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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-56. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS - TANK NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION, RECORDKEEPING, REPORTS, AND NOTICES |
Section 20-5601. REGISTRATION
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5601.1The Director shall register all USTs, governed by these regulations as forth in Chapter 55, in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 5601.3.
5601.2An owner of an existing underground storage tank or tanks containing a regulated substance, shall have registered each tank with the Director and shall have paid the required fee, as provided in § 5601.9.
5601.3 An owner of a tank that is brought into use after November 12, 1993, shall register the tank and shall pay the prescribed registration fee before depositing a regulated substance into the tank, except as provided in §§ 5601.1 and 5601.7, and accept deposit of a regulated substance for the purposes of testing the tank or providing an initial “hold-down” load to ballast the tank.
5601.4Owners of heating oil tanks, having a capacity of one-thousand-one-hundred (1,100) gallons or greater, shall register their tanks on or before January 1, 1997.
5601.5A new owner of an existing UST or an owner of a new UST, governed by these regulations as set forth in Chapter 55, shall initiate the registration process by filing a notification form for each facility pursuant to the requirements of § 5600. Upon receipt of a notification form in accordance with the provisions of § 5601.8, the Director shall issue a registration invoice to the owner. The owner shall pay the required fee within the time period specified on the invoice.
5601.6The Director shall issue a registration certificate to the owner within thirty (30) days after:
(a)The registration fee has been received; and
(b)The owner has filed a properly completed notification form pursuant to the notification requirements of § 5600; and
(c)For a new tank, the owner has complied with the installation requirements of § 5706; or
(d)For an existing UST system, the owner has complied with all the applicable requirements of this Subtitle.
5601.7The registration term shall be January 1 to December 31. The term of registrations issued after January 1 shall be from the date of issuance until the end of the annual registration term. Registration shall not be transferable from owner to owner.
5601.8Commencing January 1, 2000, the annual registration fee shall be prorated by one-twelfth (1/12) per month for each month after January 1 that any tank will be installed or purchased or each month before December 31 that a tank will be closed pursuant to an approved plan.
5601.9 The annual registration fee shall be six hundred and fifty dollars ($650) for each tank having a capacity of over ten thousand (10,000) gallons; three-hundred and ninety dollars ($390) for each petroleum tank having a capacity of ten-thousand (10,000) gallons or less; and one hundred and thirty dollars ($130) for each home heating oil tank having a capacity of ten-thousand (10,000) gallons or less.
5601.10An owner shall renew the registration for each tank on or before November 30 until such time as:
(a)The UST has been permanently closed pursuant to § 6101;
(b)There has been a change in service to a non-regulated substance pursuant to § 6101;
(c)The UST has been temporarily closed and the regulated substance removed pursuant to § 6100; or
(d)The owner has sold the UST and has informed the Director in writing of the date of sale and the identity of the purchaser.
5601.11 A copy of the current registration certificate shall be posted in a visible location at the facility at all times.
5601.12 No person shall deposit a regulated substance into an UST, without first confirming that the facility is a currently registered facility, and that the facility has not been found to be in violation of these regulations by:
(a)Ensuring that a current certificate of registration is present at the facility; and
(b)Ensuring that the facility is not on the list of facilities at which delivery of a regulated substance has been prohibited by the Director.
5601.13No owner or operator shall dispense, or permit the dispensing of, a regulated substance from an UST unless the owner has satisfied the registration requirements of this section.
5601.14No owner or operator shall deposit or dispense, or permit the deposit or dispensing of, a regulated substance into an UST, for which registration has been denied, except deposit of a regulated substance for the purpose of testing the tank.
5601.15Any person who sells an UST shall notify the new owner in writing that the new owner has registration obligations under this section and notify the Director of the name and address of the purchaser and the date of the sale.