Fuel Storage Tank Permits

No facilities are exempted from registering storage tanks.

Please attach sticker on the main door of the facility located closest to the roadway.

Please place the sticker on the outward facing dispenser or near the dispenser on the tank.

If the property has been sold or changed ownership please submit documentation that is notarized with the changes and the new contact information.

Notarized documents can be mailed to:

150 Hookstown Grade Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108

To find a DEP certified installer or to check on their status you can find the information at the PA EPA reporting service for Certified Storage Tank Companies.

If your emergency generator or heating fuel oil is less than 3,000 gallons it does not need to be permitted. It can only be used as an emergency generator or heating fuel oil and cannot fuel anything else.

Yes, both applications must be notarized.

Yes, you can send electronic copies of everything except the application. You can send the application electronically but we must also receive both original notarized copies by mail.

We would prefer a copy of the DEP 30-Day closure notification. If it is not a DEP regulated tank we would like something in writing showing that it was removed.

A dispenser is the unit in which you are dispensing the fuel from. A pump is the pump in which the fuel is being sent from the tank to the dispenser.

If the project letter is within a year of the date the work starts please notify our office that you have changed installers so the proper changes can be made. If your project letter is over a year old you must reapply for a permit with proper fees.

If the work scope changes once a project letter is issued, a new application with proper fees must be submitted.

Yes, once work has been completed you must have an inspection prior to use. Once the inspection is completed and if there were no violations, an operating permit will be issued.

To schedule an inspection, contact our office at 412-473-2621 or 412-473-3375 or contact us online.

Tanks that are non-stationary and are designed to be moved (referred to as Temporary Tanks). In addition, the use of the tank requires that the tank be moved at least once in every 12-month period.

For a temporary tank, you do not need a permit. However, our office requests to be notified in writing when and where the tank will be placed and when it is removed. Temporary tanks must be removed within one year of being placed.

Dispensers are calibrated by the Allegheny County Department of Weights and Measures.

Yes, you still need to have a county inspection completed. Our inspections do vary as that they are for a safety of the facility and community.

Yes, the facility will need to have a site safety inspection completed. If the facility is a loading facility with loading racks you are required to pay annual dispenser fees.

Temporary closure is only good for one year. After a year an extension request must be filed with the DEP. If granted we require the updated paperwork. If it is not granted, we request the updated closure paperwork.

No, Allegheny County cannot grant any variances. If a variance is needed you must contact the local municipality. If the municipality chooses to grant a variance, documentation of such variance is required with the application.

Yes, the dispensers are to be in clear view of the attendant at all times. There shall be no obstacles obstructing their view. If the view cannot be achieved it may be acceptable to have a video monitoring system or other viewing device to see the dispensers.

No, PA Labor and Industry oversees Liquid Petroleum Gas. If you have propane at your fueling site, please visit the Department of Labor and Industry page about Liquified Petroleum Gas for information on propane.