UST Cleanup Funds
The UST funds provide reimbursement for costs incurred during the cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination resulting from a release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. Two funds, the Commercial Trust Fund and the Noncommercial Trust Fund, have been established to reimburse tank owners, operators, and landowners for costs associated with cleanups.
Commercial underground storage tanks include USTs containing petroleum products for resale, farm or residential motor fuel tanks with a capacity greater than 1,100 gallons, heating oil tanks greater than 1,100 gallons (unless they serve four or fewer households).
Noncommercial underground storage tanks include heating oil tanks with a capacity of 1,100 gallons or less, heating oil tanks with a capacity greater than 1,100 gallons that serve one to four households, farm or residential motor fuel tanks with a capacity of 1,100 gallons or less.
