Aboveground Storage Tank Systems​

AST Registration

• Aboveground Storage Tank System Registration Fact Sheet
  
• Aboveground Storage Tank System Registration Form
  
• Aboveground Storage Tank System Registration Form Instructions 

AST Compliance

​Permits

• Discharge of Treated Groundwater from Oil Contaminated Groundwater Sources to Surface or Groundwaters of the State
• Discharge of Stormwater and Hydrostatic Test Water from Oil Terminals to Surface or Groundwaters of the State
• General Instructions for Oil Permits
• MDE Permit Guide  
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2019 Form
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2020 Form
  
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2021 Form​ 
  
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2022 ​Form
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2023 Form
  
• Report on Used Oil Collected for Fiscal Year 2024 Form 
  

Home Heating Oil

• Inspection of Heating Oil Aboveground Storage Tanks
• Recommended Practices for Owners of Home Heating Oil Storage Tank Systems
• Residential Heating Oil Aboveground Storage Tank Removal - July 2024 

Oil Pollution Control and Storage Tank Management - COMAR 26.10

• COMAR 26.10​ 

Remediation​

• Petroleum Related Reporting for Due Diligence Site Assessments Fact Sheet  ​
  
• BTEX Fact Sheet 
• GAC System Fact Sheet 
  
• Guidance Document: Maryland Environmental Assessment Technology for Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
• MTBE Fact Sheet
• Maryland Certified Testing Laboratories - July 2024 
• Oil-Contaminated Soil Acceptance Facilities  
• Sampling Your Drinking Water for Petroleum-Related Compounds - July 2024  
  

Underground Storage Tank Systems

• Underground Storage Tank System Compliance Guide 
• Heating Oil Release
• Helium Testing Protocol
• Maryland Containment System Testing Protocol 
• Maryland Catchment Basin and Containment Sump Test Report Form​
• Protection of Copper Piping
• Real Estate Professionals and Underground Storage Tanks
• Release Detection Fact Sheet
• 30-Day Written Notification Form-UST Removal/Abandonment  
• Underground Storage Tank Closure In Place for Regulated Tanks
• Residential and Farm Underground Storage Tank Closure​​ - July 2024 
  
• Underground Storage Tank Sample Closure Report Guidance 
• Vent Alarms on Home Heating Oil Tanks
• Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR) Vendors List
• Product Pipe Manifold
• Installing, Upgrading, and Replacing Underground Piping
• Underground Storage Tank Compliance Testing Schedule
• Flexible Piping Systems in Underground Tank Systems 
• Conditional Approval for OPW FlexWorks Loop System - September 7, 2018
• Unmanned UST Fuel Dispensing Facility 
• NOV Fiberglass Riser Pipe Approval - February 7, 2020 
• UST Operator Training Reciprocity Policy
• UST Operator Training Reciprocity Request Form
• ​Periodic Operation & Maintenance Walkthrough Inspections for UST Systems 
• ​Maryland Monthly UST System Walkthrough Inspection Form 
  
• Maryland Annual UST System Walkthrough Inspection Form ​
• Maryland Self-Verification for Alternative Walkthrough Inspection Form
• Conditional Approval for Franklin Electric Fueling Systems APT XP Flexible Piping - Revised May 17, 2023 
• Underground Storage Tank Systems with Field-Constructed Tanks and Airport Hydrant Fuel Distribution Systems 
• High Risk Groundwater Use Areas and Well Head Protection Areas - September 2023
  
• High Risk Underground Oil Storage Facilities - September 2023 
  

UST Product Delivery Prohibition

• Product Delivery Ban Fact Sheet
  
• Environment Article 4-411.1
• Facilities Currently Under Delivery Ban

UST Contractors

• Direct-Push Sampling & Hydropunch Contractors​
• Environmental Consultants
• Oil Spill Contractors
• Tank Testers List
• Used Oil Contractors​
• List of Companies that Employ MDE Certified UST Technicians and Removers​​
• List of Companies that Employ MDE Certified UST Inspectors​​​​ 

UST Insurance

• Financial Insurance Providers (MDE)​  
• EPA August 3, 2018 Memo:  UST Insurance Policies - Voluntary Exclusions and Self-Insured Retentions  
• List of Known Insurance Providers for UST Owners and Operators (EPA, February 2020)
• EPA Memo on Changes in the Insurance Industry (EPA, June 2012)
• Guide to Tank Insurance (ASTSWMO, October 2011)     
• Dollars and Sense - Financial Responsibility Requirements for USTs (EPA, July 1995) 
• Annual Financial Responsibility Submittal Form
  

Stage II Decommissioning

• Stage II Enforcement Discretion Memo
• Stage II Decommissioning Form 

Marinas

• Tank Vehicle Fueling of Boats and Vessels at Public and Private Marinas
• Fueling of Boats and Vessels at Public Marinas
• Marina Piping for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tanks
  

Biofuels Information

• EPA Biofuels Information Page  

Gasoline Oxygenate Content 

• ​EPA Streamlining Rule Oxygen Content Regulation Adjustment - April 30, 2021 

General Information

• Dos and Don'ts at the Gas Pump

For additional Land Publications and Reports, click here.

 

For Further Information 

Oil Control Program

(410) 537-3442; (800) 633-6101 x3442

To Report Oil Spills Call (Available 24 hours a day)
1-866-633-4686​​