2013 Tribal Lands and Environment

Forum

Underground Storage Tanks

Pueblo of Santa Ana

Tamaya Resort

Leonard Sabatino

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.

Office of Environmental Technical Assistance

Underground Storage Tank Program

Tamaya Resort

Overview of ENIPC, Inc.-OETA UST Program

Introduction

Leonard Sabatino, ENIPC, Inc.-OETA UST Program 6/2012-Present.

• UST Environmental Specialist

• Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. Geo-Environmental Studies 2001

• 9 yrs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory conducting environmental waste management and inspections of hazardous & environmental waste management and inspections of hazardous & radioactive waste. Geomorphic analysis of canyon drainages to define contaminant transport to the Rio Grande from the PajaritoPlateau. Media specific sampling included: canyon sediments, alluvial and deep groundwater, surface water, vadose zone vapor monitoring well sampling. As well as, deep groundwater and vapor monitoring well installation for the investigation of LANL- derived contaminants.

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.-Office of

Environmental Technical Assistance (ENIPC, Inc.-OETA)

We serve 22 Pueblos and Tribes in NM, YDSP in TX: We serve 22 Pueblos and Tribes in NM, YDSP in TX:

Programs: Information Exchange, Solid Waste, Pesticides,

Brownfields, UST Program, and TYESC.

Currently 32 Tribally owned UST facilities

13 Privately owned UST facilities on fee land

Leonard Sabatino,

UST Environmental Specialist

Office of

Environmental

Technical

Assistance

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.

www.newmexico.org

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Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.-Office of

Environmental Technical Assistance (ENIPC, Inc.-OETA)

Underground Storage Tank Program Tasks:Underground Storage Tank Program Tasks:

UST Compliance Assistance for 32 Tribally owned UST facilities and 13

Privately owned UST facilities on fee land.

UST Facility Training and Owner/Operator Training. Compliance with

regards to release detection and prevention. Reporting, Quality

Assurance, Program Appraisal. Program Development. Tribal

Compliance Assistance Management System, and the GUSTI Program.

What is GUSTI?Geographic Underground Storage Tank Information (GUSTI)

Methodology, UST Ranking Criteria, and

Benefits.

GUSTI Methodology

• Identified UST Facilities

– Number of USTs,

Dispensers, Age,

Condition, Size, etc.

– Physical UST Criteria: – Physical UST Criteria:

Tank status, Spills /

Leaks, Distance to

drinking water source

– Compliance, leak

detection, NOVs

GUSTI Ranking Criteria• Lower

score

indicates

lower risk

Age Range of UST (years) Score0 - 5 years 1

>5 - 10 years 2>10 - 15 years 3>15 - 20 years 4

# Dispensers Amount Score<= 5 Less than or equal to 5 1>5 & <=10 Five or more but less than 10 3>10 More than 10 5

Tank Capacity (gallons) Amount Score150 - 3000 13001 - 15,000 3> 15,000 5

>15 - 20 years 4>20 years 5

Release Detection - Tank ScoreManual Tank Gauging 5Tank Tightness Test w/ Inv Cont 4Automatic Tank Gauging 3Vapor Monitoring 5Ground Water Monitoring 5Interstitial Montoring 1

GUSTI Program Benefits

• GPS will assist in keeping track of tanks.

• Mapping helpful for those unfamiliar with UST facility to locate UST facility to locate tanks, etc.

• Ranking system/GUSTI Score will identify facilities needing extra assistance and monitoring.

UST Owner & Operator TrainingEight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.

Office of Environmental Technical Assistance

Underground Storage Tank (UST) ProgramUnderground Storage Tank (UST) Program

Owner/Operator Trainings

August & September

2013

Leonard Sabatino and

Sage Deon

Purpose of Training

• To increase understanding of Underground Storage Tank (UST) equipment, Operations and Maintenance, EPA regulations, safety and best management practices.

• To help owners and operators achieve and • To help owners and operators achieve and maintain compliance with UST regulations.

• Answer questions you may have w/ UST Systems.

• Discuss Emerging Issues and upcoming new Regulations and how they affect your business.

– Training mandated now for states…soon for tribes

AGENDA

• Welcome.

• Purpose of UST Owner & Operator Trainings.

• Introductions.

• ENIPC, Inc.-OETA Programs.

TOPICS

• Definitions & History of USTs.

• UST Equipment.

• Federal Requirements/EPA Regulations.

• Reporting & Record keeping.• Reporting & Record keeping.

• Lunch-1hr on your own.

• Corrosion Protection, Release Detection, Site contamination Investigation &

corrective actions, Reporting, Temporary & Permanent Closures.

• Financial Responsibility.

• Emergency Response.

• Operations and Maintenance with an overview of an UST system.

• Walk-through-Mock Site Inspection.

• Test .

• Review and Feedback and Conclusion.

YOUR FACILITY Equipment Regulations Best Practices Documentation

Tanks and Tank

Leak Detection

Lines and Line Leak

Detector

Dispensers

Cathodic Protection

Overfill ProtectionOverfill Protection

Spill Buckets Vapor

Recovery

Financial

Responsibility

Notification; Repair

Install Records

Facility Monitoring

Other

UST Equipment: Automatic Tank

Gauge (ATG)

• Automatic Tank Gauge

– Veeder Root

– Incon

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Thank You!

Hope you enjoyed the land of enchantment.

Questions?

Contact Information

Leonard Sabatino

lsabatino@enipc.org

505-692-8772505-692-8772