Underground Storage Tank Management

Applied Environmental, Inc.'s underground storage tank (UST) management team specializes in evaluating the compliance of UST systems with current federal, state, and local regulations. At properties where UST status is unknown, our team can provide non-invasive subsurface locating services through the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic induction (EM) surveys. We also provide management and oversight of UST upgrades, removals, and installations as well as required post-removal regulatory sampling and reporting.

Our team can provide emergency abatement measures in response to contaminated soil and/or groundwater, including removal and disposal of soil, groundwater, and free product. At the discretion of the state regulatory agency, we can provide site characterization services including soil boring installation, completion of groundwater monitoring wells, soil and groundwater sampling, sensitive receptor surveys, and regulatory reporting. Our corrective action services also include the evaluation, installation, and implementation of appropriate remedial technologies for site cleanup. Our team has extensive experience in interacting with state regulatory agencies and obtaining eligible repayment from UST trust/reimbursement funds.

We also offer Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) services, which include the following:


  • AST management and closures
  • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan preparation and implementation
  • AST compliance programs
  • AST inspection reports
  • Our UST management and environmental services include the following:


  • Complete site characterization from initial investigation through remediation, to closure
  • UST location with ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electromagnetic induction (EM) surveys
  • UST installation, removal, and upgrade
  • Post-excavation soil and groundwater sampling and remediation
  • Free product abatement and recovery
  • Petroleum storage tank fund reimbursements from Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland
  • Storm water management plans
  • RCRA compliance programs
  • Pollution prevention plans
  • Ambient air quality studies
  • Contact Tim Baker, Division Manager of Environmental Services, at (703) 648-0822 or e-mail