The Storage Tanks Section produces the Vermont UST Newsletter twice per year. The latest issue and archived issues are available below.
Dec. 2024 Vermont UST Newsletter - End of Year Summary, Financial Responsibility Refresher
Archive
July 2024 Vermont UST Newsletter - Dispenser Sump Testing and Repair; Flood Awareness; A Reminder on Recordkeeping
Nov. 2023 Vermont UST Newsletter - Preparing for the Next Flood; Out-of-Service Tanks; Submitting Test Results
Mar. 2023 Vermont UST Newsletter - UST Deadlines; Variances; Paying Fees
2020 UST Talk Newsletter - Sumps, Spill Buckets, and Overfill Devices; Change of Ownership; UST Document Flow
2019 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - New UST Rules Re: Testing of Sumps, Spill Buckets and Overfill Devices; A/B Operator vs Self-Certification; Succession Planning; PCF 30th Birthday
2018 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - New Vermont Permitting Process; Leak Detection Reminders; From Single Walled Tanks to Double Walled Tanks
2017 UST Talk Newsletter Summer/Fall - Self Certification; A/B Operator Certification; Managing Spills; Leak Detection Monitoring
2017 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - Corrosion and UST Systems; Revised AST Rules; UST Rules Being Revised
2016/2017 UST Talk Newsletter Fall/ Winter - Stage I Vapor Recovery Past and Present; Water Risk for Tank Owners; Emergency Generators; Monthly Inspections
2016 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - Single Wall Tanks; Vapor Recovery; Spring Thaw and Water
2015 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act; Ethanol Compatibility; Tank Loans to Help With the Single Wall Deadline
2015 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - Spring Thaw; Citations for UST Violations in Vermont; Annual Self Certification
2014 UST Talk Newsletter Fall - New Federal UST Regulations to be Announced Soon; Self-Certification of UST Facilities
2014 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - Unstaffed Gas Stations; Overfill Prevention Equipment; Electronic Monitoring Systems - Lights and Alarms
2014 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - A/B Operator Training Reminder; Construction Permits
2013 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - UST Facility Trends; Gas/Water Slush; Red Tags
2013 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - When a Construction Permit is Required; Out of Service Tanks; New State Law and Single Wall Deadline
2012 UST Talk Newsletter Spring/Summer - Tank Assessment Fee Increases; Phase-out of Stage II Vapor Recovery
2011/2012 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - Hurricane Irene and USTs; Changes to the UST Form; Veeder Root Alarms
2011 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - Environmental Ticketing for UST Violations; Preparing a UST Facility for Inspection; Self Certifications
2010 UST Talk Newsletter Spring - Is Your Facility Ready for an Inspection?; Petroleum Cleanup Fund; Stage II Vapor Recovery Phase-out
2009 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - Deliveries vs Overfill Prevention; New Federal Requirements for Operator Training; UST/Air Environmental Checklist
2009 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - New UST Rules in Effect; Legislative Update; Significant Changes to Stage II Vapor Recovery Requirements
2008 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - Spill Bucket BMPs; Letter to Cathodic Protection Testing Contractors; UST Loan Program Expanded; UST Self-Certification Deadline
2008 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - Spill Buckets; Cathodic Protection; UST Compliance Rate
2007 UST Talk Newsletter Late Winter - Spill Bucket BMPs; Letter to Cathodic Protection Testing Contractors; UST Loan Program Expanded; UST Self-Certification Deadline
2007 UST Talk Newsletter Summer/Fall - Self-Certification is Here; Electronic Liquid Sensor BMPs; New UST Rules Adopted August 1; 2007 Legislative Changes
2007 UST Talk Newsletter Early Winter/ Spring - Tanks Failing Three-Year Cathodic Protection Tests; Public Process for UST Regulations; Cathodic Protection Testing Data; UST Compliance Review
2006 UST Talk Newsletter Winter - Weekly Operations and Maintenance Checks; Automatic Tank Gauge Alarms; MTBE Phase-out and Ethanol Introduction in VT's Motor Fuel Supply
2006 UST Talk Newsletter Fall - Proposed Changes to Vermont's UST Regulations; What About Temporarily Out-of-Service Tanks?
2006 UST Talk Newsletter Summer - Need to Replace Your Overfill Device?; Preliminary Results of Inspection Program; Financial Responsibility Requirements for Out-of-Service Tanks; When Do I Have to Call the State?
Contact Information
Storage Tanks Section
Hazardous Materials Program
Waste Management and Prevention Division
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
1 National Life Drive – Davis 1
Montpelier, VT 05620-3704
802-828-1138