Storage Tank Regulation 

The Storage Tank Regulation Section is the primary unit responsible for the administration and regulation of the Wisconsin Administrative Code Comm 10 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids. The Section's administrative and regulatory functions include:

• Technical code and standard consultation
• Permit and registration of aboveground and underground flammable and combustible liquid storage tanks.
• Retail service station inspection and petroleum product testing
• Maintain state aboveground and underground storage tank database.
• Review of system design plans for storage or dispensing system installation, modification or upgrade.
• Credential administration for individuals working in certification requiring specialties.
• Administration of the Comm 10 Local Program Operator.

Program Directory

• Retail Petroleum Services - Storage Tank Inspection & Motor Fuel Testing
• Contractor Certification & Credentialing
• Permit & Registration
• Plan Review - Flammable, Combustible & CERCLA Hazardous Liquid Storage/Dispensing/Transfer Systems
• Material Approval Program
• Special Program Information & Notice

Program Staff Directory

• Storage Tank Section staff Phone & E-mail
• County Contact for: Permit & Registration staff, Tank Specialist (technical issues), Retail Supervisor (petroleum product and retail facility inspections) 
• Field Staff Contact Info for Retail Petroleum Product & Service Station Inspectors by District
• Retail Petroleum Product & Service Station District geographic assignments
• Field staff - tank specialists by area geographic assignments
• Commerce Local Program Operator Addresses (LPO) - Contract Agents
• Local Program Operator Jurisdiction (By county & fire department)

Resources

• UST & AST Tank Database
• Listing of facilities with "Abandon" underground storage tanks
• Technical Guidance
• Comm10 Forms (pdf)
• Contractor Directory - Search by Specialty
• Links to Associated Organizations
• Plan Submittal Tracking

Regulations

State

• Flammable, Combustible & Hazardous Liquids - Comm 10
• Statute 101.09
• Petroleum Products - Comm 48
• Statute 168 Oil Inspection
• Stage I and II Vapor Recovery Rules (NR 420)
• Comm 10 Code Revision Home Page
• Comm Code Revision Drafts & Info

Federal

• EPA Groundwater Protection Act 40 CFR 280
• RCRA 42 U.S.C. 6991
• Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA 90”)
• Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 USC 1321, Oil & Hazardous Substance Liability
• 40 CFR Part 112, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC
• 33 CFR 154 – Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations for Marine Oil Transfer
  Facilities
• 33 CFR 156 - Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations
• 29 CFR 1910.106 - Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
  

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