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Transient Non-Community Water Systems and Private Domestic Wells: Underground Storage Tanks
Citation:
Kremer, F., A. Hall, M. Barolo, M. Finn, AND T. Speth. Transient Non-Community Water Systems and Private Domestic Wells: Underground Storage Tanks. Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, December 20, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Meeting. Protecting transient non-community public water systems and private domestic wells contamination from underground storage tank facilities.
Description:
In the US, there are 80,000 transient non-community (TNC) public water systems. These are small water systems that have at least 15 service connections or serve on average at least 25 people for at least 60 days. This water supply can be found at gas stations, campgrounds or restaurants. One in 20 TNCs are within 300 meters of an active underground storage tank (UST). Overall, half of UST facilities in the US are located in a source water proteciton areas. Additionally, there are over 1 million private domestic wells (PDWs) within 1500 ft of all active USTs, with 390,000 PDWs within 1500 ft of all active UST releases. It is critical to bridge source water protection and these drinking water resources with the management of UST facilities to protect these water supplies.