We keep each facility and tank connected to its due work, submitted evidence, review decision, and prepared packet or state export.
Follow the work from facility to output
We connect each customer, facility, tank, schedule, job, evidence record, review decision, and prepared packet or export.
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Customer
Keep customer records connected to the work they require.
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Facility
Connect each site to its assets, work, and records.
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Tank
Maintain the asset registry used to scope recurring work.
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Schedule
Schedule due work through an obligation calendar.
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Job
Create and manage jobs tied to the relevant customer, site, and asset.
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Evidence
Keep submitted form data and attachments with the job record.
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Review
Move evidence through a review queue with approve or reject status.
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Packet or export
Prepare packets from configured templates and connected records. Prepare configured state regulator exports from reviewed records.
Start with the federal baseline
40 CFR Part 280 establishes the federal technical baseline. EPA-approved state programs may operate in place of the federal program and must be at least as stringent. Confirm the requirements that apply with the relevant implementing agency before configuring the program.
Configure the program your operation follows
No. Federal rules establish a baseline, and state programs or customer procedures can differ. Your team controls the program configuration your account runs on and confirms the requirements that apply with the relevant implementing agency.
EPA state UST programsReview the federal baseline table
Every interval below is transcribed against the section of 40 CFR Part 280 that requires it. Your configuration starts from this baseline, and your state program layers on top.
Scroll horizontally to compare every federal baseline field.
| Area | Test / obligation | Federal cadence | 40 CFR citation | Record produced |
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| Release detection | Release detection monitoring | every 30 days | 280.41(a), methods 280.4340 CFR 280.41, 40 CFR 280.43 | monitoring record |
| Annual release detection equipment/operation test (ATG etc.) | annually | 280.40(a)(3)40 CFR 280.40 | test record | |
| Equipment and walkthroughs | Spill prevention equipment (spill bucket) test | every 3 years (or double-walled monitoring alternative) | 280.35(a)(1)40 CFR 280.35 | test record |
| Overfill prevention equipment inspection | every 3 years | 280.35(a)(2)40 CFR 280.35 | inspection record | |
| Containment sump test (sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping) | every 3 years | 280.35(a)(1)40 CFR 280.35 | test record | |
| Walkthrough inspection: spill buckets + release detection | every 30 days | 280.36(a)(1)40 CFR 280.36 | walkthrough record | |
| Walkthrough inspection: containment sumps + handheld release detection equipment | annually | 280.36(a)(2)40 CFR 280.36 | walkthrough record | |
| Cathodic protection | Cathodic protection survey | within 6 months of install, then every 3 years | 280.31(b)(1)40 CFR 280.31 | survey record |
| Impressed-current CP system inspection | every 60 days | 280.31(c)40 CFR 280.31 | inspection record | |
| Method-specific testing | Tank/piping tightness testing | per method and program requirements | 280.43(c), 280.44(b)40 CFR 280.43, 40 CFR 280.44 | tightness test record |
| Operator training | Class A/B/C operator training | designation + training per state program | 280 subpart J40 CFR 280.242, 40 CFR 280.243, 40 CFR 280.244 | training record |
Most UST records are kept at least 3 years; cathodic protection and repair records are kept longer under 40 CFR 280.34. State programs may exceed these periods.
Official retention reference: 40 CFR 280.34
Official source notes
These sources establish the federal baseline and state-program context used in the table and answers. Confirm the requirements that apply with the relevant implementing agency.
Questions from UST operators
Direct answers about workflow support, federal and state boundaries, recurring work, evidence, outputs, cadence, and plan-based owner access.
What does Stratum connect for UST testing work?
We connect each customer, facility, tank, schedule, job, evidence record, review decision, and prepared packet or export. The work stays connected from schedule through prepared output.
How can a team represent recurring UST work?
Schedule due work through an obligation calendar. Create and manage jobs tied to the relevant customer, site, and asset. The connected record keeps the schedule and job tied to the facility and tank context where the work applies.
How are evidence and review connected?
Keep submitted form data and attachments with the job record. Move evidence through a review queue with approve or reject status. The review status remains connected to the job, facility, tank, and configured program that explain the work.
How are UST packets and exports prepared?
Prepare packets from configured templates and connected records. Map collected information into configured PDF fields. Prepare configured state regulator exports from reviewed records. Your team configures the output structure for the program it follows.
How often does the federal baseline require release detection activity?
Section 280.41 generally requires tank release detection at least every 30 days, with method, capacity, and installation exceptions. Section 280.40(a)(3) requires annual testing of electronic and mechanical release detection components. Piping cadence depends on the method and system described in sections 280.41 and 280.44. Confirm the applicable method with the implementing agency.
Official sources: 40 CFR 280.40, 40 CFR 280.41, 40 CFR 280.43, 40 CFR 280.44
How often are spill, overfill, sump, and walkthrough checks required?
Section 280.35 generally requires spill prevention equipment and containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring to be tested at least every three years unless the double-walled monitoring alternative applies, and overfill prevention equipment to be inspected at least every three years. Section 280.36 generally requires spill prevention and release detection walkthrough checks every 30 days, with an infrequent-delivery exception for spill equipment, plus annual sump and handheld-equipment checks.
Official sources: 40 CFR 280.35, 40 CFR 280.36
What does the federal baseline say about cathodic protection checks?
Section 280.31 requires cathodic protection testing within six months of installation and at least every three years afterward, or on another reasonable interval established by the implementing agency. Impressed-current systems also require an inspection every 60 days.
Official sources: 40 CFR 280.31
When does the federal baseline require operator training?
Sections 280.242 and 280.243 require designated Class A and Class B operators to meet the training requirements within 30 days of assuming duties and Class C operators to be trained before assuming duties. Section 280.244 generally requires Class A and Class B retraining no later than 30 days after an implementing-agency noncompliance determination, subject to the listed annual-refresher and agency-waiver exceptions.
Official sources: 40 CFR 280.242, 40 CFR 280.243, 40 CFR 280.244
How long are UST records retained under the federal baseline?
Most UST records are kept at least 3 years; cathodic protection and repair records are kept longer under 40 CFR 280.34. State programs may exceed these periods.
Official sources: 40 CFR 280.34
Is read-only owner access available for UST work?
Yes. The facility owners you test for sign in and see current status and packet downloads for their sites. Read-only owner access is included on Enterprise and National, is available as a monthly add-on on Team, Growth, and Regional, and is not part of Solo.
Bring your UST program in and we map it with you.
Bring one facility and the output it has to produce to a 20-minute call. We walk the baseline, your state program, and your packet structure together.