Section R. 29.2123 - Requirements for hazardous substance UST systemsRule 23. Section 280.42 is amended to read as follows:
Section 280.42. Requirements for hazardous substance UST systems. Owners and operators of hazardous substance UST systems shall provide containment, and release detection in accordance with section 280.43(g) at least every 30 days, that meets the following requirements:
(a) "Secondary containment system," must be designed, constructed, and installed to facilitate all of the following: (1) Contain regulated substances released from the tank system until they are detected and removed.(2) Prevent the release of regulated substances to the environment at any time during the operational life of the UST system.(3) Be checked for evidence of a release not less than once every 30 days.(b) Double-wall tanks and integral secondary containment systems must be designed, constructed, and installed to contain a release from any portion of the inner tank within the outer wall and to detect the failure of the inner and outer walls.(c) External liners and vaults must be designed, constructed and installed to contain 100% capacity of largest tank in its boundary, prevent interference of precipitation or groundwater intrusion with the ability to contain or detect a release of regulated substances, and surround the tank completely, lateral and vertical, to prevent migration of regulated substance.(d) Underground piping must be equipped with secondary containment that satisfies the requirements of this section. In addition, underground piping that conveys regulated substances under pressure must be equipped with an automatic line leak detector in accordance with section 280.44(a) and must be installed to contain a release from any portion of the inner pipe within the outer wall and to detect the failure of the inner or outer wall.(e) Other methods of release detection may be used if owners and operators comply with all of the following provisions: (1) Demonstrate to the department that an alternative method can detect a release of the stored substance as effectively as any of the methods allowed in section 280.43(b) to (i) can detect a release of petroleum.(2) Provide information to the department on effective corrective action technologies, health risks, and chemical and physical properties of the stored substance and the characteristics of the UST site.(3) Obtain approval from the department to use the alternative release detection method before the installation and operation of the UST system.Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.2123
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