New Rules

One important change is that effective on the next fee cycle of the new fiscal year (starting July 01, 2021) tank fees have been suspended for a period of five years. The Division has recently sent a letter to every active tank owner regarding this change. The Fee Suspension Letter should explain everything that a tank owner or operator needs to know about the fee change. Additionally, the letter explains the expansion of Fund Coverage and the scaled deductible the Division has implemented.  If you have any questions or require a more detailed explanation, please contact your local Environmental Field Office.

The Division believes understanding the new rules is the keystone to compliance. In that spirit, the Division will be hosting webinars specifically oriented to inform Contractors/Vendors and Tank Owner/Operators.  All Webinars will be held on Mondays at 10 AM Eastern Time/ 9 AM Central Time. Webinar registrations are only active after the previous webinar has been held. After the event, a video archive and presentation slideshow will be available for review.

The following webinars are specifically oriented for Contractors and Vendors:

The following webinars are specifically oriented for Tank Owners/Operators and the general public:

This section will contain forms that are currently under review and are in draft form only. The forms are being posted for the regulated community and the public to become familiar with the new forms that will be required in the future. Updates to this section will occur when new items are available.

This section will be the future home of the draft versions of the Standardized Inspection Manual Chapters (SIM). The chapters will be made available when they are finished. It is important to note that they are in draft form only and are not in effect. For the SIM chapters that are currently in use, please navigate to the Standardized inspection Process section of our website.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation encourages public participation throughout our processes towards our shared mission of protecting human health and the environment. The DRAFT forms and DRAFT SIM Chapters included on this webpage will have an announced public comment period after ALL DRAFTS are completed. We expect completion in the upcoming months.

However, if you would like to submit public comments before the Division of Underground Storage Tanks has completed all the DRAFTS, please email the Division to send your comments in a common format such as Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf, etc. Your comments will be reviewed and addressed after our formal public comment period has ended.

Thank you for helping us make our Forms and Standardized Inspection Manual the most useful for our staff, underground storage tank owners and operators, third party vendors, and all our valued stakeholders.