Site Cleanup Database

The Bureau's Project Tracking (PT) Database

The Bureau's Project Tracking (PT) Database was developed as a tool for case officers to track their various projects. The Bureau has made this available to the general public as a source for finding and checking the status of remedial sites. The database includes both Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) cases and Corrective Action (non-regulated) sites.

A report displaying the open cases can be accessed by following this link.  A report displaying the closed cases can be accessed by following this link.  Please note the report is large and will take few minutes to generate.  Once the report(s) are generated, they can be exported into Acrobat (pdf), comma delimited (CSV), Excel (97-2003), Rich Text Format, Tiff File or Web Archive.  

*NDEP is not responsible for resulting inaccuracies reflected in the snapshot. If you need more up-to-date information please call the Bureau of Corrective Actions and ask to speak to a case officer.

The following questions and answers were developed in an effort to assist the public in interpretation of the data:

What is Remediation?

Remediation is a process in which contaminants are removed or neutralized so that they cannot cause harm. It may entail actively removing the waste, which is generally preferable, or isolating or containing the waste on site because it too costly or impractical to remove. The term "cleanup" is commonly used in referring to remediation.

Is there a way to tell a "LUST case" from a "Corrective Action case" in the data?

Not really. Since the database was developed as a tool for Bureau case officers it views all remediation cases without differentiation. In general, facilities which have federally regulated tanks (UST) will be assigned a facility identification number beginning with a numeric (e.g., 1 through 9). Facilities/sites which have no federally regulated USTs will be assigned an "alpha" facility ID (e.g., A through I). The problem occurs that a regulated facility (UST site) may have non-LUST remedial activities. For example, a service station in the northern part of the state may have three regulated USTs but may also use heating oil to heat the building. In this case the clean-up of the heating oil release would be a remedial activity under the regulated facility ID (i.e., 1-000000, etc.) but IS NOT A LUST ACTIVITY. 

How can I find out more information than is available on-line about a particular clean-up? 

Most of the data relating to cases is still in written format in the hard copy files. For more detailed information contact the case officer directly or make an appointment to view the files in either the Carson City or Las Vegas offices. 

How often is the actual data updated within the database? 

The data in the database may be updated as often as daily depending on when an individual case officer inputs information. 

Is the data available in a format I can manipulate in my own database? 

Yes. The PT Data is available in HTML format which can be imported into a variety of database programs. This data is only downloaded quarterly.