N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:14B-4.3 - Installation requirements for partially regulated underground storage tank systems

(a) For purposes of this section, "partially regulated underground storage tank systems" means those underground storage tank systems identified at N.J.A.C. 7:14B-1.4(c).

(b) An owner and operator shall install a partially regulated underground storage tank system storing regulated substances (whether of single or double wall construction) that meets the following requirements:

1. Will prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the UST system;

2. Is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of non-corrodible material, steel clad with a noncorrodible material, or designed in a manner to prevent the release or threatened release of any stored substance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-4.1(a) 1i through iv and (a)2i through iii; and

3. Is constructed or lined with material that is compatible with the stored substance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.3.

(c) Notwithstanding (b) above, an UST system without corrosion protection may be installed at a site that is determined by a Department-certified Cathodic Protection Specialist not to be corrosive enough to cause it to have a release due to corrosion during its operating life. Owners and operators must maintain records that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this subsection for the remaining life of the tank.

(d) The following codes of practice, as amended and supplemented, may be used as guidance to comply with the requirements of (b) and (c) above:

1. American Petroleum Institute Publication 1632, "Cathodic Protection of Underground Storage Tanks and Piping Systems" (available at www.api.org);

2. NACE International Standard Practice SP 0169 "Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems" (available at www.NACE.org);

3. Steel Tank Institute Recommended Practice R892, "Recommended Practice for Corrosion Protection of Underground Piping Networks Associated with Liquid Storage and Dispensing Systems" (available at www.steeltank.com); or

4. NACE International Standard Practice SP 0285, "External Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection" (available at www.NACE.org).

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-4.3

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 409(a), effective 1/16/2018