ABSTRACT
Since the early 1980s, and the congressional passage of Public Law 98-616, the tank performance issue has been a focal point for environmental solutions. Since the publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final UST regulation in 1988, the question of what works has centered on a variety of tank technologies with unique features that protect groundwater supplies and virtually eliminate the prospect of a leak. To gain perspective on the effectiveness of today's newest technologies, it helps to understand the efforts made during the 1980s and early 1990s to evaluate UST performance.
