The inverted region: in New York, New Jersey and the US Virgin Islands EPA Region 2 itself is the federal tank regulator(no state program approval) while the states run their own programs in parallel; Puerto Rico holds the nation's only territory approval (1988-basis). In an emergency always call 911 and the National Response Center 1-800-424-8802.
EPA UST Finder composite · synced 2026-10-21
New YorkNo SPA — EPA + DEC run in parallel
NYSDEC — Petroleum Bulk Storage (6 NYCRR 613)
EPA R2 implements the federal program. Federal 7530-1s go to EPA; state 5-yr PBS registration with DEC. Spill Fund (Nav. Law Art. 12). 22,010 active USTs (EPA FY2025).
Spill line: 1-800-457-7362 (DEC 24-hr)
New JerseyNo SPA — EPA + NJDEP run in parallel
NJDEP — UST Compliance & Enforcement (N.J.A.C. 7:14B)
EPA R2 implements the federal program. Annual facility certification; delivery bans for noncompliance. 12,152 active USTs (EPA FY2025); NJDEP ledger: 11,392 active (2025-09-24).
Spill line: 1-877-WARNDEP (24-hr)
Puerto RicoSPA — 40 CFR 282.102 (eff. 1998-03-31)
DNER (EQB/JCA folded in by Ley 171-2018)
DNER holds the approved program (1988-basis); EPA implements the 2015-rule gap. The ONLY territory with SPA — on the 1988 rules; the 2015 revisions were never codified. 4,430 active USTs (EPA FY2025).
Spill line: 787-754-8124 (VERIFY)
US Virgin IslandsNo SPA
DPNR — Division of Environmental Protection (12 V.I.C. ch.16)
EPA-primary, DPNR MOA-delegated. Two districts (St. Thomas–St. John / St. Croix). 133 active USTs (EPA FY2025); zero inspections reported FY25 — honest flag.
Spill line: 340-773-1082 (VERIFY)
Indian Country — EPA-direct (8 nations, all in NY)
EPA Region 2 registers, inspects and enforces directly in the eight nations' Indian country. Honest data note: EPA publishes no per-tribe UST counts for Region 2 (168 active tanks region-wide, FY2025).
The region at a glance (EPA FY2025, published Dec 8 2025)
22,010
NY active USTs
12,152
NJ active USTs
4,430
PR active USTs
133
USVI active USTs
38,725 active tanks region-wide + 168 in Indian country. Backlogs: NY 251 (99.2% closed) · NJ 4,784 · PR 519 · USVI 4.
Hurricane season (June 1 – Nov 30)
Region 2 pre-positions EPA responders for Caribbean tank/fuel releases (the María/Irma precedent). Owners: EPA's UST flood guide (510-B-20-001) is the pre/post-storm checklist.
Sources: EPA UST Regional Contacts ("In Region 2, only Puerto Rico has state program approval") · EPA State UST Programs · 40 CFR 282.102 · EPA FY2025 EOY Performance Measures (Dec 8, 2025) · NYSDEC PBS GIS + NJDEP open data (queried 2026-10-22) · jurisdiction pages linked above. Wershifany records and routes — it never replaces the official agency.