UST Act establishes a deadline for tank owners, tank operators or petroleum site owners to file an

Application for Fund Eligibility. If the application form is not received by the UST Division by the deadline established by law, the release WILL NOT BE FUND ELIGIBLE. The application must be received:

Within 60 days of a release which was identified in any manner other than the process for confirmation of a suspected release in the regulations; or Within 90 days of the discovery of evidence of a suspected release which is subsequently confirmed in accordance with the regulatory requirements.

NOTE: The 90 day deadline applies even if confirmation of a release does not occur within 90 days of the discovery of evidence of a suspected release. An application should be filed as soon as possible after a release is suspected, even if all the confirmation steps have not been taken.

Reimbursement Rates

Beginning July 1, 2008, please use the new Reimbursement Guidance Document (RGD-001), which includes the Fund Eligibility Application, eligible and ineligible costs, and the new Reimbursement Application form.
» Click for more details, including eligible and ineligible costs
» Click here for Fund Eligibility Application & Instructions