Tanks

The Children's Environmental Health porgram was established to protect children from exposure to harmful chemicals and other environmental health hazards. In keeping with this program, in August 2007, ADEQ launched the Underground Storage Tanks (UST) School Assistance Initiative to coordinate efforts with schools and school districts to prevent future releases from operating UST systems and to remediate open UST releases at schools. ADEQ's efforts include:

• Providing education and information on Arizona's underground storage tank laws to schools and school districts.
• Expediting cleanup and closure of contaminated leaking underground storage tank (LUST) sites at schools.
• Assisting schools to prevent future releases from operating underground fuel storage systems.