Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks: Status of EPA's Efforts to Improve Regulation and Inspections
RCED-95-180
Published: Jul 18, 1995. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 1995.
Skip to Highlights
Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actions to address weaknesses in the regulation and inspection of aboveground oil storage tanks (AST), and provided information on the age, size, and other characteristics of AST.
Full Report
Office of Public Affairs
Topics
Emergency preparednessEnvironmental monitoringFines (penalties)InspectionOil pollutionOil spillsPetroleum storagePollution controlSafety regulationTanks (containers)