The Postal Service conducts Environmental Compliance Reviews each year at select facilities throughout our network. After analyzing these reviews from the last few years, it was readily apparent that underground storage tanks were our highest risk. In FY2014, USPS launched a national program to remove underground petroleum storage tanks based upon environmental risk and tank failure criteria and replace, where needed, with new tanks designed per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry standards. The complete removal and replacement program will address 298 storage tanks over the next five years.
In addition to removing and replacing underground storage tanks, the program also establishes a centralized national monitoring system, implements on-site compliance support for all tank sites and utilizes a system repairs and emergency response process.
