D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
Chapter 20-60. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS - RELEASE DETECTION |
Section 20-6002. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
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6002.1Each owner or operator of a hazardous substance UST system shall provide release detection that meets the requirements of this section.
6002.2Release detection for new hazardous substance UST systems shall meet the requirements set forth in §§ 6003 and 6004 of this Chapter.
6002.3Secondary containment systems shall be checked for evidence of a release at least every thirty (30) days.
6002.4An alternative method of release detection for a hazardous substance system may be approved if the owner or operator does the following:
(a)Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director that the proposed alternative method can detect a release of the stored substance as effectively as any of the methods allowed in §§ 6006 through 6012 can detect a release of petroleum; and
(b)Provide information satisfactory to the Director on effective corrective action technologies, known and potential health risks, the chemical and physical properties of the stored substance, and the characteristics of the UST site.
6002.5The owner or operator shall obtain approval of the Director to use an alternate release detection method prior to the installation and operation of the new UST system.
6002.6All existing hazardous substance systems shall meet the release detection requirements for new petroleum UST systems as set forth in §§ 6003 and 6004.