One-Stop Licensing
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
Department of Environmental Quality - Montana Underground Storage Tank Program
Annual Fees and Registration
Owners and operators of UST systems which have not been properly closed according to Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 17.56.14 must pay an annual tank registration fee to the department for each tank owned or operated by the owner or operator.
- $36 per tank 1,100 gallons or less capacity
- $108 per tank over 1,100 gallons
Above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) with underground piping are subject to the same registration fees based on the AST size.
If there is a change in ownership or owner information, please complete the Notification for Underground Storage Tanks form below and submit it to the department within 30 days. Upon receipt of the notification form, the Department of Environmental Quality will issue a valid Operating Permit to the new owner.
Click here for Montana Code Annotated 75-11-505(6).
or here for Administrative Rules of Montana
17.56.14.
