Section 20-5502. PARTIAL APPLICABILITY OF UST REGULATIONS TO PARTICULAR UST SYSTEMS

 

5502.1The following UST systems are required to comply only with the provisions of this section and with the provisions of Chapter 62:

 

(a)Wastewater treatment tank systems not regulated under § 307(b) or § 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 USC § 1151 et seq.;

 

(b)Any UST system containing any radioactive material that is regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 USC § 2011 et seq.;

 

(c)Any UST system that is part of any emergency generator system at nuclear power generation facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A;

 

(d)Any airport or heliport hydrant fuel distribution system; and

 

(e)UST systems with field-constructed tanks.

 

5502.2No person may install an UST system identified in § 5502.1 for the purpose of storing any regulated substance unless that UST system:

 

(a)Will prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the UST system;

 

(b)Is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrodible material, steel clad with a noncorrodible material, or designed to prevent the release or threatened release of any stored regulated substance; and

 

(c)Is constructed or lined with material that is compatible with the stored regulated substance.

 

5502.3In the event of a suspected or confirmed release from a UST system listed in § 5502.1, the owner or operator shall comply with all of the provisions of Chapter 56 except §§ 5600.7(d), 5601 and 5604.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 7835, 7840 (November 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7699 (October 1, 1999).