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Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)

UST System Compatibility with Biofuels

This publication incorporates the 2015 UST requirements.

(EPA 510-K-20-001). July 2020.

This 21-page booklet discusses the 2015 UST compatibility requirements for tank systems storing biofuels and petroleum-biofuel blends. The booklet presents actions for minimizing the risk of a release from UST systems due to incompatibility.

UST System Compatibility with Biofuels (.docx)(21 pp, 3 MB, July 2020, 510-K-20-001)

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