Texas
Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank cases
Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) cases
Texas's leaking tank list is the Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) program of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Its Remediation Division records and evaluates every reported release of petroleum or another hazardous substance from a regulated underground or aboveground storage tank, and follows each one from the first assessment through corrective action to a request for closure.
In a Phase I ESA
LPST cases are the Texas form of the state leaking storage tank records that ASTM E1527-21 lists as a standard source. The general reading of a leaking tank listing is on the LUST page. What is particular to Texas is who runs the cleanup and how the case history is coded.
Who runs the cleanup
TCEQ describes two tracks:
- Responsible party lead. The responsible party carries out the assessment and cleanup, and TCEQ reviews it. An owner or operator must notify TCEQ within 24 hours of a discharge or spill that causes or could cause pollution of state waters.
- State lead. TCEQ's Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) State Lead Program hires state contractors to do the work. TCEQ says eligible cases generally involve responsible parties who are financially unable or unwilling to conduct the corrective action. The work is paid from the state Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Fund or the federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
The program's authority is Texas Water Code Chapter 26, Subchapter I, and its rules are in 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 334.
What the record shows
An LPST query returns a correspondence table for the case. Two of its columns are abbreviated, and TCEQ publishes a glossary for each: one for the Correspondence column and one for the TCEQ Action column. A few entries that matter when reading a case, in TCEQ's own words:
| Column | Term | TCEQ's explanation |
|---|---|---|
| TCEQ Action | FINAL | Final concurrence letter |
| TCEQ Action | NOC | Notice of contamination letter |
| TCEQ Action | GWREF | Notice of contaminated GW to county officials |
| TCEQ Action | REF - SL | Refer case coordination to TCEQ PST Div's State Lead |
| TCEQ Action | REF - ENF | Refer LPST case for enforcement action |
| Correspondence | FSC | Final site closure report |
| Correspondence | RATR | Remedial action termination request |
| Correspondence | NOTIFY ADJ | Notification to adjacent land owner of contamination |
| Correspondence | APAR | Affected property assessment report |
| Correspondence | LSA | Limited site assessment report form |
The glossaries carry many more terms. Read the code against the glossary; do not infer a meaning from the abbreviation.
Where to look a site up
- TCEQ's Central Registry query finds current and historic information about tank facilities and known LPST sites.
- The LPST site dataset is on the Texas Open Data Portal. TCEQ's program page says the dataset is updated daily.
- TCEQ's Remediation Documents Search Portal shows receipt and submittal data for the last five years of incoming and outgoing documents for the LPST program and four other cleanup programs.
- For LPST information, TCEQ gives pstrpr@tceq.texas.gov. Its PST Section is at 512-239-2081.
Getting the file
The listing tells you a case exists. The reports and letters are in the case file. TCEQ offers three routes: TCEQ Records Online for records already scanned, an email to the Central File Room (cfrreq@tceq.texas.gov) to view or copy paper and microform records, and a Public Information Request for records that are not available through the file room or that contain confidential information. TCEQ asks that you not send the same request through both the file room and a Public Information Request. It says to have the PST facility registration ID number or the LPST ID number on hand when requesting site records from the file room.
Sources
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality pages, read September 30, 2026:
- Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanups, last modified November 17, 2025.
- About the PST Responsible Party Lead Program, last modified July 14, 2026.
- Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) State Lead Program, last modified July 21, 2026.
- Correspondence Look Up Table, last modified March 14, 2023.
- Descriptive List of Communication Types, last modified August 10, 2026.
- Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) Records and Datasets, last modified September 24, 2026.
- Petroleum Storage Tanks Registrations: Am I Regulated?, last modified June 17, 2026.
- Remediation: Cleaning up Contaminated Sites, last modified March 18, 2026.
- Access Records from our Central File Room, last modified July 17, 2026.