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Enforcement

Enforcement Response Policy: EPA Policy on Underground Storage Tanks Delivery Prohibition

This policy provides recommended procedures for prohibiting deliveries and describes when delivery prohibition may be appropriate. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) amended the Solid Waste Disposal Act by adding section 9012, which provided EPA with the authority to prohibit deliveries of regulated substances to federally regulated underground storage tanks (USTs)  

Issued June 25, 2012

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