Section 096-691-13 - Regulation of wastewater treatment tank systems and aboveground oil storage tanksA.ApplicabilityThis section applies to the following types of tanks:
(1) A wastewater treatment tank system that meets the definition of an underground oil storage tank and that is not regulated by the Clean Water Act §§402 or 307(b) (1972) ( 33 U.S.C., § 1317(b) or § 1342 (2016)); and(2) Aboveground oil storage tanks that are associated with field constructed underground oil storage tanks and airport hydrant systems.B.Registration. The tanks regulated by section 13(A) must be registered in accordance with section 4. C.Installation requirements(1) All new and replacement tanks must be constructed and installed in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 280.11, as amended up to July 1, 2018.(2) The underground oil storage facility or any portion thereof must be installed by a properly Certified Underground Oil Storage Tank Installer with the appropriate class of certification.D.Financial assurance. The owner or operator of tanks regulated in section 13(A) of this Chapter must comply with the requirements of section 5(D)(15).E.Discharge and leak investigation, response and corrective action requirements. The owners or operators must comply with the requirements of section 12 of this Chapter, except that the owners and operators may meet the initial site characterization requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 280.63, as amended up to July 1, 2018, in lieu of conducting a site assessment in accordance with Appendix P. 14.Severability. If any provision of this Chapter is declared invalid or ineffective by a court decision, the decision does not invalidate any other provision of this Chapter.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 691, § 13