The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to implement the "The Inspection, Consultation and Auditing of Declaration Reports for Underground Storage Tanks Project (III)". In addition to continuing the focus of the reporting management plan which has been conducted over the past years, this project also provided further feedback on the underground storage tank method based on the implementation experience to the verify the Pollution Risk Assessment results, improve the accuracy of the database, and at the same time develop management strategies to protect the environment of soil and groundwater. This project reviewed relevant laws and regulations of the underground storage tank systems from various countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, Japan, China and South Korea (covering Europe, America and Asia). The Regulations for the Installation and Management of Facilities and Monitoring Equipment for Preventing Groundwater Pollution in Underground Storage Tank Systems as well as the Announced and Designated Substances under paragraph 1, Article 33 of Water Pollution Control Act were reviewed and revised. A total of 23 site visits and associated recommendations for the site management were completed. The existing EPA website of transmission declaration system and its information security were upgraded. A total of 35 stations with high, medium, and low pollution risks were selected using the underground storage tank system pollution risk assessment module. Confirmation sampling results were obtained to revise and correct the module.

soil and groundwater, underground storage tanks, environmental management