• Wanted - UST Inspectors
  L.U.S.T.Line #34, March, 2000

  "As we enter the new millennium and the underground storage tank (UST) program deadlines are all part of the past century, we need to take a fresh look at where we are headed."............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #1 - Can ELLDs Be Used As A Line-Tightness Test Method?
  L.U.S.T.Line #48, November, 2004

  "Companies such as Veeder-Root and INCON are marketing their electronic line leak detectors (ELLDs) to the regulated community as Line-Tightness Test Methods,"............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #2 - What’s All The Fuss About Equivalency?
  L.U.S.T.Line #49, March, 2005

  "Some of the automatic electronic line-leak-detector listings in the List of Leak Detection Systems (the List) talk about 'equivalent leak rates.'  What does that mean?"............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #3 - Old And New CITLDS Protocols - What's That About?
  L.U.S.T.Line #50, August, 2005

  "Has any CITLDS equipment that was evaluated and third-party certified using the old manufacturers’ protocols been accepted by the NWGLDE?"............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #4 - What Are The CITLDS Protocol Throughput Limitations?
  L.U.S.T.Line #51, December, 2005

  "Before we can discuss throughput, we must first know how it is defined in the protocol.  According to the CITLDS protocol, throughput is the volume of product dispensed from a tank in a month."............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #5 - Automatic Mechanical Line Leak Detectors (MLLDs) - Part I
  L.U.S.T.Line #52, May, 2006

  "Why do some MLLD manufacturers offer MLLDs that are certified for multiproduct (e.g., gasoline, diesel), and others for diesel only? When MLLDs were first introduced (circa 1960),"............... MORE >>
   

• FAQ #6 - Automatic Mechanical Line Leak Detectors (MLLDs) - Part II
  L.U.S.T.Line #53, September, 2006

  "Can an MLLD evaluated in a rigid pipeline system be used in a flexible pipeline system?  Due to the difference in bulk modulus (amount
  of stretching under pressure) between rigid piping and flexible piping, MLLDs designed for use in rigid pipelines may not be satisfactory for use in flexible-pipeline applications"................ MORE >>
   

• FAQ #7 - Leak Detection Equipment and Alternative Fuels
  L.U.S.T.Line #54, February, 2007

"Is leak-detection equipment compatible with alternative fuels?  Third-party evaluations are a useful tool to verify leak-detection equipment performance, but evaluation protocols do not require testing for long-term compatibility with any stored product.  Because of this, the NWGLDE makes no representations"................ MORE >>

• FAQ #8 - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The NWGLDE Disclaimer
  L.U.S.T.Line #55, June, 2007

"In your last FAQ article, you referred to a disclaimer on your website. What does this disclaimer mean to those of us who regularly use the NWGLDE List?"................ MORE >>

• FAQ #9 - What Is CITLDS Leak Detection All About?
  L.U.S.T.Line #56, August, 2007

"In this issue of FAQs from the National Work Group on Leak Detection Evaluations (NWGLDE), we follow-up on a FAQ from L.U.S.T.Line #50 (August 2005).  At that time we discussed protocols used for evaluating CITLDS without explaining what CITLDS leak detection is all about. We now present the rest of the story."................ MORE >>