Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management UST Closure and Financial Assurance

Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management presents a comprehensive description of the many complex facets of hazardous waste management, tank closure, and site assessment. It is also the only book to cover financial assurance of UST remediation. Part I discusses UST closure including regulation, closure techniques, site assessment methods and d

Janet E. Robinson, Paul S. Thompson, David W. Conn, Leon L. Geyer

Introduction PART I Underground Storage Tank Closure 1 TANK CLOSURE, STEP-BY-STEP 2 THE LAW 3 TANK CLOSURE: STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES 4 SITE ASSESSMENT 5 CONTRACTING UST DISPOSAL SERVICES 6 HEALTH AND SAFETY PART II Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility 7 UST FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A FACT OF LIFE IN THE 1990 8 EPA'S UST FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REGULATIONS 9 THE USE OF INSURANCE AS A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MECHANISM 10 THE USE OF STATE FUNDS AS A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MECHANISM 11 LUST, LITIGATION, AND THE COMMON LAW