No person may install or operate an underground hazardous substance storage tank or facility, or store a hazardous substance or substances in such a tank or facility, unless the tank or facility is designed, constructed. registered, installed, maintained and operated in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter and in a manner that will prevent releases for its operating life due to manufacturing defects, structural failure, corrosion, or improper installation.
06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 695, § 3