Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

If You Have A Release

What to do in the event of a spill or a leak

Information including preventive measures to take before a leak is suspected or confirmed, warning signals of a leaking UST system, what to do when a UST system release is suspected and actions to take for a confirmed release.

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Corrective Action Contractor (CAC) Program

Information including a list of approved corrective action contractors and an application for approved corrective action contractor status.

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UST Fund and Reimbursement Information

Instructions and applications for fund eligibility or reimbursement.

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Required Laboratory Methods

Any UST system release assessments require environmental sampling of soil and/or ground water. These assessments may occur during such procedures as closing petroleum USTs, environmental assessments and at intervals during corrective action. Proper laboratory analysis of samples is critical to decision-making. This is to identify the analytical method that laboratories should use when processing samples for the TN UST program.

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Risk-Based Decision Making (Revised 12/1/2005)

Effective December 1, 2004, the Division implemented a new Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) Process. The TN-RBCA Process is a revision of previous processes and provides several advantages.

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Technical Guidance Documents

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Summary of Report Requirements, Application and Report Forms

• Environmental Assessment Guidlines (Note corrected benzene number for indoor inhalation for commercial worker Reference 3 effective April 1, 2007)
• Site Check Report Guidelines
• Initial Abatement Report Guidelines - Rescinded
• Initial Site Characterization Guidelines - Parts A and B
• Initial Response and Hazard Management Report Guidelines - Part A
• Initial Site Characterization Report Guidelines
• Environmental Assessment Report Guidelines
• Corrective Action Plan Guidelines
• Corrective Action System Figures - 2010

  » TDEC Air Lift CAS Figure Package
  » TDEC Groundwater Pump CAS Figure Package
  » TDEC Standard CAS Figure Package

• CAP Cost Sheets 12-18-09
• Corrective Action System Field Log
• Hazard Notification Report Form
• Fund Eligibility Application & Instructions