Agency: Environmental Quality

Required State Licenses: 

Certified Underground Storage Tank Professionals:  A Qualified Underground Storage Tank Consultant (QC) must employ at least one approved Certified Underground Storage Tank Professional (CP).

Qualified Underground Storage Tank Consultants:  An owner is required to hire an approved QC to conduct the corrective actions at a site where a release has occurred from an underground storage tank pursuant to Part 213, Leaking Underground Storage Tank, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.

Contact the Department of Environmental Quality, Remediation Division, 517-335-7272.

Further Information:

The certification requirements for the QCs and CPs are provided in Part 215, Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, and its administrative rules. 

Certification Requirements for a QC : A business entity may apply for QC certification at any one time within a calendar year with the required documentation. Subsequent applications are accepted any one time during a calendar year.  There is no fee associated with the application. The application includes guidance for completing a QC application.

Certification Requirements for a CP : A person may apply for a CP certification at any time within a calendar year with the required documentation. Subsequent applications are accepted any one time during a calendar year.  There is no fee associated with the application.  The application includes guidance for completing a CP application.

Owners and operators are cautioned that the approved QCs have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications necessary to undertake corrective actions at LUST sites, and the MDEQ is not responsible or liable for the performance of the QC.

QC/CP Homepage:  http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4115_4238-9723--,00.html