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EPA Region 9 — the Pacific Southwest UST Program

Two states that never sought federal approval (Arizona and California — EPA implements there directly), two approved programs (Nevada 1992, Hawaii 2002), three EPA-direct Pacific territories, and 76 tribal nations with tanks — led by the Navajo Nation's 1,045, the largest single tribal program in America. In an emergency always call 911 and the National Response Center 1-800-424-8802.

EPA UST Finder composite · synced 2026-10-21

CaliforniaNO SPA — EPA-direct

SWRCB + ~81 CUPAs (local) — NO SPA; EPA Region 9 implements federal UST

Delivery: Red tag (HSC §25299.10.5, local CUPAs) · Fund: Barry Keene Fund: $5B paid, sunset 2036

Program

ArizonaNO SPA — EPA-direct

ADEQ state program — NO SPA (never applied)

Delivery: State red-tag program · Fund: SAF dead 2013 → Revolving Fund

Program

NevadaApproved — §282.78

NDEP — SPA-approved (§282.78, 1992; rev. 2021)

Delivery: Delivery prohibition under state rules · Fund: Petroleum Fund — open since 1989

Program

HawaiiApproved — §282.61

DOH — SPA-approved (§282.61, 2002; rev. 2022; amended 2025)

Delivery: State red tag · Fund: None — private FR only

Program

GuamNo SPA — EPA-direct

Guam EPA (local law) + EPA R9 direct

Delivery: Local permit program · Fund: Fee account only

Program

N. Mariana Is.No SPA — EPA-direct

CNMI DEQ + EPA R9 direct

Delivery: Local program · Fund: None

Program

American SamoaNo SPA — EPA-direct

AS-EPA (ASAC tit. 24) + EPA R9 direct

Delivery: Local program · Fund: None — 7 active tanks, the tiniest

Program

Indian Country — 76 nations with tanks, Navajo-led

766 facilities · 2,178 tanks (568 in use — 72% are legacy closures) · 324 cleanups with 37 open. The Navajo Nation holds 1,045 tanks across AZ/NM/UT — 48% of the region's total and 84% of its open cleanups. Hawaii has zero federally recognized tribes (the only such state); Alaska's tribes belong to Region 10.

Navajo Nation (AZ/NM/UT) — 349 facilities · 1,045 tanks · 31 open cleanups — the flagship

Colorado River Indian Tribes — 127 tanks — the #2, still 8.2× smaller

White Mountain Apache · Tohono O'odham · Gila River · Salt River — 100+ tanks each — all releases closed

47 California rancherias — 298 tanks total, most very small (33 hold ≤5)

Per-tribe table from EPA's May-2026 tribal data files, parsed per-tank. Sources: EPA R9 tribal xlsx · BIA 91 FR 4102 (Jan 2026).

California's three layers + Nevada's live clock

In California, three governments touch every tank: EPA Region 9 (federal — no SPA), the state's stricter program (annual inspections; single-walled tanks had to close by Dec 31, 2025), and your local CUPA — the county or city-fire agency that issues the permit and can red-tag a fill pipe. In Nevada, a federal codification rule (91 FR 66652, published Oct 22, 2026) takes effect Dec 21, 2026 unless EPA receives adverse comment by Nov 23.

Fire, typhoon, hurricane

Wildfire season (May–Oct/Nov) for CA/AZ/NV, typhoon season (Jun–Nov) for Guam and the Northern Marianas — Typhoon Mawar (2023) is the response precedent — and Central Pacific hurricane season (Jun 1–Nov 30) for Hawaii, where Red Hill's closure-in-place continues under the state health department with EPA. Find your facility or report a spill below.

Sources: eCFR 40 CFR Part 282 (issue 2026-10-20) · Federal Register 91 FR 66652 (NV codification) · EPA R9 tribal UST/LUST data (May 2026, parsed per-tank) · EPA mid-FY2026 performance measures (canon; the FY2025-EOY file is quarantined) · SWRCB USTCF performance audit (May 2026) · BIA 91 FR 4102 (Jan 2026) · USAspending (Oct 2026). Wershifany records and routes — it never replaces the official agency.