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Overview
An Underground Storage Tank system (UST) is a tank or combination of tanks and connected piping with at least 10% of its combined volume located underground. The tank system includes the tank, underground connected piping, underground ancillary equipment and any containment system.
Over time, USTs may corrode, leak ing their contents into the surrounding soil and eventually our groundwater supply. For this reason, any UST with a capacity for storing petroleum products of 110-gallons or greater is regulated under the Municipal Code of Chicago by the Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Preventing and Reporting Leaks
Owners and operators of USTs are responsible for ensuring that their USTs do not leak. To assist them, DOE has developed the UST Operation and Maintenance Manual for Owners and Operators. See Underground Storage Tank.
Anyone who suspects that a UST is leaking should call the Illinois Emergency Management Agency IEMA at 800.782.7860 within 24 hours of the suspected leak.
Permits
To install, upgrade, repair, remove, abandon, install a Stage II vapor recovery system on, or put an interior lining in a UST, you must first obtain a permit from CDPH.
To apply for a permit:
- Fill out the required permit application and forms listed in the table below.
- Attach a check or money order payable to the City of Chicago for the permit fee for a total amount of $ 200.00.
- Mail the application, forms and payment to:
Chicago Department of Public Health
Storage Tank Section
333 South State Street
Room 200
Chicago IL 60604
You must submit three copies of your application and each form(s), in addition to the original.
4. A permit will be issued and mailed to you after your application has been
approved.
General Information
- Underground Storage Tank Operation And Maintenance Manual For Owners and Operators
- Tank Entry Permit Application
Abandonment In Place
- Permit Application for Abandonment In Place of Underground Storage Tanks
- Certification of Site Condition, Clean Site
- Certification of Site Condition, Contaminated Site
- Guidelines for Abandonment in Place
Installation
- Permit Application for Underground Storage Tank Installation
- Required Checklist for Underground Storage Tank Installation
Interior Lining
- Permit Application for Interior Lining or Existing Lining(s) of Underground Storage Tank
- Owner and Contractor Attestation as to Tank Wall Integrity
Removal
- Permit Application for Underground Storage Tank Removal of Petroleum, Heating Oil, and Hazardous Materials
- Required Checklist for Underground Storage Tank Removals
Stage II Vapor Recovery System
Upgrade or Repair
- Permit Application for Upgrade or Repair of Underground Storage Tanks
- Permit Application for Upgrade or Repair of Flex Connector
Marinas
For additional information like:
- Notification for UST Activity
- Temporary closure
- Permanent closure
- Tank installation
- Tank removal
- Tank abandonment in place
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