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New Faces and New Discussions at the National Tanks Conference
In conversation: Charles Reyes, associate director of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), and Kale Connerty, LUSTLine editor at NEIWPCC. Kale: Charles, thank you for…
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How USTs Held Up During Unprecedented Floodwaters (NTC 2022 Preview)
Lessons Learned on Preventative Maintenance to Protect Tank Systems Presented by Annette Ademasu, Washington State Department of Ecology In November 2021, unprecedented flooding in Whatcom County, Washington, mostly from rising…
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Treatment Trains: When One Remedy Isn’t Enough (NTC 2022 Preview)
This session at the National Tanks Conference will feature presentations from three speakers: Tom Fox, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety; Geina Skinner, Tennessee Division of Underground Storage Tanks;…
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HRSC Pilot Study at South Carolina LUST Sites (NTC 2022 Preview)
Lessons Learned and Best Future Use In 2019 and from 2021 to 2022, the UST Management Division of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control conducted a large-scale…
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Challenges and Opportunities of a Multi-Cultural UST Industry (NTC 2022 Preview)
The landscape of UST ownership has changed considerably over the last 34 years since the national UST program began in 1988. UST owners and operators whose primary language is not…
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Navigating Impacts of COVID on the Tanks Industry (NTC 2022 Preview)
We are still feeling the cascading effects of COVID-19 in our UST universe. The pandemic has created a global disruption in manufacturing, shipping, distribution, and service. Components like spill buckets…
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Emergency Power Generator UST Systems (NTC 2022 Preview)
One of The Last Frontiers This session at the National Tanks Conference will feature presentations from three speakers: Tim Smith with U.S. EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks; Jonathan McRae…
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Strategies for Cost Control (NTC 2022 Preview)
Managing LUST Cleanup Funds Managers of state LUST cleanup funds have a charge to both remediate sites and ensure that monies are spent prudently to maximize the cleanups completed. Controlling…
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Auditing for Fraud in Tanks Programs (NTC 2022 Preview)
Fraud is generally defined as an intentional act of deception by one person or group of persons in order to deprive a person or entity of their money or property….