If you don’t know, c-stores have underground storage tanks (USTs) that store the fuel that we pump into our cars every day. These tanks are registered and the ownership of these USTs is public information.
Where do you get UST ownership data and how can you use it?
These databases are found mainly from state-level departments of energy and fire marshalls. You can also find data at many levels including the county-level in larger states. Finding out who owns these tanks can lead you to build a better understanding/profile of the company, the executives, and their operations. Sometimes, you can even discover if they are a multi-unit owner.
What data can you expect?
The information can be rich or pretty poor. The basic information that you can discover is the owner’s name and the site address. If the tank is owned by a corporation, and they usually are, you can find additional ownership details such as officers, like the President, through secretary of state records.
That being said, on the “richer” side, some states even provide the email address of the owner along with the type of business such as “gas station”. When possible, make sure to specify the industry (NAICS) codes of 445120 and 477 to discover the convenience stores and gas stations within the database.
In what formats is data provided?
Get your data analysis stack ready! The data comes in text, CSV, Access, Excel, PDF, XML, API, and many other formats. So you may want to have the full suite of MS Office, along with Adobe DC which can help to take PDF files and create great Excel sheets.
Do all states publish this data?
Most states have this data readily available. I only encountered three states that were problematic which are Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. That being said, many have open data policies and you can always try and request the data. They may charge you a nominal fee for retrieving and compiling the UST data.
Are you ready? Here are the links to the data by state.
Alabama (ADEM)
Groundwater (UST Program)
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Alaska (ADEC)
SPAR CS Underground Storage Tanks
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Arizona (ADEQ)
Underground Storage Tank Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Arkansas (ADEQ)
Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
California (Water Boards)
Underground Storage Tank Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Colorado (OPS Petroleum Program)
Underground Storage Tank Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Connecticut (DEEP)
Storage Tank & PCB Enforcement Unit
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
Delaware (DnREC)
Tanks Compliance
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
District of Columbia (DOEE)
UST Program
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: PDF only
Florida (DEP)
Oil and Gas Program
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
Georgia (EPD)
UST Management Program
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Hawaii (DOH)
UST Section
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Idaho (DEQ)
Waste Management and Remediation Division
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and XLS reports
Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office
Division of Petroleum & Chemical Safety
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Indiana (DEM)
Office of Land Quality
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Iowa (DNR)
UST Section
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Kansas (DHE)
UST Section
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and online lists
Kentucky (ECC)
UST Branch
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Louisiana (DEQ)
UST Division
Find Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Maine (DEP)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and online XLS and PDFs
Maryland (DOE)
Oil Control Program (OCP)
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database
Massachusetts (DEP)
MassDEP Bureau of Air & Waste: UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Michigan Bureau of Fire Services
Storage Tank Division
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Minnesota (PCA)
Storage Tank Division
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Mississippi (DEQ)
UST Branch
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
Missouri (DNR)
UST Branch
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: MSAccess download only
Montana (DEQ)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS and PDF downloads only
Nebraska (FSD)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Nevada (DEP)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Downloads only, many formats
New Hampshire (DES)
NHDES Oil Remediation & Compliance Bureau
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
New Jersey (DEP)
UST Bureau
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Lists that can be exported to XLS/PDF
New Mexico (ED)
Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS and PDF downloads only
New York (DEC)
Environmental Remediation
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
North Carolina (DEQ)
UST Section
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: MSAccess and XLS/TXT downloads only
North Dakota (DEQ)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS
Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal
BUSTR Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS plus XLS downloads
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Petroleum Storage Tank Division
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: By request only
Oregon (DEQ)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS (CSV) and PDF downloads only
Pennsylvania (DEP)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS plus XLS downloads
Rhode Island (DEM)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
South Carolina (DHEC)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and XLS
South Dakota (DENR)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database plus XLS downloads
Tennessee (DEC)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Texas (CEQ)
Petroleum Storage Tanks Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database plus XLS downloads
Utah (DEQ)
UST Branch
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: XLS downloads only
Vermont (DEC)
Storage Tanks Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database plus XLS downloads
Virginia (DEQ)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: ZIP (TEXT) downloads only
Washington (DE)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
Western Virginia (DEP)
UST Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: PDF downloads only
Wisconsin (DNR)
Remediation & Redevelopment Program
Find UST Owners, Sites, and Tank Information
Note: Searchable database and export to XLS with additional options
Wyoming (DEQ)
UST Program
adrian.ducharme@wyo.gov
Wyoming State UST Information
Note: Unknown
