Underground Storage Tanks

Attorneys at DGS have been representing clients in underground storage tank (UST) matters since the EPA established its regulatory program in 1988 and prior to the inception of Colorado's UST program in 1989.  Since 1989, Colorado's tank program has evolved to encompass both underground and aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and DGS attorneys have been at the forefront of this developing program, learning the nuances of Colorado's regulations, policies, and practices governing compliance, remediation of petroleum contaminated sites and the intricacies of obtaining reimbursement from Colorado's Petroleum Storage Tank Fund.  Due to their extensive experience with the federal UST program and various state programs around the country, DGS attorneys have also significant national experience consulting on UST remediation projects, reimbursement applications, and compliance issues.  DGS attorneys represent petroleum marketers in cases ranging from MTBE contamination to bad faith breach of contract and also represent a wide variety of current and former tank owners and operators, abandoned tank owners, property owners and lenders dealing with underground and aboveground storage tanks issues.