Four states — Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska — headquartered in Kansas City. All four hold EPA State Program Approval (IA §282.65 · KS §282.66 · MO §282.75 · NE §282.77), so the state agencies run day-to-day tank work. But EPA's authority never goes away with SPA: Region 7 retains §9003(h)inspection and enforcement authority inside every approved state. In emergencies call 911 and the NRC 1-800-424-8802.
EPA UST Finder composite · synced 2026-10-21
IowaSPA-approved · 40 CFR 282.65
Iowa DNR — Underground Storage Tank Section, Land Quality Bureau
The Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum UST Fund Board (10 members) administers the state fund for certain past contamination; owners rely on EPA-approved private financial-responsibility mechanisms
Spill line: 515-725-8694 (Iowa DNR spills, 24-hr)
KansasSPA-approved · 40 CFR 282.66
Kansas Dept of Health & Environment (KDHE) — Storage Tank Section
Underground & aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Release Trust Funds — abolished July 1, 2034 by the sunset provision unless the Legislature reenacts them
MissouriSPA-approved · 40 CFR 282.75
Missouri DNR — Tanks Section (10 CSR 26-2) · PSTIF (separate 11-member board)
PSTIF (est. 1989) insures cleanup + third-party damages: $10,000 deductible · $1M per incident / $2M aggregate · funded by a transport load fee · new coverage stops Dec 31, 2030, runout claims continue
NebraskaSPA-approved · 40 CFR 282.77
Nebraska Dept of Environment and Energy (NDEE) — Underground Storage Tank Program
SPA-approved state program; EPA retains concurrent inspection and enforcement authority inside the state
Missouri PSTIF — the pioneering petroleum insurance fund
Established in 1989, Missouri's Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund is governed by its own 11-member Board of Trustees, separate from the environmental agency. It covers cleanup and third-party damages ($10,000 deductible · $1M per incident / $2M annual aggregate), funded mainly by a transport load fee. By statute the board stops collecting fees and writing new financial assurance after December 31, 2030 — it stays in existence to pay runout claims. A live clock on the Missouri desk.
Kansas — a trust fund with a sunset date
KDHE's underground and aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Release Trust Funds help owners meet the federal financial-responsibility duty and pay for corrective action. Under the sunset provision both funds are abolished July 1, 2034 unless the Legislature reenacts them — the region's other long-range funding clock.
Approved states, never a federal exit
All four R7 approvals say the same thing in the CFR: the state has primary responsibility, but EPA retains its §9003(h) corrective-action, inspection and enforcement authorities regardless of state action. And in Indian country, EPA runs the federal program directly — state approval never reaches across that boundary.
Sources: 40 CFR Part 282 Subpart B (eCFR, checked 2026-10-25) · KDHE Storage Tank Trust Funds (sunset provision) · PSTIF — About PSTIF (pstif.mo.gov) · Missouri DNR financial-responsibility guidance · EPA State Financial Assurance Funds · state program pages linked above. Wershifany records and routes — it never replaces the official agency.