(a) New Tank Systems. Any owner and/or operator who brings a storage tank system regulated under this Chapter into use shall, within 30 days of bringing such tank into use, submit a notice of the existence of such tank system to the department. The notice shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the department.
(b) Existing Storage Tank Systems. Owners and/or operators of an UST that has been used to store regulated substances since January 1, 1974, and that was in the ground as of May 8, 1986, shall immediately submit to the department, on the form prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank(s). Owners and/or operators of any AST that has been used to sell fuel to the public since July 1, 1994, shall immediately submit to the department, on the form prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank(s). All storage tanks located at the same facility shall be registered under the same facility identification number.
(c) Fees. Owners and/or operators of storage tank systems shall pay the annual fees specified by W.S. 35-11-1425 no later than January 1 of each year or 30 days after the first invoice, whichever is the later date. Fees are not prorated; the fee is assessed based on a calendar year. Fees begin on the date when the tank is first filled with a regulated substance and end on the date when the tank is placed permanently out of service or converted to a non-regulated use under these regulations.
(d) UST Certification. All owners and/or operators of new UST systems shall certify on the notification form conformance with the following requirements:
(e) AST Certification. All owners and/or operators of new AST systems shall certify on the notification form conformance with the requirements in Part I.
(f) Installer Certification. All owners and/or operators of new UST systems shall ensure that the installer certifies on the notification form that the methods used to install the tanks and piping comply with the requirements in Section 6(d).
(g) Requirements for Sellers. Any person who sells a tank intended to be used as a regulated storage tank or any person who transfers an existing storage tank system shall notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner's notification obligations in accordance with this Section. Any person who sells a contaminated site shall notify the purchaser that the site is a contaminated site subject to requirements of this Chapter.
(h) Transfer of Control. Prior to the transfer of control of a storage tank system to a different owner and/or operator, notification of the transfer shall be provided to the department pursuant to W.S. 35-11-1420(a). Upon selling a contaminated site subject to requirements of this Chapter, the seller shall notify the department of such sale. Such notifications shall be provided on a form developed and provided by the department. Notification shall be made within 30 days of the date the transfer becomes effective.
020-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-9
Adopted, Eff. 6/29/2018.