2 / 4 /2 0 1 6 T h i r d

­ P a r t y U S T I n s p e c t i o n P r o g r a m | M a s s D E P

h t t p : / / w w w

. m a s s

. g o

v / e e a / a g e n c i e s / m a s s d e p

/ t o x i c s / u s t / t h i r d

­ p a r t y
­ u s t

­ i n s p e c t i o n

­ p r o g r a m

. h t m l 1 /2 T h e o w n e r s / o p e r a t o r s o f m o s t u n d e r g r o u n d s t o r a g e t a n k ( U S T ) s y s t e m s i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s a r e r e q u i r e d t o h a v e t h o s e

s y s t e m s a n d t h e i r c o m p o n e n t s i n s p e c t e d e v e r y t h r e e y e a r s b y T h i r d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r s ( T P I s )

. H i r e d d i r e c t l y b y t a n k

o w n e r / o p e r a t o r s , t h e s e p r o f e s s i o n a l s d o c u m e n t t h e r

e s u l t s o f t h e i r o n

­ s i t e i n s p e c t i o n s , r

e v i e w f a c i l i t y r e c o r d k e e p i n g t o

e n s u r e i t m e e t s U S T P r

o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d r e p o r t t h e i r i n s p e c t i o n f i n d i n g s t o t h e D e p a r

t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n ( M a s s D E P ) v i a t h e n S P E C T O n l i n e F i l i n g S y s t e m

. W h i l e T P I s p r o v i d e c o m p l i a n c e a d v i c e t o t h e i r c l i e n t s , t h e y

a r e n o t a u t h o r i z e d t o e n f o r

c e l a w s o r r e g u l a t i o n s

.

R e g u l a t i o n s & P o l i c i e s

T h i r d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

F a c i l i t y I n s p e c t i o n s & R e p o r t i n g
C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n

R e g u l a t i o n s & P o l i c i e s

U S T R e g u l a t i o n s & P o l i c i e s M a s s D E P U S T a n d s i t e / s p i l l a s s e s s m e n t c l e a n u p r u l e s , U S T c l o s u r e a s s e s s m e n t m a n u a l

, a n d m o r

e

.

F r e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o n s : 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 0 0 U p d a t e d t o i n c l u d e i n f o r m a t i o n o n s i n g l e

­ w a l l s t e e l t a n k c l o s u r e r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d p e r m a n e n t c l o s u r

e o f U S T s y s t e m s i n p l a c e

.

P r e s e n t a t i o n : M a s s D E P U S T T h i r

d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r W o r k s h o p s , W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 2 M B C o v e r s t h e J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5 a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e a g e n c y ' s U S T p r o g r a m r e g u l a t i o n s

.

T h i r d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

U S T / T P I : T h i r d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n / R e n e w a l A p p l y f o r M a s s D E P c e r

t i f i c a t i o n a s a n u n d e r

g r o u n d s t o r a g e t a n k ( U S T ) T h i r

d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t o r

. Q u a l i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l s a r

e

c e r t i f i e d f o r f i v e y e a r

s a n d n e e d t o a p p l y f o r r

e n e w a l a t l e a s t 9 0 d a y s b e f o r

e t h e i r c u r r e n t c e r t i f i c a t i o n s e x p i r e

.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o d e C o u n c i l ( I C C ) O b t a i n i n g s p e c i f i c I C C c e r

t i f i c a t i o n s i s a p r

e r e q u i s i t e f o r q u a l i f y i n g a s a U S T t h i r

d

­ p a r t y i n s p e c t o r i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s

.

T h i r d

­ P a r t y U S T I n s p e c t o r L o o k u p A s e a r c h a b l e , s o r t a b l e p u b l i c d a t a b a s e o f i n d i v i d u a l s q u a l i f i e d t o p e r f o r m t h i r d

­ p a r t y i n s p e c t i o n s i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s

.

F a c i l i t y I n s p e c t i o n s & R e p o r t i n g

U S T n S P E C T O n l i n e r e p o r t i n g s y s t e m f o r U S T t h i r

d

­ p a r t y i n s p e c t o r s

.

M a s s a c h u s e t t s U S T F a c i l i t i e s ' N e x t T h i r

d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t i o n D u e D a t e s

­ J u n e 1 5

, 2 0 1 5 2 M B F a c i l i t i e s a r e l i s t e d i n I D n u m b e r o r

d e r , b u t m a y b e s o r

t e d i n E x c e l

.

C o n t a c t f o r U S T H e l p

H a v e q u e s t i o n s ? N e e d a s s i s t a n c e ? C a l l t h e U S T H o t l i n e a t 6 1 7

­ 5 5 6

­ 1 0 3 5

, E x t e n s i o n 2

, o r e m a i l : D E P

. U S T @ s t a t e

. m a

. u s

D i d y o u f i n d t h e i n f o r m a t i o n y o u w e r

e l o o k i n g f o r o n t h i s p a g e ? *

Y e s N o L o g i n t o t h e r e p o r t i n g s y s t e m f o r U S T t h i r d

­ p a r t y i n s p e c t o r s

. L o g i n t o t h e U S T d a t a m a n a g e m e n t s y s t e m t o a c c e s s y o u r c l i e n t s ' f a c i l i t y i n f o r m a t i o n

. I f y o u a r

e a n e w u s e r o f

e i t h e r s y s t e m , y o u w i l l n e e d t o c r

e a t e

a n a c c o u n t f i r s t

.

O w n e r & O p e r a t o r I n fo r m a t i o n

O p e r a t o r C e r t i f i c a t i o n P r o g r a m

T h i r d

­ P a r t y I n s p e c t i o n P r o g r a m

U S T O n l i n e F i l i n g & F o r m s

M a s s D E P R e g u l a t i o n s & P o l i c i e s

U S T F a c i l i t y S e a r c h

S u m m a r y o f U S T I n fo r m a t i o n

U S T P r o g r a m H o m e

H a v e q u e s t i o n s ? N e e d a s s i s t a n c e ? C a l l t h e U S T H o t l i n e a t 6 1 7

­ 5 5 6

­ 1 0 3 5

, E x t e n s i o n 2

, o r e m a i l : D E P

. U S T @ s t a t e

. m a

. u s  E E A H o m e A g e n c i e s M a s s D E P T o x i c s & H a z a r d s U n d e r g r o u n d S t o r a g e T a n k s T h i r d

­ P a r ty I n s p e c t i o n P r o g r a m T h i r d

­ P a r t y U S T I n s p e c t i o n P r o g r a m E n e r g y a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l A f

f a i r s T h e O f f i c i a l W e b s i t e o f t h e E x e c u t i v e O f

f i c e o f E n e r g y a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l A

f f a i r s

    

U S T I n d e xDisclaimer

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31 0 CM R 80 .0 0: UN DE RG RO UN D ST OR AG E T AN K ( UST ) S YST EM S

Section

GENERAL

PROVI SI ONS 80 .0 1: Auth or ity 80 .0 2: P ur

po se 80.03: Definitions 80 .0 4: A pp lic a bil ity 80.05: Rules of Construction 80 .0 6: C omp utatio n o f T ime 80.07: Accur ate a

nd Timely

Submit tals to the Depa

rtment and Rec ord Ke eping 80.08: Accur ate a

nd Complete Record K eeping 80.09: Accur ate Monitoring 80.10: Duty

to Provide I nformation 80.11: Submi ttals to the Depar tment 80.12: Presumption of I rre para ble Har m 80.13: Depar

tment Acce ss to UST Fac iliti es and Rec ords

DESI GN, CONSTRUCTI ON AND I NSTAL L ATI ON REQUI REMENTS 80 .1 4: G e ne ra l Re qu ir e me nts 80.15: Gener al Prohibitions 80 .1 6: I ns ta lla tio n Re qu ir e me nts 80.17: Specifications for Tanks 80.18: Specifications for Reg ulated Substance Piping 80.19: L eak D etec tion 80.20: Requirements for Turbine, Intermediate and Dispe nser Sumps 80.21: Requirements for Spill Buc kets and Ove rfill Prevention Equipment 80.22: Requirements for Corrosion Protection

GENERAL

OPERATI

NG REQUI REMENTS 80.23: Requirements for Reg istration and Reporting 80 .2 4: G e ne ra l Re qu ir e me nts 80 .2 5: R e qu ir e me nts fo r a UST sy ste m or

UST Com

po ne nt E me rg e nc y

Re sp on se 80 .2 6: R e qu ir e me nts fo r L e a k D e te c tio n Sy ste ms 80.27: Requirements for Turbine, Intermediate and Dispe nser Sumps 80.28: Requirements for Spill Buc kets and Ove rfill Prevention Equipment 80.29: Requirements for Corrosion Protection 80 .3 0: R e qu ir e me nts fo r C omp a tib ili ty 80.31: Requirements for I nventory

Monitoring 80.32: Requirements for Tank a nd Pipe/L ine Tig htness Testing 80 .3 3: R e qu ir e me nts fo r R e pa ir s and Re pla c e me nts 80.34: Requirements for Compli ance Certification 80.35: Requirements for Monthly I nspections 80.36: Requirements for Recordke eping

OPERATOR TRAI

NI NG 80.37: Class A, B and C Ope rator Re quirements and Ce rtifications

L EAKAG E AND REL EASE: RESP ONSE, REPORTI NG AND REMEDI ATI ON 80 .3 8: R e sp on se to a

Re le a se 8 0

. 3 9 : R es p o n s e t o L ea k age 80.40: Reportable Rele ases

CH AN GE -I

N- PRO DU CT, OU T O F SER VI CE S YST EM S AN D C L OSU RE 80.41: Requirements for Chang e-in-pr oduct 80.42: Requirements for Taking a UST Sy stem Tempora rily Out-of- service 80.43: Requirements for Removal and Perma

nent Closure I n-plac e 80 .4 4: R e qu ir e me nts fo r O ut- of -u se UST Sy ste ms 80.45: Requirements for Br ingingOut-of- use UST Sy stems Ba ck Into Service 80 .4 6: R e qu ir e me nts fo r P re vio us ly Clo se d- in- pla c e UST Sy ste ms 80.47: Standards for Clea ning a nd Closure310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

Section: continued

DEL I VERY PROHI BI TI ON 80.48: Delivery

Prohibiti on

THI RD PARTY I

NSPECTI ONS 80.49: Third-par

ty I nspections

E N F O R C E M E N T A

N D A P P E A LS 80 .5 0: E nf

or c e me nt a

nd Ap pe a ls

FI NANCI AL

RESP ONSI BI L I TY 80.51: Definitions 80 .5 2: R e qu ir e me nts fo r A mou nt a nd Sc op e of F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty 80 .5 3: A llo wa

ble Me c ha

nis ms a nd Com bin a tio ns of

Me c ha nis ms 80 .5 4: R e qu ir e me nts fo r F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

Me c ha nis ms 80 .5 5: R e qu ir e me nts fo r a Stand by Tr us t 80.56: Subst itution of Financia l Assuranc e Mec hanisms by Owner or Ope rator 80.57: Cancellation or Nonr enew al by a Provider of

Financ ial Assuranc e 80.58: Requirements for Reporting by

Owner or Ope rator 80.59: Requirements for Recordke eping 80 .6 0: R e qu ir e me nts fo r D ra wi ngon F ina nc ia l A ssu

ra nc e Me c ha

nis ms 80 .6 1: R e le a se fr om F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

Re qu ir e me nts 80.62: Ba

nkruptcy or Other I ncapa city

of Owne r or Ope rator or

Provider of F inancial Assur ance 80.63: Requirements for

Replenishment of L ocal Gove rnme n t G u a r a ntees, L etters of

Credit, or Surety

Bonds

GENERAL

PROVI SI ONS

80 .0 1: Auth or ity

310 CMR 80.00 i s promulgated by the Commiss ioner of the Depa rtment of Environmenta l P r o t e c t i o n p u r s u a n tt o t h e a u t h o r i t y g r a n t e d b y M

. G

. L

. c

. 2 1 O
, § 5
, M

. G

. L

. c

. 2 1C, M.G.L . c. 21E, § 6 a

nd M.G.L . c. 21A, § 16.

80 .0 2: P ur

po se

310 CMR 80.00 i s intended to protec t public health, safe ty and the environment by regulating the desig n, installation, testing
, maintenanc e, oper ation, inspection and c losure of unde rg round
sto ra g e tank

(U ST) sy ste ms a

nd to p re ve nt r e le a se s f

ro m U ST s y ste ms.

80.03: Definitions

F or the purp os e s o f 3 10 CMR 8 0. 00 , th e fo llo wi ngte rm s sh a ll h a ve the fo llo wi ngme a nin g s:

Automatic L ine L eak D etec tor means a mecha nical or e lectronic device , but not a sump sensor, des ig n e d to d e te c t r e g u late d s u b s ta n c e o r p r e s s u r e lo s s e s in a p r e s s u r iz e d p r o d u c t li n e of a pressurized pumping sy stem and that automatica lly restric ts flow or automatica lly shuts off flow i n a p r e s s u r i z e d

p i p i n g s ys t e m

. A tU S T f a c i l i t i e s t h a t a r e s t a f

f e d 2 4 h o u r s p e r

d a y, s e v e n d a ys per w eek, 365 day s per y ear , an automatic line leak dete ctor may also be a continuous alarm that aler ts staff whe n there is reg ulated substance or pressure loss in a pre ssurized product line of a
pr e ssu ri zed pu mpi ngsy ste m.

B us ine ss D a y

me a ns a da y of the we e k th a t th e De pa

rt me nt i s o pe n f

or bu sin e ss.

Cathodic Protection or Cathodic Protect i o n Sy stem means a te chnique whic h inhibits the

c or ro sio n o f a

UST sy ste m e ith e r t

hr ou g h s a c ri fi c ia l or

g a lva nic a no de or

imp re sse d c ur

re nt.

Ca tho dic Pr ote c tio n T e ste r m e a ns a pe rs on wh o is c e rt if

ie d a s f oll ow s: (a) Certified at least at leve l CP 1 - Cathodic Protec tion Tester by NACE: T h e Corrosion Society ; or (b) Cer tified as a Cathodic Protection Tester by the Steel Tank I

nstitut e (STI ); or310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.03: continued

(c ) C e rt if

ie d in the UST Ca tho dic Pr ote c tio n cat e g or y by the I nte rn a tio na l Co de Counc il (I CC).

CERCL A means the Comprehensive Envir onmental Response Compensation and L iability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq

. Certified UST Sy stem Tightne ss Test er m ea n s a per son cer tified by the manufa cture r of the testing e quipment to test UST sy stems using only the tes t ing e quipment on which they are

cer tified.

Ch a n g e

- in

- p r o d

u c t me a n s c h a n g in g th e ty p e o f p r o d

u c t in a U ST s y s te m f

r o m areg ulated substance to a

nother regulated substance or to a non-re g ulated substance . Chang ing f rom one g ra de of g a so lin e to a

dif fe re nt g ra de of

g a so lin e is n ot a

c ha ng e -i n- pr od

uc t.

Commi ssioner mea

ns Commi ssioner of the D epar tment of Environmental Protec tion.

Com monwe a lthme a ns the Com monwe a lthof Ma ssa c hu se tts

.

Com patib le me a ns do e s n ot h a ve a n a dv e rs e a ff e c t.

Consumpti ve Use Tank mean s a t an k used to store fue l oil used ex clusively for a rea heating

a nd /or the he a tin g of do me sti c wate r on the pr e mis e s wh e re sto re d. A t a nk us e d to sto re wa ste oil is not a consumptive use ta nk.

Cont in u o u s M o n it o r in g me a n s th e u s e o f a d e v ic e c a

p a b le o f a u to mati c , u n in te r

r u p te d and unattended sur

veillance

.

Corrosion Ex pert mea

ns a per s o n wh o is acc redited or cer tified as beingqualified by NACE: The Corrosion Socie ty

a s a Ca th o d ic Protection Specialist or Corrosion Specia list. The corrosion expert shall follow applicable NACE cr iteria.

Corro s i o n P r o t e c t i o n m e a n s t h e u s e o f a t e c h n o l o g y , m a t e r i a l
, o r m e t h o d o f c o n s t r uc tio n to p re v en tan y

m et al l i c c o mp o n en to f a US T s y s t em fr o m co rr o d i n g ( e.g

. , cathodic pr otection or the use of f

iberg lass-re inforce d plastic or other poly mer re sins when construc ting tanks or piping)

. Depa rtment means Ma ssachuse tts Department of Environmental Protec tion.

Dis p en s er S u mp m ea n s an i mp er m eab l e, fl u i d -t i gh tb as i n i n s t al l edb en ea t h a r egu l at edsubstance d i s p en s er t o co n t ai n l ea k age o f r egu l at eds u b s t an ce fr o m t h e d i s p en s er co n n ec t i o n s an d

p i p i n g. Double-w alled means a container or pipe with two complete she lls which provide primar y and seconda ry containment. The container sh al l have a

continuous interstitial space be tween the
pr ima ry a nd se c on da ry sh e ll.

Em e rg e nc y

Spi ll o r O ve rf

low Con ta inm e nt U ST Sy ste m mean s a tank us e d s ole ly

to c on ta in

acc idental spills which are unanticipated a nd unpredic table.

Empty or Emptied means w hen all re g ulated substance has be en remove d from a ta nk using

common l y em p l o y ed prac tices so that no more tha n 2.5 centimeter s (one inch) of re sidue, or 0.3% by weig ht of the total ca

pacity of the tank, r emains in the tank.

Euro pe a n Su c tio n Sy ste m me a ns a n und e rg ro un d s uc tio n p ipi ng sy ste m wh ic h is slo pe d ba c k to the tank so that the c ontents of the piping will dr ain back into the tank if the suction is rele ased, and only one che ck valve is included in eac h suction line and is locate d direc tly under the dispenser pump.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.03: continued

Fa rm means a

n operation e ng ag ed in A g riculture or Fa rming as def

ined in M.G.L . c. 128, § 1A.

Fue l Oil means any

hy droca rbon oil as spec ified by

the America n S

o ciety of Testi ng and Ma te ria ls (

AS TM ) Sta nd ar d D 39 6 9 0, Sp e c ifi c ati on for Fu e l O il

.

Ha z ar d o u s Substances mea ns regulated substance s as def ined in § 101(14) of

CERCL A and 40 CF R Part

30 2. (H a zardou s Su

bs tanc e s d oe s n ot i nc lud e a ny su bs tanc e re g ulate d a s a hazardous wa ste under Subtitle C of RCR A and 40 CF R Part 261).

I ntermediate Sump means an im perme able, f luid-tight basin, installed below g rade to allow

acc ess t o fittings and regulated substance piping that is used to allow piping declines to tanks or to p ro vid e a c c e ss a

t ke y po int s in the pip ingsy ste m. I

nte rm e diate su mp s sh all be d e sig ne d to

c oll e c t le a ka g e of

re g ulate d s ub sta

nc e a nd fl uid s a nd pr e ve nt a re le a se int o th e e nv ir on me nt.

I nterstitial Monitoring mea ns the continuous s u rv eil lance of the spac e betwe en the wa lls of a d o u b l e- wa l l edt an k

o r d o u b l e- wa l l edp i p i n g.

I nte rs tit ia l Sp a c e me a ns the sp a c e be tw e e n the pr ima ry a nd se c on da

ry ba rr ie rs of a se c on da ri ly

c on ta ine d s y ste m ( e.g ., the spac e betwe en the two wa lls of a double-w all tank).

L eaka g e mea

ns the esca

pe of r eg ulated substance from a U ST sy stem into a UST component not intended to store re g ulated substance , including, but not limited to, interstiti al spac es, a turbine

su mp, int e rm e diate a nd

dis pe ns e r s ump s a

nd c on ta inm e nt a

re a s.

L eak D etec tion means deter mining whe ther a re lease or leakag e of a regulated substance has

oc c ur re d f ro m th e UST sy ste m.

L ining or L ined means a

liquid-tight non-cor

rodible mater ial that is bonded firmly to the interior surfa ce of a tank a nd that is compatible with any regulated substance stored in the tank.

L isted if ref

err ing to equipment or materia ls me ans a list published by a nationally

rec og nized org ani z ation, including, but not limited to America n Petroleum I nstitut e (A PI ), Steel Tank I nstitut e (STI ), Petroleum Eng ineer ing I nstitut e (PEI ), Unde rwri t er s L aboratories, I nc. and NA CE: Th e Cor

ro sio n So c ie ty

c on c e rn e d w ithpr od

uc t e va luatio n, that ma int a ins pe ri od ic inspection of produc tion of listed equipment or mate rials and whose listi ng states either that

e qu ipm e nt o r m a te ri a ls m e e t a pp ro pr ia te sta

nd a rd s o r h a ve be e n te ste d a nd fo un d suit a

ble fo r u se in a spec ific manne r.

Manufa cture r' s Specifications mean information provided or presc ribed by the manufa cture r of

a UST sy ste m or UST c omp on e nt inc lud ing , b ut n ot l imi te d to , ma nu a ls, ins tr

uc tio ns , c he c kli sts , te sti ngre qu ir e me nts a nd

ma int e na nc e re qu ir e me nts

.

Mo nit or ing De vic e me a ns a n inst rume nt that che c ks a nd

ke e ps data

a nd iss ue s a le rt s and

a larm s.

NACE means N ACE I nternational: The Corrosion Society , a g lobally rec og nized authority

on

c or ro sio n c on tr ol s olutio ns

.

Non-Eur opean Suction S y stem means a piping sy stem that convey s regulated substance under suction with a che ck valve in or at the top of the ta nk located so that the regulated substance stay s in the line when the suc tion is release d.

Op e rator me a ns : (a) I n the ca se of a

UST sy stem in use on November 8, 1984, or broug ht into use a fter that date , a ny pe rs on in con tr ol o f, or

havin g re sp on sib ili ty

fo r, the da ily

op e ratio n o f a

UST sy stem used for the storag e, use, or dispensing of

regulated substance s; or (b) In the ca se of a

ny UST sy stem in use befo re No v em b er 8, 1984, but not i n use at a ny time on or afte r that date , any person who owns the l and on or i n which such ta nk is or was located.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.03: continued

Out-of- use mea

ns a UST sy stem that h as b ee n taken tempor arily out-of-se rvice in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.42, but has exceede d the five y ear limit ation.

Ow ne r m e a ns : (a) I n the ca se of a

UST sy stem in use on November 8, 1984, or broug ht into use after that date, a ny person who ow ns a UST sy stem used for the stor age , u s e, o r dispensing of regulated substance s; or (b) In the ca se of a

ny UST sy stem in use befor e Nove mber 8, 1 9 8 4
, b u t not in use at any time on or afte r that date , any person who ow ned such ta nk immediately

befor e the discontinuance of such use

.

P er s o n m ea n s an y

i n d i v i d u al
, t ru s t , fi rm , j o i n t

s t o c k co mp an y , co rp o ra t i o n (i n cl u d i n g a g overnme nt corporation), partner ship, association, the United States Gove rnment, state, municipality , commissi on, political subdivisi on of a state , interstate body , consortium, joint

v e n tu r e o r

c o m m e r c i a l e n t i t y.
Pipe, Pipi ng or L ine means the hollow cy linder or the tubular conduit that is constructed of

no n- e a rt he n mate ri a ls.

Pressurized Piping Sy stem means a pr essurized line s y s tem in which re g ulated substance s are

su pp lie d to a

po int a wa y fr om t he tank by me a ns of a pu mpi ngun it.

P.S.I . means pounds per

square inch.

RCR A m eans the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq ., as re vised by the Resourc e Conservation and Rec overy Act, Pub. L . 94-580, 90 Stat. 2795 (1976).

Red Tagmeans a

tag , device or mec hanism aff ix ed o n t h e US T sy stems' f ill pipes by

the D e p a rt m e n tt h a tc l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e s a t a n k a s i n e l i g i b l e f

o r r e g u l a t e d s u b s t a n c e d e l i v e r

y.

Re g ulate d Su

bs tanc e me a ns : (a) Any substance de fined in § 101(14) of CERCL A. Reg ulated substance also includes waste oil, but does not include a ny other substanc e re g ulated as a hazardous wa ste under M.G.L . c. 21C; and (b) Petrole um, including c rude oil or a ny fra ction there of w h i ch is liquid at standard conditions of temperature a nd pressure (60°F and 14.7 p.s.i. absolute).

Reg ulated Substance Deliver er means any person who delivers or deposits reg ulated substance int o a UST sy ste m. Re g ulate d Subs tanc e De liv e re r inc lud e s, bu t is no t li mit e d to , o il c omp a nie s, job be rs , p e tr ole um t

ra ns po rt a tio n c omp a nie s, or oth e r p ro du c t de liv e ry

e nti tie s.
Reg ulated Substance Piping means piping that convey s regulated substance

.

Relea s e me a

ns any spilli ng , leaking , emitting, discha rg ing, e scaping , leac hing, or disposing fr om a UST sy stem or UST component into the g round water , surfa ce water , surfa ce soil or subsurfac e

so il.

Repair mea

ns any modification to the UST sy stem or a UST c omponent that is not routine maintenanc e including
, but not limit ed to, modific ations to the UST sy stem or a UST compone nt that are in response to a

rele ase or

leaka g e.

Re pla c e or Re pl ace me nt m e a ns the re mov a l of e xistin g tank

or pip ingor

a n e xistin g UST

c omp on e nt a

nd ins ta llatio n of a no the r tank , p ipi ngor UST c omp on e nt. I f p a rt of the pip ingis being repla ced, " repla ce" or " repla ceme nt" mea ns removal and installation of m ore than 50% of the pip ingc on ne c te d to a sin g le UST sy ste m.

Residential means buil dings or dwelling s used primarily for human habitation, but not industrial

a nd c omm e rc ia l stru c tur e s.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.03: continued

Secondar y Containment me ans a rele ase preve ntion sy stem for a tank and/or piping wher e the tank and/or piping have a

n inner a nd outer ba

rrier with a space in-be tween the se two bar riers f or

mon ito ri ng . L ini nga

tank or pip ingsh a ll n ot c on sti tut e se c on da ry c on ta inm e nt.

Shear, Cra sh or I mpact Va lve means a listed, r igidly -anc hored valve incorporating a fusible link or other the rmally actuated device designed to c lose automatica lly in the event of

a seve re impac t or exposure to fire

. Spill Buc ket means a

containment devic e used to catch, a ccumulate and pre vent the re lease of

re g ulate d s ub sta

nc e to t he e nv ir on me nt.

Statist ical I nventory

Reconc iliation (SI R) means a proce ss of eva luating the various sourc es of

err ors pre sent in daily

inventory

rec ords and c apable of detecting a release or leakag e fr om the UST sy stem, in cl u d i n g as s ociated piping , of 0.20 g allons per hour with the probability

of detec tion of 0.95 and proba bility of false a larm of 0.05 a s determined by an indepe ndent testing la b o r a to r y u s in g th e U

. S. E n v ir o n me n ta l Pr o te c ti o n A g e n c y ' s s ta n d a r d iz e d te s t p r o c e dures a t EPA /53 0/U ST- 90 /00 7 o r e qu iva le nt.

Tank mea

ns an under g round structure that contains reg ulated subst ance

. Tank shall not include

an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a) Any septic tank; (b) Any pipeline fa cility , including g ather ing lines, w hich is regulated under : 1. the Natur al Gas Pipeline Safe ty Act of 1968; 2. the Hazar dous L iquid Pi peline Safe ty Act of 1979; (c) Any surfa ce impoundment, pit, pond, or lag oon; (d ) A ny sto rm wate r o r w a ste wate r c oll e c tio n s y ste m; (e) Any flow throug h proce ss tank; (f) Any liquid trap or associated g ather ing lines dire ctly related to oil or

g as produc tion and g ather ing ope rations; or (g ) Any storag e tank situated in a n underg round ar ea, inc l uding w ithout li mitation, a baseme nt, cellar , or mineworkingdrift, shaft o r t u nnel, if the stora g e tank is situated upon or above the surfa ce of

the floor, a

nd all sides are acc essible and visible.

Tempora rily Out-of- service means the te mporary closure of

a UST sy stem for not more than five
y e a rs that oc c ur s w he n th e UST sy ste m has been pr e pa re d f or te mpo ra ry c los ur e a nd

is maintained duringsuch t empora ry closure in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.42(4) and the Ow ner informs the De partment of the temporar y closure in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.42(2).

Th ir d- pa rt y I ns pe c tor

means a n in div idu a l c e rt if ie d to c on du c t th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tio ns in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(4).

Third-pa rty I nspection Report mea

ns the re p o rt p repared by the Third-pa

rty I nspector a fter completion of the third-pa rty inspection in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(2).

Turb ine Sum

p me a ns a n im

pe rm e a ble , flu id- tig ht ba sin ins ta lle d be low g ra de to al low a c c e ss t o pip ing , p ump s, fi tti ng s and va lve s a nd to c oll e c t le a ka g e of

re g ulate d s ub sta

nc e to p re ve nt i ts int ro du c tio n in to t

he e nv ir on me nt.

UST Component means equipment ser ving the tank and piping (UST sy stem), including, but not limit ed to, pumps, sumps, electrica l devices, c onsoles, cathod ic p r o te ction sy stem, leak de tection sy ste m, s pil l pr e ve nti on

e qu ipm e nt a

nd ov e rf ill pr e ve nti on

e qu ipm e wn t.

Under g round Storag e Ta

nk (UST) F acility

or F acility

means the pr operty

on which one or

more UST sy stems, associated U ST components, and re lated above -g round structure s are located.

Un d er gro u n d

S t o ra ge T an k

(U S T ) S y s t em m ea n s a n y o n e o r c o m b i n at i o n o f t an k s , i n cl u d i n g, without lim itation, underg round pi pes connected thereto, that contains regulated subst ance and the volume of whic h, including the volume of under g round pipes conne cted t h er et o , is ten
perc ent or more beneath the surfa ce of the g round. Unde rg round Storag e Ta nk (UST) Sy stem sh a ll n ot i nc lud e a ny

of the fo llo wi ngtank s o r a

ny pip e s c on ne c te d to a ny

of the fo llo wi ng :310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.03: continued

(a) Any septic tank; (b) Any pipeline fa cility , including g ather ing lines, w hich is regulated under : 1. the Natur al Gas Pipeline Safe ty Act of 1968; 2. the Hazar dous L iquid Pi peline Safe ty Act of 1979; or (c) Any surfa ce impoundment, pit, pond, or lag oon; (d ) A ny sto rm wate r o r w a ste wate r c oll e c tio n s y ste m; (e) Any flow throug h proce ss tank; (f) Any liquid trap or associated g ather ing lines dire ctly related to oil or g as produc tion and g ather ing ope rations; or (g ) Any storag e tank situated in a n underg round ar ea, inc luding without lim i t ation, a baseme nt, cellar , or mineworkingdrift, s h af t or tunnel, if the stora g e tank is situated upon or above the surfa ce of

the floor, a

nd all sides are acc essible and visible.

UST Component me ans equipment servingthe tank and piping (UST sy stem), including , but not limit ed to, the pumps, s u m p s, elec trical de vices, c onsoles, cathodic pr otection sy stem, leak de te c tio n s y ste m, s pil l pr e ve nti on e qu ipm e nt a

nd ov e rf ill pr e ve nti on

e qu ipm e nt.

UST F a c ili ty

Com pli a nc e Date me a ns the tr ie nn ia l date by wh ic h a n O wner or Op e rator sh a ll

e ns ur e tha

t a thi rd -party in sp e c tio n is c omp le te d a nd the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

is submitt ed to the De partment, a s further define d in 310 CMR80.49.

Was te Oi l me a ns us e d o r u nu se d w a ste oil (o r a

ny mixture the re of

) t hat is no t ot

he rwi se ha zar do us purs ua

nt t o 3 10 CMR 3 0. 12 0 th ro ug h 30 .1 36
, e xce pt that us e d wa ste oil wi th a fl a sh po int g re a te r t ha n o r e qu a l to 10 0° F a nd

le ss tha n 140 °F (s ole ly thr ou g h use ) re ma ins su bje c t to

re g ulatio n a s u se d w a ste oil un de r 3 10 CMR 3 0. 00 0: Ha za rd ou s W as te

.

80 .0 4: A pp lic a bil ity

(1) The require ments of 310 CMR 80.00 shall apply to: (a) Owner s and Ope rators of UST sy stems, exc ep t as provided in 310 CMR 80.04(5) thr ou g h ( 1 3 ) w h i c h i d e n t i f i e s c e rt a i n U S T s y s t e m s t h a t d o n o t h a v e t o c o mp l y wi th a ll require ments in 310 CMR80.00; (b) I f t he UST sy stem has a cra sh, shear or i mpact valve, the reg ulations apply to Owner s and Ope rators of

the UST sy stem below the cra sh, shear or impact va lve, except as provide d in 310 CMR80.04(5) throug h (13); (c ) C la ss A , B a nd

C op e rator s; (d) Third- party

inspectors; and (e) Any person r equire d by

310 CMR 80.00 t o cer

tify compliance with 310 CMR80.00.

(2) Wheneve r any

provision in 310 CMR80.00 require s an ac tion to be taken by an Owne r or Oper ator, e ither may take the a ction, but both are r esponsible for e nsuring that the prope r ac tion is taken, and both the O wner and Ope rator a

re jointly and seve rally

liable.

(3) Sche dule of UST Sy stem and UST Component Upg rade R eq u i re ments. Owner s and Oper ators of the following UST sy stems shall comply with the Schedule of

Upg rade s in Table A: (a) Pressurized piping installed be fore May 28, 1999; and (b) UST sy stems using a submersible pump that do not have a turbine sump.

T abl e A : Schedul e of U pgra des

T y pe of U ST Sy st em Se cti o n(s) E ff ecti v e D a te

P res sur i zed pipi ng i nst al l ed be f o re M ay 28, 1999 Le ak D et ec t i on Requ i r eme n t s f or A ut om at i c Li ne Leak D et ect ors at
310 CM R 80. 19( 4) ( b) 2. J an u ar y 2, 2016

U S T syste m s u sin g a su b m e rs ib le

pu mp t h a t do n ot h a v e a t u r bi n e s u mp R e q u i r e m e n t f o r S u m p s a t 3 1 0 C MR
80. 20 a n d 80. 27 Jan uar y 1, 201 9 or t ank t op upgr ade,
whi chever i s earl i er.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.04: continued

(4) F inancial Respon s i b i l i t y . The fina ncial re sponsibili ty

require ments at 310 CMR 80.51 thr ou g h 8 0. 63 sh a ll a

pp ly to a ll O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s o f U ST s y ste ms e xce pt: (a) As provided in 310 CMR 80.04(5) throug h (13); and (b) State a

nd Fe dera l gove rnment entit i es whose debts and liabilities are the debts and lia bil iti e s o f a

state or the Un ite d St a te s g ov e rn me nt. Owner s and Ope rators sh al l have the bur den of pr oof to demonstrate that they are not subject to 310 CMR 80.51 through 80.63.

(5) Ow ners a

nd Oper ator of the following UST sy stems are exempt from all require ments of 310 CMR 80.00: (a) UST sy stems holding hazardous wastes lis ted or identified under Subtit le C of RCRA, M. G. L . c . 2 1C o r 3 10 CMR 3 0. 00 0: Ha za rd ou s W as te , exce pt U ST s y ste ms h old ingwa ste oil

. (b ) E qu ipm e nt o r m a c hin e ry that c on ta ins re g ulat ed su bstanc e s f or op e ra tio na l pu rp os e s, inc lud ing , b ut n ot l imi te d to , h y dr a uli c lif t ta nk s a nd e le c tr ic a l e qu ipm e nt t a nk s. ( c ) U ST s y s te ms th a t c o n tain a de minimus conce ntration of re g ulated substance which

me a ns a con cent rat io n o f regul ate d s ub st ance n ot ex ceedi ng th e GW 1 g ro un dw a te r r e po rt a ble

c on c e ntr a tio ns in t

he Ma ssa c hu se tts Oi l an d Hazar do us Ma te ri a ls L ist a t 31 0 CM R 40 .1 60 0: Ma ssa c hu se tts Oi l an d H az ar do us Ma te ria l Lis t

. I f a regulated subst ance is not lis te d at 31 0 CM R 40 .1 60 0: Ma ssa c hu se tts Oi l an d H az ar do us Ma te ria l Lis t , the Owne r and Oper ator shall demonstrate de minimus by demonstrating that the re g ulated substance does not display

char acte ristics of ig nitability , corr osivity
, flammability and/or toxi city in order to b e su bje c t to thi s e xemp tio n. Th e Ow ne r a nd Op e rator sh a ll k e e p r ecor ds of sa id de mo n s tr a ti o n in a c c o r d a n c e w it h 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 3 6 ( 7 ) u n ti l th e O w n e r a n d O p e r a tor no longe r cla im the exempti on. (d ) U ST s y ste ms w itha

c a pa c ity of 11 0 g a llo ns or

le ss. (e) UST sy stems that a

re part of a storm w ater or wastew ater treatment fac ility regulated under § 402 or

307(b) of

the Fe dera l Clea n W at er Act or the State Clean Water Ac t at M.G.L . c. 21, §§ 26 throug h 53, including, but not limited, to industrial wastewater holding
tank s and oil wate r s e pa

rator s.
(6) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators o f t h e fo l l o wi ng UST sy stems shall be subject only to the require ments at 310 CMR 80.04(7): (a ) U S T s y s t em s co n t ai n i n g ra d i o ac t i v e m at er i al t h at ar e r egu l at edu n d er t h e A t o m i c E n er gy Act of 1954, 42 U .S.C. § 2011 et al

. (b) UST sy stems that are part of a n emer g ency

g ener at o r s y s t em at a nuclear power g ener ation fac ility regulated by the Nucle ar Regulatory

Commi ssion under 10 CFR par t § 50, app. A. (c ) U ST s y ste ms c on ta ini ng low le ve l r a dio a c tiv e wa ste or its mixture wi th h a zar do us wa ste regulated by

the Nucle ar Regulatory

Commi ssion and the Depa rtment of Public Hea lth. (d) UST sy stems that are part of a storm water or wastewater treatment fac ility not reg ulated

un d e r § 4 0 2 o r 3 0 7 ( b ) o f th e F e d e r a l Cl e a n Wa te r A c t o r th e St a te Cl e a n Wa te r Ac t at M.G.L . c. 21, §§ 26 throug h 53.

(7) Ow ners a

nd Oper at o rs of UST sy stems at 310 CMR 80.04(6) shall comply with the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) Prevent re lease s due to corr osion or structura l failure; (b) B e ca

thodically protec ted ag ainst corr osion in accor d an ce wi th 310 CMR80.22 and 80 .2 9, be c on str

uc te d o f n on -c or

ro d i b l e m a

t e r i a l
, b e s t e e l c la d w itha

no n- c or ro dib le ma te ri a l, or be desig ned in a manner t o preve nt the rele ase or threatened r elea se of a

ny stored re g ulated substance; a

nd (c) Be construct ed or lined with materia l that is compatible with the stored re g ulated substance.

(8 ) O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s o f c on su mpt ive us e tank s o f 1 10 0 g a llo ns or le ss s ha ll b e su

bje c t on ly to t he fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) Tank Spec ifications at 310 CMR 80.17(3), if installed on or af ter Mar ch 21, 2008; and (b) Response to a Relea se re quirements at 310 CMR 80.38.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.04: continued

(9) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators of c onsumptive use tanks having a ca pacity of more tha

n 1100 g a llo ns ins ta lle d o n a

nd a ft e r Janu a ry

1, 19 89 a re su

bje c t on ly to t he fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) I nstallation Requirements at 310 CMR 80.16; (b) Ta nk Specifications at 310 CMR 80.17(1); (c) Specifications for Reg ulated Substance Piping at 310 CMR 80.18; (d) L eak D etec tion Requirements at 310 CMR 80.19(3)(a ) and 80.26; (e) Sump R equire ments at 310 CMR 80.20 and 80.27; (f) Spill Buc ket and Ove rfill Prevention Require ments at 310 CMR 80.21 and 80.28; (g ) Corrosion Protection Require ments, if applicable , at 310 CMR 80.22 and 80.29; (h) Eme rg ency

Response Require ments at 310 CMR 80.25; (i) Compatibilit y

Requirements at 310 CMR80.30; (j) Repa ir and Replac ement Require ments at 310 CMR 80.33; (k ) L e a ka g e a nd Re le a se : Re sp on se , Re po rt ing a nd Re me diatio n r e qu ir e me nts a t 31 0 CM R 80.38 throug h 80.40; and (l) Closure Require ment at 310 CMR 80.41 through 80.47.

(10) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators of co n s u m p t i v e use tanks havinga ca pacity of more tha

n 1100 g a llo ns ins ta lle d b e fo re Janu a ry 1, 19 89 a re su

bje c t on ly to t he fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) I nstallation Requirements at 310 CMR 80.16; (b) Ta nk Specifications at 310 CMR 80.17(1); (c) Specifications for Reg ulated Substance Piping at 310 CMR 80.18; (d) Sump Requirements at 310 CMR80.20 and 80.27; (e) Spill Buc ket and Ove rfill Prevention Require ments at 310 CMR 80.21 and 80.28; (f) Emerg ency

Response Require ments at 310 CMR 80.25; (g ) Compatibilit y

Requirements at 310 CMR80.30; (h) Repa ir and Replac ement Require ments at 310 CMR 80.33; (i ) L e a ka g e a nd Re le a se : Re sp on se , Re po rt ing a nd Re me diatio n r e qu ir e me nts a t 31 0 CM R 80.38 throug h 80.40; and (j) Closure Require ment at 310 CMR 80.41 through 80.47.

(1 1) Ow ne rs a nd

Op e rator s o f fa

rm or re sid e nti a l ta

nk s h a vin ga

c a pa c ity of 11 00 g a llo ns or

le ss
us e d e xclu siv e ly

fo r t he sto ra g e of

mot or fu e l are su

bje c t to on ly

the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) Tank Spec ifications at 310 CMR 80.17(1); and (b) Response to a Relea se re quirements at 310 CMR 80.38.

(12) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators o f US T s y s tems used solely for e merg ency

spill or overflow

c on ta inm e nt a

re su bje c t to on ly

the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) Tank standa

rds at 310 CMR 80.17(1); (b) Reg istration require ments at 310 CMR 80.23(1); (c) Response to a Relea se re quirements at 310 CMR 80.38; and (d) Remove all regulated substance within 72 hours of the introduction of a regulated substance.

(13) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators o f US T sy stems specifica lly used to supply

fuel to eme rg ency g e ne rator s o r t o e me rg e nc y e ng ine dr iven pu mps a re su bje c t to a ll r e qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80.00 except the I nventory Monitoring r equire ments at 310 CMR 80.31.

80.05: Rules of Construction

(1 ) N o pr ov isi on of 31 0 CMR 80 .0 0 sh a ll be c on str ue d to lim it the De pa

rtme nt' s a uth or ity to take or arr ang e for , or to re q u i re any person to per form, any

response action author ized by M.G.L . c. 21C or 21E which the Depa rtment deems necessa

ry to protect public he alth, safe ty or the e nv ir on me nt.
(2) The provisions of 310 CMR 80.00 are severable , and if a ny provision here in or the application there of to a

ny person or circ umstance is he ld inva lid, suc h invalidity shall not affe ct oth e r pr ov isi on s he re of or a pp lic a tio ns the re of wh ic h c a n be g ive n e ff e c t wi tho ut th e in vali d provision or application.

(3 ) No pr ov isi on of 31 0 CMR 80.0 0 sha ll be c on str ue d to re lie ve a ny

pe rs on of the ne c e ssi ty of c omp lyingwi th a ll a

pp lic a ble fe de ra l, s ta te or

loc a l la ws

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80 .0 6: C omp utatio n o f T ime

Unless otherw ise specif

ically provided by law, 310 CMR 80.00, or any deter mination issued purs ua nt to 31 0 CMR 80 .0 0, a ny tim e pe ri od pr e sc ri be d or re fe rr e d to in 3 10 CMR 8 0. 00 , o r i n any deter mination issued pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00, shall beg in with the first day following
t h e a c t w h i c h i n i t i a t e s t h e r u n n i n g o f t h e t i m e p e r i o d
, a n d

s h a l l i n c l u d e e v e r

y c a l e n d a r

d a y, including the last day of the time pe riod so computed. I f the last day is a Saturday , Sunday , leg al ho lid ay , o r a

ny oth e r d a y in w hic h th e of

fi c e s o f t he De pa rtme nt a re c los e d, the de a dli ne sh a ll run until the end of the next business day

. I f the time pe riod presc ribed or ref err ed to is less than seven da y s , o n ly

d a y s w h e n th e o f

f ic e s o f th e D e p a rtm e n t a

r e o p e n s h a ll b e in c lu d e d in the computation. I f the time per iod is presc ribed in hours, t he computation is the exact number of hours from the sta

rt of the de adline without reg ard to whe ther the D epar tment is open, unless the de a dli ne re qu ir e s d e liv e ry of inf or ma tio n or doc ume ntatio n to the De pa rtme nt, in w hic h c a se it is on the next business day afte r the running of the de adline if that de adline runs on a day when the Depa rtment is closed.

80.07: Accur ate a

nd Timely

Submit tals to the Depa

rtment and Rec ord Ke eping

(1) No pe rson shall make a ny false, ina ccur ate, incomplete or m i s l ea ding statement in any

a pp lic a tio n, re c or d, re po rt , p lan, logor state me nt w hic h th a t pe rs on su bmi ts, or is r e qu ir e d to submit, t o the Depa

rtment pursuant to M.G.L . c. 21O, 310 CMR 80

. 0 0
, o r any permit, order
, c e rt if ic a tio n o r a

pp ro va l is su e d b y

the De pa rtme nt.

(2 ) Any a pp lic a tio n, re c or d, re po rt , p lan o r s ta te me nt w hic h a ny pe rs on is r e qu ir e d to su

bmi t to t h e De p ar tment shall be submitted within t he time per iod presente d in M.G.L . c. 21O, 310 CMR 80.00, or any

order issue d b y t he De partment, unless other wise spec ified by

the De pa rtme nt.

(3) No pe rson shall make a ny false, ina ccur ate , i n complete or misleading statement in any application, re cord, r eport, plan, log or statement which that person ke eps, or is re quired to kee p, by the Depar t m en t p u rsuant to M .G.L . c. 21O, 310 CMR 80.00, or by any permit, order
, c e rt if ic a tio n o r a

pp ro va l is su e d b y

the De pa rtme nt.

80.08: Accur ate a

nd Complete Record K eeping

Any rec ord kee ping w hich any pers o n i s re quired to per form shall be pr omptly , fully , and

a c c ur a te ly

pe rf or me d a nd sh a ll o the rw ise be in c omp lia nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 00 , a nd a ny p e r m i t,

or de r, c e rt if

ic a tio n o r a

pp ro va l is su e d b y

the De pa rtme nt.

80.09: Accur ate Monitoring

No person shall falsify
, tamper with, or rende r inac curate any monitoring de vice or

method which any

person maintains, or which is require d to be maintained pursuant to M.G.L . c. 21O

o r 3 1 0 C M R

8 0

. 0 0

. A n y m o n i t o r i n g w h i c h a n y p e r s o n i s r e qu i r e d t o p e r f o r m s h a l l b e p r o mp t l y, fully and ac curately

perf ormed a nd shall otherwise be in compliance w ith M.G.L . c. 21O, 31 0 CM R 80 .0 0, or

a ny pe rm it, or de r, c e rt if

ic a tio n o r a

pp ro va l is su e d b y

the De pa rtme nt.

80.10: Duty

to Provide I nformation

For any of the purpose set forth in M.G .L

. c. 21O or 310 CMR 80.00, any Owner or Ope rator of a U ST sy stem shall upon rea sonable re quest of the De partment fur nish information relating to UST sy stems and UST components conduc t monitoring or testing , and per mit the Depar

tment to h a ve a c c e ss t o, a nd to c op y a ll re c or ds re la tin g to, su c h U ST s y ste ms a nd UST c omp on e nts wi thi n th e tim e sp e c if

ie d in the De pa rtme nt' s r e qu e st.

80.11: Submi ttals to the Depar tment

(1) Any person signing a document or form, require d by 310 CMR 80.00 t o be sig ned by the O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r , s h a l l b e s i g n e d b y: (a) I f a sole pr oprietorship, the sole pr oprietor; (b ) I f a pa rt ne rs hip , a g e ne ra l pa

rt ne r w iththe a

uth or ity to b ind the pa rt ne rs hip ;310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.11: continued

(c) I f a trust, a

trustee or any other natural per son authorized: 1

. t o e n t e r

i n t o c o n t r a c t s r e g a r d i n g t h e t r u s tp r o p e rt y; 2 to bind the trust; or 3

. t o e n c u m b e r

o r d i s p o s e o f

t h e t r u s tp r o p e rt y; (d) I f a limited liability

company , a per son authorized pursuant to M .G.L . c. 156C, § 24 and the limited liabili ty

compan y 's o perating a g ree ment to bind the company and all the

me mbe rs ; (e) I f a c orpora t i o n or a non- profit cor poration, a pr esident, sec reta ry , trea surer , or a vice- president of

the corp o ra t ion in charg e of a principal business func tion who has bee n duly authorized to bind the cor poration pursua

nt to a corpor ate vote, or

an employ ee of

the

c or po ratio n w ho ha s b e e n d ul y author ize d to bin d th e c or po ra tio n p ur su a nt t o a

c or po rate vote; (f) I f a municipa lity

or other public a g ency , a princ ipal executive offic er or rankingelec ted of fi c ia l w ho is e mpo we re d to e nte r i nto c on tr a c ts o n b e ha lf of the mun ic ip ali ty

or pu bli c

a g e n c y.
(2) Unle ss otherwise r equire d by law or 310 CMR 80.00, an y p er s o n s i g ning a document pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00, or when providing any other infor

mation ordere d or re quested by the Depa rtment in writing pur suant to 310 CMR 80.00, shall make the following cer tification: "I cer tify under penalty

of law that Ihave pe rsonally examined and am fa

miliar with the information submitted in thi s document and a ll a tta chments and that, based on my inquiry of those indi viduals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, a ccur ate, a nd complete. I

am awa re that t h er e are sig nificant penalties for

submitt ing f

alse information, including possible fines and imprisonment."

80.12: Presumption of I rre para ble Har m

Pur su a nt t o M .G .L . c. 21 O, § 8, an y vio la tio n of any pr ov isi on of M. G. L . c . 2 1O or

31 0 CM R 80 .0 0 o r o f a n y o r d e r , p e r m i t , o r a p p r o v a l a d o p t e d o r i s s u e d t h e r e u n d e r s h a l l b e p r e s u m e d to constitute irrepa

rable harm to public health, safe ty and welfa re, and to the environment. Such presumption may

be re butted by

the introduction of compe tent evidenc e.
80.13: Depar

tment Acce ss to UST Fac iliti es and Rec ords

(1 ) R e a so na

ble Ac c e ss. (a) For purposes of implementing M.G.L

. c. 21O and 310 CMR 80.00, person n el an d / or

re pr e se ntativ e s o f t

he De pa rtme nt m a y , u

po n pr e se ntatio n o f c re de nti a ls, e nte r p ro pe rt y containing or suspec ted of c ontaining U ST sy stems in order to: 1. I ns pe c t or

ob ta in s a mpl e s f

ro m any UST sy ste m; 2. Conduct monitoring or te sting of the tanks, associated equipment, c o ntents of the tank or surr ounding soils, air, sur fac e water or g round water; and 3. Ha ve a c c e ss t o, a nd

c op y a ll r e c or ds , r e la tin g to s uc h ta nk s. (b ) Sa id ins pe c tio ns sh a ll be c on du c te d d ur ingno rm a l bu sin e ss h ours or a t ot he r r e a so na

ble times, with or without prior notice, provided that personnel or authorized re prese ntatives of the Depa rtment may

enter a UST fa cility , at any

time, if emerg ency

conditions require imm e diate e ntr

y or to p ro te c t pu

bli c he a lth , s a fe ty

or the e nv ir on me nt. (c) For announce d inspections, the Depa rtment will notify

the UST fac ility

no less than 48 hours bef ore the announce d inspection.

( 2 ) D u t y t o C o mp l y. (a) The Owner and Oper ator shall cooper ate and assist D epar tment pe rsonnel or authorized repr esentative and in no way restric t, impede, or d elay an inspec tion or any

reque st for information by

personne l or authorized re prese ntatives of the De partment whe re suc h ins pe c tio n o r r e qu e st is ma de purs ua nt t o a re a so na ble re qu e st i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.13(1), o r i n acc ordanc e with the conditions of any authorization, determination, modification, permit, or other approva l, or pursuant to the ter ms of any

order or ot her enfor ceme nt document, or a s otherwise a uthorized by

law. (b) F or announce d inspections, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll provide the nec essar y personne l in order to provide acce ss to UST rec ords, s y stems and facilities including, but not li mited
t o , t h e f o l l o wi n g:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.13: continued

1. Re g ulate d s ub sta nc e fi ll p or

t/s pil l bu c ke t; 2. Automatic tank g aug e port a nd console; 3. Turb ine a nd

int e rm e diate su mps ; 4. Un de rg ro un d p ipi ng /ot he r a c c e ss p or

ts; 5. Dispenser

cabine t/dispenser sump; 6. Au dib le a nd

vis ua l a larm

e qu ipm e nt; 7. Over fill prevention equipment; and 8. Any other c omponent of the UST Sy stem if the Depa rtment informs the Owne r or Oper ator it nee ds acc ess to the component at the time the inspection is a nnounced, a

nd excludes any UST sy stem or US T component that would only be visible for inspec tion if they wer e excavated.

(3) Warr ants. I f the Dep ar tment is denied full and complete acc ess to the UST fac ility or reque sted information, or if a fter r easona ble efforts, the De partment c annot locate the Owne r or Oper ator, the D epar

tment may

seek, f rom a c ourt, judg e, justice or ma g istrate, a war rant

a uth or izin g pe rs on ne l or

a uth or ize d r e pr e se ntativ e s o f t he De pa rtme nt t o c on du c t a

re a so na ble

sear ch of the UST fac ility or property

. 310 CMR 80.13 shall not prec lude t he Department fr om g aining acc ess throug h other leg al m ea n s , including, but not limited to, a court orde r or injunctive relief

.

DESI GN, CONSTRUCTI ON AND I NSTAL L ATI ON REQUI REMENTS

80 .1 4: G e ne ra l Re qu ir e me nts

Owner s and Ope rators sha ll comply with al l gen er al and specific de sign, c onstruction and installation requireme nts in 310 CM R 80.14 through 80.22, a s applicable

.

80.15: Gener al Prohibitions

(1 ) All sin g le -w a lle d ste e l ta nk s in -s e rv ic e a nd

te mpo ra ri ly ou t- of -s e rv ic e sh a ll b e pe rm a ne ntl y
c los e d a nd re mov e d f

ro m th e g ro un d o r p e rm a ne ntl y c los e d in -p la c e in c omp lian ce wit h 31 0 CM R 80 .4 3 b y

Au g us t 7, 20 17 , e xce pt f or the fo llo wi ngtank s: (a) Consumpti ve use ta

nks; and (b) T anks t hat wer e re lined prior to Aug ust 8, 2007 in accor dance with API 1631, 1983 E d i t i o n an d

t h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r h as t h e f

o l l o wi n g: 1. A per mit and approva l that was issued by the Hea d of the F ire De partment for such relining ; and 2

. A c u rr en t , l ega l l y

v al i d wa rr an t y fo r s ai d re l i n i n g.

80 .1 6: I ns ta lla tio n Re qu ir e me nts

(1) No U ST sy stem shall be installed except by a person who has be en ce rtified to install that ty pe of U ST sy stem in writing by the US T sy stem manufa cture r. The installation shall i nclude, but shall not be limi ted to, compliance with the manufa cture r' s s pecif ications and a ll items on the manu fa c tur e r’ s c he c kli st. (a) The installer sha ll certify that the UST sy stem was installed in acc ordanc e with the manufa cture r’s spec ifications and that the installer complied with all it em s o n the

manu fa c tur e r’ s c he c kli st. (b) The Owner or Operator shall keep a copy of the c ertifications in 310 C MR 80.16(1) and 80 .1 6( 1)( a ), manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if ic a tio ns a nd

c he c kli st i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(5).

(2 ) T he ins ta llatio n of al l UST s y ste ms, inc lud inga nc ho ri ngof the tank , s ha ll b e c a rr ie d o ut i n

acc ordanc e with the manuf actur er' s specific ati o n s , l isted eng ineer ing pr actice s, and the provisions of 310 CMR 80.14 t hroug h 80.22.

(3 ) A ny dama g e to t he ex ter ior o f a tank or its c oatin g sh a ll b e re pa ir e d b e fo re the tank is

cover ed.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.16: continued

(4) Af ter installation, ba ckfilling and surfa cing to g rade
, but pr ior to putting regulated substance into the tank, eac h tank shall pass a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32.

(5) Af ter inst allation, backf

illing and surfa cing to gr ade, but pr ior to putting re g ulated substance into the tank, piping sha ll pass a tightne ss test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32.

(6 ) A ll U ST s y ste ms s ha ll b e ins pe c te d b y the pe rs on , w ho pr e pa

re s th e dr a wi ngor

a s- bu ilt plans in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.16(7), or their de signated represe ntative, prior to being b ac k fi l l ed
, t o en s u re t h e U S T s y s t em i s i n s t al l edi n ac co rd an ce wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 1 4 t h ro u gh 80.22. I f the pe rson who pre pare s the draw ing or as-built plans, or their de signated re prese ntative, deter mines the UST sy stem is not installed in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.14 through 80.22, the UST sy stem shall not be backf illed until the Owner or Oper ator of the UST sy stem complies with all require ments at 310 CMR 80.14 through 80.22.

(7 ) Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll ma int a in, un til the UST sy ste m is re mo ved or p e rm a ne ntl y closed in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.43(2) or (3), a scale d draw ing or

s et o f as -b u i l t plans prepa red by the installer who installed the U ST sy stem or a r eg istered pr ofessional e ng ineer , of all UST sy stems installed on and afte r January 2, 2015. The sca led dra

wing or as- built plans shall include, but not be limited to: ( a ) A l o c u s p l a n o r

l o c a t i o n m a

p s h o w i n g t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e U S T f

a c i l i t y a n d t h e G IS coordinates of the UST sy stem(s). The plan or map sha ll include, but not be limited to, the location of a

n y p u b li c w e ll
, p r iv a te w e ll
, if

r e a d il y a s c e rta in a

b le
, a n d a n y b o dy o f s u r f a ce water within 500 feet of the UST fac ility . A drinking water well shall be c lear ly

marke d on the plan or ma

p. (b ) Asit e pla

n o f the UST fa c ili ty , inc lud ing , but n ot l imi te d to , th e loc a tio n o f e a c h U ST sy ste m and

a ll b uil din g s. (c) UST sy stem details, including but not limited to, schematics of the t an k s , p i ping a nd turbine, intermediate and dispenser sumps, elevations of ea ch tank a nd related piping be low the fi na l surf

a c e g ra de a nd

a ma te ri a ls l ist

. (d) The scale d draw ing or as-built plans shall include a signe d statement by the installer or reg istered pr ofessional e ng ineer who prepa red the sca led dra

wing or as- built plans that the US T s y s t em wa s i n s t al l edi n ac co rd an c e wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 0 0
, t h e m an u fa ct u re r's sp e c if ic a tio ns a nd

the manu fa c tur e r' s c he c kli st.

(8) The Owner

shall notify

t h e Department within 30 day s of the initial introduction of regulated substance into a UST sy stem on a for m specified by

the Depa rtment, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.23(1).

(9) I f the manufa cture r' s specific ations do not spe cify the ty pe of ba ckfill materia l, the Owner

o r O p er at o r s h al l co mp l y

wi t h o n e o f t h e f

o l l o wi n g: (a) API Recommende d Practice 1615, 6 Edition, April 2011, Installation of Underground th Petroleum Storage Sy

stems ; or (b) PEI Recommende d Practice 100-11, 2011, Rec ommende d Practices for Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems

. (10) At a ny fueling fac iliti es whe re ta nks are at an ele vation which produc es a g ravity head on the dispensing unit, the tank outlet shall be equipped wi th a device , such as a solenoid valve, positioned adjace nt to, and downstream from, the outlet of the tank that is installed and adjusted so that liquid cannot flow by g ravity from the tank in c ase of

piping or hose fai l u re wh en the dispenser is not in use.

(11) Piping sha ll be installed in a tren ch b et we en t h e tank area and the pump island. Under g round vent lines shall be ins talled i n a trench. I f the manuf actur er' s specific ations specify

a dif fe re nt s tand a rd

fo r i ns ta lli ngpip inga nd

ve nt l ine s, the Ow ne r a

nd Op e ra tor may c omp ly with the man u fa ct u re r's s pecif ication in lieu of 310 CMR 80.16(11). The O wner or Ope rator shall keep r ecor ds of the standa rd in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.36(5).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.16: continued

(12) A minimum six -inch-de ep bed of well-c ompacted nonc orrosive material such a s clea n washe d sand or g rave l shall be place d in a trench before the piping is installed, unless direc ted by the manufa cture r' s specific ations. All trenche s shall b e wi de and de ep enoug h to permit at least six inches of nonc orrosive ba ckf i l l m aterial surrounding all lines, unless directe d by the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (13) All piping shall lead fr om the tops of tanks, and the tops of all tanks shall be below the l ev el o f the lowest horizontal pipe used in the conne ction there in except where the design specific ally

preve nts a possible siphoning condition.

(14) All pipes used for the convey ance of flammable liquid shall decline to ta nks without traps or pocke ts, and shall be protec ted ag ainst damag e. I ntermediate sumps installed to allow piping
to decl in e to t a nk s sh a ll n ot b e c on sid e re d a tr a p o r p oc ke t pr ov ide d th e int e rm e diate su mp i s monitored f

o r le a k a g e a n d

is a c c e s s ib le f

o r r e p a ir s a n d

in s p e c ti o n s

. Pi p in g dr o p s f r om submerg ed pumps to allow piping de cline to the tank sha ll not be considere d a tra p. Siphon li nes shall be exempt from 310 CMR 80.16(14).

(1 5) A do ub le e lbo w sw ing joi nt or fl e xible c on ne c tor lis te d f or un de rg ro un d a

pp lic a tio ns sh a ll be installed at a ll locations where piping chang es di rec tion from horiz ontal to vertica l or fr om vertica l to horiz ontal. I f the manuf actur er' s specific ations specify a diffe re n t sta

ndard, the Owner and Operator may comply with the manufa cture r' s specific ation in lieu of 310 CMR 80.16(15). The Ow ner or Oper ator shall keep rec ords of the s tandar d in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(5).

(16) Pre ssurized sy stems sh al l b e d es i gned or e quipped so that no part of the sy stem will be

s u b je c te d to p r e s s u r e s a

b o v e it s a ll o w a

b le w o r k in g p r e s s u r e in a c c o r d a n ce w ith the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (1 7) A p e rm a ne nt d e wate ri ngwe ll f or the purp os e of

de wate ri ngthe tank grave in o rd e r t o conduct r epair s of the UST sy stem may be installed if the we ll is seated in the tank g rave and the well sea ls are de signe d and construc ted t o preve nt migr ation of fluids from the g round surfa ce into the borehole. (a ) T he fo llo wi ngse a ls a re a ll r e qu ir e d a

nd sh a ll b e de sig ne d a

nd c on str uc te d a s f oll ow s: 1. Annu lar S e a ls.

a. Annular seals shall be placed in the annular space betwee n the well casingand the bo re ho le wa ll a

nd a bo ve the div ide r s e a l. b. Annu lar se a ls sh a ll c on sis t of a low pe rm e a bil ity ma te ri a l th a t w ill se rv e to i nh ibi t the ver tical movement of f

luids withi n the annular

space

. c. An annular seal shall be composed of one or a combination o f t h e f o llowing

se a lants : ne a t c e me nt, be nto nit e /c e me nt s lur ri e s, or e qu iva le nt s e a lin g a g e nts

. 2. Di vid e r S e a ls.

a . D ivi de r s e als sh a ll c on sis t of a lay e r o f b e nto nit e slurr

y or pe lle ts d e sig ne d to pr e ve nt t he a nnula r s e a l mate ri a ls f

ro m pl ug g ingup the sc re e ne d a re a of the we ll. b. Divider sea ls shall be place d above the materia l sur rounding the well scr een a nd be low the a nnula

r s e a l. 3. Sur fa c e (A

pr on ) S e a l.

a . A s u r f

a c e s e a l a r o u n d t h e t o p o f t h e w e l l i s r e qu i r e d e v e n i f t h e a n n u l a r s e a l is

car ried to the surf

ace

. b. A surfa ce se al shall be c oncre te.

c . A surf

a c e se a l sh a ll b e sh a

pe d s o th a t su

rf a c e wate r f

low s awa y fr om the we ll

ca s i n g. d. Ba sed on site conditions, the surfa ce se al shall exten d
, at a m i n i m u m, to the bottom of the tank pad, and in no event less than one foot below g rade to p reve nt frost-he aving of the a

pron. (b) Dewatering wells and seals shall be maintained so as to pr event stor m wa t er an d / or regulated substance s from ente ring the subsurfa ce a s long a s the dewatering well is in place.

(1 8 ) T h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r s h al l k ee p a c o p y o f t h e i n s t al l er 's ce rt i fi ca t i o n s , m an u fa ct u re r's specific ations and che cklist, recor ds of all testing results and ins pections conduc ted during the installation and the ac curate dra wing or as- built plans in accorda nce w ith 310 CMR80.36(5).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.17: Specifications for Tanks

(1) Ta nks, except consumptive use tanks of 1100 ga llons or l ess, t hat are i nstalled on and a fter J an u ary 1
, 1 9 8 9 s h al l b e o n e o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a ) L ist e d d ou

ble -w a lle d c a tho dic a lly

pr ote c te d me ta l ta

nk s; (b ) L ist e d d ou

ble -w a lle d f

ibe rg la ss r e inf

or c e d p la sti c tank s; (c ) L ist e d d ou

ble -w a lle d c omp os ite tank s; (d) L isted double-wa lled jacke ted steel tanks; or ( e ) L is te d ta

n k s th a t a r e n o le s s p r o te c ti v e o f hu ma n h e a lt h a n d th e e n v ir onment than 31 0 CM R 80 .1 7( 1) (a ) t

hr ou g h ( d) , if

the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts a re me t: 1. The Owner shall submit an application to the Depar tment for appr oval demonstrating that th e ta

n k is e qu a l to o r mo r e p r o te c ti v e o f h u ma n h e a lt h a n d th e e n v ir onment than 310 CMR 80.17(1)(a) throug h (d). This demonstration shall include, but is not l imited to, te c hn ic a l in fo rm a tio n th a t th e tank is n on c or ro siv e or c or ro sio n r e sis tant, a nd

me e ts

or excee ds the perf

ormanc e standa

rds in 310 CMR 80.17(1)(a) throug h (d). 2. The Depa

rtment, at its sole discretion, shall deter mine whether

the Owne r has made the demonstration re quired in 310 CMR 80.17(1)(e )1. 3. The Ow ner sha ll not install the t ank unless and until it rec eives wr itten approva l from the De pa rtme nt.

(2) Ta nks that are inst al l ed o r t hat bec ome subject to 310 CMR 80.00, on and afte r J anuar y 1, 1989 shall be equippe d with a metallic or nonme talli c striker plate attache d to the bottom of the tank at eac h opening

. Such striker plate shall be at least 12" x 12" in a rea and at least 1⁄4" thick.

(3) Consumptive use tanks of 1100 g allons or less that are installed on and afte r Marc h 21, 2008

s h al l b e o n e o f t h e f

o l l o wi n g: (a) L isted double-wa lled fiberg lass reinfor ced plastic using materials compatible with fuel

o i l an d eq u i p p edwi t h co n t i n u o u s i n t er s t i t i al m o n i t o ri n g. (b) L isted double-wa lled metal tank with c athodic protec tion or bonded fibe rg lass coating

an d eq u i p p edwi t h co n t i n u o u s i n t er s t i t i al m o n i t o ri n g.
80.18: Specifications for Reg ulated Substance Piping

(1) UST sy stems that contain re g ulated substance pipin g s h al l b e i nstalled with one of the fo llo wi ngpip ingsy ste ms: (a) Pressurized piping sy stem; or (b) Eur opean suc tion sy stem; or (c ) N on -E ur op e a n s uc tio n s y ste m.
(2 ) I n a dd iti on

to co mpl y ingwi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 18 (1 ), re g ulate d s ub sta nc e pip ingins ta lle d in UST sy stem s b et we en J anuar y 1, 1989 and January

2, 2015, shall meet the following

re qu ir e me nts : (a) Reg ulated substance piping sha ll be constructe d of: 1. A non-c orrodible mate rial; or 2. Cathodically protec ted m etal, including copper i f t he copper is adequately protec ted ag ainst phy sical dama g e and is sec ondarily contained. (b) Regulated substance piping, e x cept Eur opean suc tion sy stems and siphon lines betwee n tanks, shall be installed with se condar y containment which may include, but is not lim ited
t o , i mp er v i o u s l i n er s i f i n s t al l edp ri o r t o J an u ary 2
, 2 0 1 5 o r d o u

b l e- wa l l edp i p i n g.
(3) All re g ulated substance piping installed a fter January 2, 2015 shall be: (a ) d ou ble -w a lle d, e xce pt E ur op e a n s uc tio n s y ste ms a nd sip ho n li ne s b e tw e e n ta

nk s; (b) pr oduct compatible; and (c) constructe d of: 1. a non-c orrodible mate rial; or 2. cathodica lly protec ted m etal, including coppe r if the c opper is ade quately protec ted ag ainst phy sical dama g e and is sec ondarily contained.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.19: L eak D etec tion

(1 ) O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s sh a ll e qu ip U ST s y ste ms w ithle a k d e te c tio n e qu ipm e nt.

(2) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll inst all, calibrate, oper ate a nd maintain all leak de tection

e qu ipm e nt in ac c or da

nc e wi th 310 CMR 80. 19 a nd 80 .2 6, a nd the manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if ic a tio ns

. (3 ) R e qu ir e me nts fo r T a nk s. (a) Tanks (ex cept tanks used t o supply fuel to emer g ency g ener ator e ng ines and e merg ency eng ine driven pumps) installed on or afte r January 1, 1989, and eme rg ency

g ener ator tanks and emerg ency eng ine driven pumps installed on or after J anuar y 2, 2015, shall be equippe d with a sy stem that continuously monitors interstiti al spac e. 1. The interstitial monitors shall be installed and oper ated in ac corda n ce wi t h the

manu fa c tur e rs ' sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. 2. The sy stem shall comply with 310 CMR80.26(3). 3. The interstitial monitoring sha ll detect leakag e throug h the inner w all of any tank. 4. For UST sy stems using c o n tinuous vacuum, pressur e, or hydrostatic methods (including brine sy stems) of interstitial monitoring, the me thod shall be ca pable of detec ting a

brea ch in the inner

and outer walls of the tank. (b) Ta nks (except t anks used to supply fuel to emer g ency g ener ator tanks a

nd emer g ency eng ine driven pumps) installed befor e J anuar y 1, 1989 shall be equippe d with at least one of the fo llo wi ngle a k d e te c tio n me tho ds : 1. A sy stem that continuously monitors interstiti al spac e.

a. Th e se ns or s sh a ll b e ins ta lle d in a c c or da nc e wi th t

he manu fa c tur e rs ' sp e c if ic a tio ns

. b. The sy stem shall comply with 310 CMR80.26(3). c. The interstitial monit oring shall detec t leakag e throug h the inner wa ll of any tank. 2. An in-tank monitoring sy stem that is used t o test the tank at lea st once a month over the c on tin

uo us pe ri od

of tim e pr e sc ri be d b y

the manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if icati on s to deter mine if there is a rele ase or leaka g e. I f t h e m anufa cture r' s specific ations do not pr e sc ri be a

c on tin uo us pe ri od

of tim e , th e c on tin

uo us pe ri od

of tim e sh a ll be six ho ur s. The sy stem shall be ca

pable of detec ting a

rele as e o r leakag e of 0.20 g allons per hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and a probabili t y o f false alar m of 0.05 as deter mined by an indepe ndent testing laborator y u s in g th e U

. S. E nv ir onmental Protection Ag en cy Standard Te st Procedure s for Eva luating L eak D etec tion Methods (E PA/ 53 0/U ST- 90 /00 6) or oth e r eq uiv a le nt te st pr oc e dure s and c omp lie s w ith31 0 CM R 80.26(4). 3. A co nti nu ou s in- tank mon ito ri ng sy ste m insta lle d an d ope ra te d in ac c or da

nc e wi th the manufa cture rs' specific ations that is capable of detecting a re lease or leakag e of 0.20 g allons per hour

with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and a probability of fa lse alar

m of 0.05 as determined by an independent t esting laboratory using the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag ency

Standard Te st Procedure s for Eva luating L eak D et ection Methods (E PA/ 53 0/U ST- 90 /00 6) or oth e r e qu iva le nt te st pr oc e dure s a nd c omp lie s w ith31 0 CM R 80.26(5). 4. An in-tank monitoring sy stem inst al l ed
, operated and maintaine d by a qualifie d person with inventory

data a naly sis conducted by

a t ra i n ed st atistical inventory

rec onciliation (SI R) vendor. The SI R testing or monitoring methods shall me et the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : a. Report a

quantitative re sult with a calculated leak r ate; b. Be capa

ble of de tecting a re lease o r l ea k age of 0.20 g allons per hour with the probability

of detec tion of 0.95 and a proba bility of fa lse alar

m of 0.05 as dete rmined by an in d ep en d en tt es t i n g l ab o ra t o ry u s i n g t h e U

. S

. E n v i ronm ental Protec tion Age ncy Standar d T e s t Pr o c e d u r e s f o r E v a lu a ti n g L eak D etec tion Methods (E PA/ 53 0/U ST- 90 /00 6) or oth e r e qu iva le nt t e st p ro c e dure s; c. Use a thre shold that does not exceed 1⁄2 the minimum detectible leak rate ; and d. Comply with U.S. Environmental P rotec tion Age ncy Standard Te st Procedure s for Evaluating L eak D etec tion Methods (EPA/530/UST-90/007) or other e quivalent test proce dures a

nd with 310 CMR80.26(6). 5. Mo nit or ingfo r v a

po rs in t he so il thr ou g h the us e of a c on tin uo us mon ito r or

mon thl y monitoring de vice in ac corda nce w ith 40 CFR 280.43(e) with the f ollowing pr ovision:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.19: continued

Effecti ve January 2, 2017, monitoring for

vapors in the soil shall be prohibited from beingused to satisfy the leak detec tion r equire ment in 310 CMR80.19(1) a nd the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll have in p l ace an oper ating leak de tection sy stem that satisfies the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.19(3)( b)1., 2., 3. or 4. (c) Owner s and Ope rators of field-c onstructed tanks w ith a capa cit y gre at er than 50,000 g allons may use one of the following methods of leak detec tion for ea ch tank to satisfy the require ments of 310 CMR 80.19(1): 1. Conduct an annual bulk ta nk tightness test that can de tect a r elea se or lea kag e at 0.5 g allon per hour ; 2. Use an in-tank monitor to pe rfor m leak dete ction at least e very 30 day s that can de tect a relea s e o r

le a k a g e o f

le s s th a n o r

e qu a l t o o n e g a ll o n p e r

h o u r

. T h is me th o d

s h a ll be combined with a bulk tank tightness test that c an dete ct a r elea se or lea kag e of 0.2 g allon per hour and be pe rfor

med at lea st every

three y ear s; or 3. Use a n in-tank m onitor to perf

orm leak detection at least every 30 day s that can de tect

a re lease or leakag e of le ss than or equa l to two ga llons per hour. This me thod shall be combined with a bulk tank tightness test that c an dete ct a r elea se or lea kag e of 0.2 g allon
pe r h our a

nd be pe rf or me d at le a st e ve ry

tw o y e a rs

. (d) Ta nks used to supply fuel to e merg ency g ener ator eng ines or eme rg ency eng ine driven pumps installed before J anuar y 2, 2015 shall comply with at le ast one of the following leak de te c tio n me tho ds : 1. L eak de tection re quirements at 310 CMR 80.19(3)(b) 1., 2. 3. or 4.; 2. I f the tank ha s a ca

pacity of 1000 g allons or l ess, wee kly tank g aug ing in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.26(7); or 3. I f t he tank ha s a c a pa c it y of mo re tha

n 1 00 0 g a llo ns , mo nth ly tank g a ug ingin

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.26(8), and conduct an annual tightness test in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.32.

(4 ) R eq u i re m en t s fo r P i p i n g. (a ) U ST s y ste ms i ns ta lle d o n o r a ft e r M a y 28 , 1 99 9 sh a ll have the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts for r eg ulated substance piping, e x cept Europea n suction sy stems a

nd siphon lines between
tank s: 1. All reg ulated substance piping sha ll have a sy stem that continuously monitors interstitial space.

a . T he senso rs sha ll b e ins ta lle d in a c c or da nc e wi th t

he manu fa c tur e rs ' sp e c if ic a tio ns

. b. The sy stem shall comply with 310 CMR80.26(3). c. The sampling or testing me thod shall detect lea kag e throug h the inner w all in any po rt ion of the pip ingthat r ou tin e ly

c on ta ins pr od

uc t. 2. I n a dd iti on

to c omp lyingwi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 19 (4 )( a )1
., pr e ssu ri zed pip ingsy ste ms sh a ll b e e qu ipp e d w itha n a uto ma ti c li ne le a k d e te c tor that a c c ur a te ly

de te c ts a re le a se or leakag e of thre e g allons per hour at ten p.s.i. in line pressure within one hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and pr obability of fa lse alar

m of 0.05. 3. Europea

n suction sy stems and siphon lines betwee n tanks ar e n o t re q u ired to have leak de tection. (b) UST Sy stems inst al l ed betwe en January 1, 1989 and May

28, 1999 shall have the following require ments for re g ulated substance piping, e x cept Eur opean suc tion sy stems and sip ho n li ne s b e tw e e n ta

nk s: 1. Owner s or Oper ators of a ll reg ulated substanc e p i p i n g shall implement one of the following methods of leak de tection:

a . A sy ste m th a t c on tin uo us ly mon ito rs int e rs ti ti al spac e in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.19(4)(a) 1.; or b. Quar ter l y v isual inspections of sec ondary containment ports and c onduct of a n annual tig htness test of the produc t piping line in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32;

or

c . A n in -t a nk

mon ito ri ngsy ste m th a t is ma int a ine d b y a qu a lif ie d pers on

wi th inventory data analy sis conducte d by a qualified statistical inventory rec onciliation (S I R) ve nd or . T he SI R te sti ngor mon ito ri ngme tho ds sh a ll: i. R e po rt a qu a nti ta tiv e re su lt w itha c a lc ulate d le a k r a te ;310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.19: continued

ii. Be c apable of dete cting a release or l eaka g e of 0.20 g allons per hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and a probability

of fa lse alar

m of 0.05 as deter mined by an indepe ndent t es t ing la boratory using the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag ency

Standard Te st Procedure s for Eva luating L ea k Detec tion Me tho ds (E PA/ 53 0/U ST- 90 /00 6) or oth e r e qu iva le nt t e st p ro c e dure s; iii. Use a threshold that doe s not ex cee d 1⁄2 th e m i n i m u m detec tible leak rate; and iv. Com

ply wi th U .S. En vir on me nta l Pr ote c tio n Agenc y Stand a rd

Te st Procedur es for

Evaluating L eak D etec tion Methods (EPA/530/UST-90/007) or other e quivalent test proce dures a nd with 310 CMR80.26(6). 2. I n ad dit ion to co mpl y ing wi th 310 CMR 80. 19 (4 )( b) 1. , pre ssu ri zed pip ingsy ste ms sh a ll b e e qu ipp e d w itha n auto mat ic line le a k d e te c tor that a c c ur a te ly

de te c ts a re le a se or leakag e of thre e g allons per hour at ten p.s.i. in line pressure within one hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and pr obability of fa lse alar

m of 0.05. 3. Europea

n suction sy stems are not require d to have lea k detec tion. (c) UST Sy stems installed before J anuar y 1, 1989 shall have the following require ments for

re g ulated s ub st ance p ip in g, ex cept Eu rop ean s uct io n s y st ems andsi ph on li nes be tw e e n ta nk s: 1. Owner s or Oper ators of a ll reg ulat ed s u b s t ance piping sha ll impl ement one of the following methods of leak de tection:

a . A sy ste m th a t c on tin uo us ly mon ito rs int e rs tit ia l sp a c e in acco rdance wi th 310 CMR 80.19(4)(a) 1.; or b. Quar terly v i s u al inspections of sec ondary containment ports and c onduct an annual tig htness test of the produc t piping line in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32;

or

c . A n in -t a nk

mon ito ri ngsy ste m th a t is ma int a ined by a qu a lif ie d p e rs on

wi th i n v en tory data a naly sis conducted by

a tra ined statistical inventory rec onciliation (S I R) ve nd or . T he SI R te sti ngor mon ito ri ngme tho ds sh a ll: i. Report a quantitative r esult with a ca lculated lea k rate ; ii. Be c apable of detecting a release or l eaka g e of 0.20 ga llons per hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and a probability

of fa lse alar

m of 0.05 as deter mined by an indep en d en t testing labor atory using the U.S. Environmental Protectio n Agenc y

Standard Te st Procedure s for Eva luating L eak D etec tion Me tho ds (E PA/ 53 0/U ST- 90 /00 6) or oth e r e qu iva le nt t e st p ro c e dure s; iii. Use a threshold that doe s not ex cee d one-ha lf the minimum detectible leak
rate ; and iv. Com

ply wi th U .S. En vir on me nta l Pr ote c tio n Ag e nc y Stand a rd

Te st Procedur es for

Evaluating L eak D etec tion Methods (EPA/530/UST-90/007) or other e quivalent test proce dures a nd with 310 CMR80.26(6). d. F or sin g le -w a lle d pr e ssu ri zed pip ingsy ste ms, c on du c t an a nnua l ti g htn e ss t e st i n

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32; or

e . F or No n-E uro pean su c tio n s y ste ms that do no t ha ve se c on da

ry c on ta inm e nt, conduct a tightness test e very

three y ear s in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32. 2. I n a dd iti on

to c omp lyingwi th 3 10 CMR 80 .1 9( 4) (b )1
., pr e ssu ri zed pip ingsy ste ms sh a ll b e e qu ipp e d w itha n a uto ma tic lin e le a k d e te c tor that accur ately

de te c ts a re le a se or leakag e of thre e g allons per hour at ten p.s.i. in line pressure within one hour with the probability

of dete ction of 0.95 and pr obability of fa lse alar

m of 0.05. 3. Europea

n suction sy stems are not require d to have lea k detec tion.

80.20: Requirements for Turbine, Intermediate and Dispe nser Sumps

(1) Regulated s ubstance dispensers inst alled, repaire d or re place d on or af ter Mar ch 21, 2008

s h a ll b e equippe d with a dispenser sump that shall be continuously monitored for liquids utiliz ing a dispenser

sump sensor(s). 310 CMR 80.20(1) shall not apply in situations wher e only the product dispenser is repaire d

or re place d due to damag e or malfunction, but shall apply to any repla ceme nt of both the product dispenser a

nd the piping use d to connec t the product dispense r to the tank.

(2) Tanks utiliz ing a submersible pump, w hen the pump w as installe d o n o r a ft er Marc h 21, 2008, shall be equippe d with a turbine sump. All t u rbi ne sumps, including intermediate sumps, shall be continuously monitored for liquids utiliz ing a sump sensor(s).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.20: continued

(3 ) Ta nk s us ing a su

bme rs ibl e pu mp that do no t have a tur bin e su mp, sh a ll b e up g ra de d w ith a turbine sump by J anuar

y 1, 2019 or when the tank top is upg rade d, whicheve r is ear lier, or that tank shall be re moved or pe rmane ntly closed in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.43(2) or (3).

(4) Tur bine, intermediate and dispenser sumps sha ll pa ss a tightness test at installation to ensure the su mp i s li qu id t ig ht b y us ingva c uu m, pr e ssu

re , or liq uid te sti ng . T he sta

nd a rd fo r f a ili ngis c inch or g reater loss of water within one hour (which is e qual to a re lease /leakag e rate of 0.05 g allons per hour

in a ty pical 12-inch diameter ba sin). The Ow ner or Oper ator shall kee p rec ords of this test in accor dance with 310 CMR80.36(1).

(5) Tur bine sump manhole cover s installed on and af ter the January

2, 2015 shall be desig ned and installed with a fina l gr ade that channe ls storm water a way from the turbine sump cover.
(6 ) Turb ine
, int e rm e diate a nd dis pe ns e r s ump s sh a ll b e c on str uc te d s o th a t th e y

a re a c c e ssi ble fo r r e pa ir s and

ins pe c tio ns

. 80.21: Requirements for Spill Buc kets and Ove rfill Prevention Equipment

(1 ) U ST s y ste ms s ha ll b e e qu ipp e d w itha sp ill bu c ke t. (a) Spill buckets, including repla ceme nt spill buckets, inst alled on or af ter January

2, 2015 shall have a

minimum capa city

of five g allons, unless it is not phy sically possible to r eplac e a thre e g allon spill bucket with a five g allon spill bucket. "N ot phy sically possible" mea ns that th e a re a

wh e re the thr e e g a llo n s pil l bu c ke t is ins ta lle d c a nn ot b e ma de to a c c omm od a te a five g allon spill bucke t by any phy sical mea

ns, including, but not limited to, digg ing or jack h am m er i n g. 1. I f i t is not phy sically possible to repla ce a three g allon spill bucket with a five g allon spill bucket, the Owne r or Oper at o r s h all cer tify to the Depa

rtment that it is not phy sically

possible in a letter sig ned in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.11. 2. I f it is not phy sically possible to repla ce a thre e g allon spill bucket with a five g allon spill bucket, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll inst all a spill bucket no smaller tha n three g a llo ns

. (b) Spill buckets installed befor e J anuar y 2, 2015 shall have a m inimum capa city of three g allons. (c ) A ll s pil l bu c ke ts s ha ll p a ss a tig htn e ss t e st at in sta llatio n to e ns ur e the sp ill bu c ke t is liquid ti g ht by

using va cuum, pre ssure, or liquid testing. The standa rd for decla ring a fa ilure is c inc h o r g re a te r l os s of wate r wi thi n on e ho ur (w hic h is e qu a l to a re le a se /le a ka g e rate of 0. 05 g a llo ns pe r hou

r in a ty pic a l 12- inc h diame te r ba sin ). Th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll keep r ecor ds of this test in accor dance with 310 CMR80.36(1).

(2) UST sy st em s s h al l h av e an ove rfill preve ntion device that is desig ned to allow a ta nk tig htn e ss t e st a

nd ins ta lle d in

a c c or da nc e wi th t he manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (a) On or a fter January

2, 2015, new or

repla ceme nt ball float v al v es ar e prohibited fr om being used as the pr imary overf ill preve ntion device

. Owner s and Ope rators ma y continue to use ball float valves as a se condar y overf ill prevention device , unless the ball float va lve interfe res with the ope ration of the pr imary overf ill preventi o n d evice . Ba ll float valves ins ta lle d p ri or

to Janu a ry

2, 20 15 may be us e d as the pr ima ry ov e rf ill pr e ve nti on

de vic e un til the ball float va lve is replac ed. (b ) A l l US T s y s t em s s h al l b e e qu i p p edwi t h o n e o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: 1. An a uto ma tic shut of

f v a lve , f loat or fl a pp e r t hat sh a ll a uto ma tic a lly

a nd c omp le te ly shut o ff fl owint o th e tank

wh e n th e tank

is n o mo re tha

n 9 5% fu ll. 2. A device which shall sufficie ntly aler t the operator and re g ulated substance delivere r wh e n th e tank

is at a ma ximumof

90 % f ull by tr ig g e ri nga

hig h- le ve l a larm

. a. All hi g h level ala

rms installed on and af

ter January

2, 2015 shall be visible and audible. b. Al l hi g h- le ve l a larm s sh a ll b e c le a rl y la be le d a s a tank ov e rf ill a larm

. 3. A ball float va lve which sha ll alert t he re g ulated substance delivere r by restric ting the fl owint o th e tank

30 min ut es pri or

to o ve rf ill ing , in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.21(2)( a).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.22: Requirements for Corrosion Protection

(1) All UST sy stems shall be protec ted from c orrosion.

(2) Me tal components of a UST sy stem and UST components, excluding manhole cove rs, that

a re su bje c t to c or

ro sio n a nd a re in c on ta c t w iththe g ro un d s ha ll h a ve c on ti nu ou s c a tho dic protec tion. Riser and fill pipes may

be coated, taped or

cl ad wi t h n o n -cor

rosive mater ials, such as fiberg lass to comply

with 310 CMR80.22(2).

(3 ) I f a tank or re g ulat ed su

bs tanc e pip ingis m a nu fa c tur e d w ithc a tho dic pr ote c tio n, it s ha ll comply with a listed standard.

(4 ) Afi e ld c on str

uc te d c a tho dic pr ote c tio n s y ste m sh a ll b e de sig ne d b y a c or ro sio n e xpe rt

. (a ) Th e c a tho dic pr ote c tio n sy ste m de sig n p lans , a pp lic a tio ns , s ur

ve y s, dr a wi ng s, te st d a ta and re sults, shall be reviewe d and appr oved by a cor rosion expert and bear t he full name
, sig natur e , a dd

re ss, c e rt if

ic a tio n numb e r a

nd se a l of the c or ro sio n e xpe rt

. (b) The installation and repa ir of any cathodic pr otection sy stem shall be complete d under the direc tion of a co rrosion ex pert. Cathodic pr otection sy stems shall be desig ned and ins ta lle d in

a c c or da nc e wi th a

lis te d s tand a rd

a nd the ma nu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (c) For field-c onstructed cathodic protection sy stems installed on and af ter January

2, 2015, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator

sh a ll h a ve a s b uil t, s c a le d p lans of th e fi eld-c on str

uc te d c a tho dic
pr ote c tio n s y ste m. S a id p lans sh a ll b e re vie we d an d ap pr ov e d by a c or ro sio n e xpe rt

a nd sh a ll bear the full name, sig nature , addre ss, cer tification number and seal of the corr osion ex pert and shall be r etained in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.36(4).

(5 ) Wi thi n s ix m on ths of ins ta llatio n, a c a tho dic pr ote c tio n sy ste m sh a ll b e te ste d b y a c a tho dic protec tion tester in ac corda nce w ith the following standa rds to deter

mine that the UST sy stem or UST component is protec ted ag ainst corr osion. (a) NACE Standard T es t Method: NACE Standard TM0101-2012, Measure ment Techniques Re lated to Crit eria f or Cathodic Protection on Underground or Submerge d Metallic Tank System s "; or (b) NA CE Standard Test Method: NACE Standar d TM0497-2012, Measure ment Techniques Re lated to Crit eria for Cathodi c Protec t i o n on Underground or Subme rged Metallic Piping Systems ".

(6) The cathodic pr otection sy stem shall pass the applica ble test(s) at 310 CMR 80.22(5). The Ow ne r o r O pe rator

sh all ke e p a

re c or d o f t

he pa sse d te st( s) in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(1). I f t he c a tho dic pr ote c tio n s y ste m do e s n ot p a ss t he te st, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll c omp ly with 310 CMR80.29(5).

GENERAL

OPERATI

NG REQUI REMENTS

80.23: Requirements for Reg istration and Reporting

(1 ) O wn e rs sh a ll sig n a

nd su bmi t to the De pa

rtme nt, in a

fo rm a t sp e c if

ie d b y the De pa rtme nt,

a re g istration for UST sy stems and UST fac iliti es within 30 day s of re ceiving regulated substance int o th e UST sy ste m. T he Ow ne r s ha ll r e ta in a c op y of the re g istra

tio n in a c c or da nc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80 .3 6( 3) un til the UST sy ste m is re mov e d or pe rm a ne ntl y c los e d in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.43(2) or (3). (a) The re g istration shall include, but not be l i m i t ed t o , the following cate g ories of information: 1. I dentity of and c ontact information for the Owne r, Ope rator a nd Contact Person(s), inc lud ing , b ut n ot l imi te d to , n a me , ti tle , a dd re ss, te le ph on e nu mbe rs a nd e ma il a dd re ss; 2. Desc ription of the UST sy stem(s), including, but not limit ed to, the l ocation, date of i n s t a l l a t i o n , s i z e , u s e s o f

t h e U S T s ys t e m ( s ) a n d

t yp e o f f a c i l i t y; 3. D e s c r ip ti o n o f

U ST c o mp o n e n ts in c lu d in g , b u t n o t l im it e d to , le a k d e te c tion,

corr osion prevention, spill bucket and ove rfill preve ntion; 4. Desc ription of the financ ial responsibility mecha nism(s), including, but not limited to, the ty pe, amount, expiration date a nd issuer; and 5. Desc ription of the UST rec ords re ceive d from the pr evious Owne r(s) and Ope rator( s).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.23: continued

(b) Ow ners, or

Operat o rs i f au thorized by the Owne r, shall update the reg istration if any information on the re g istration chang es, and submit it to the Depa rtment within 30 day s of the cha ng e.
(2) Ow ners, or

Oper ators if a

u thorized by

the Owne r, shall submit to t he De partment, in a format spe cified by the Department, not ifications of the foll owing including, but not li mited to: (a) A cha

ng e in the produc t in accor dance with 310 CMR80.41(3): 1. Pr io r to th e c h a n g e , if

th e c h a n g e is f

r o m a r e g u late d s u b s ta n c e to a n o n

- r e g ulated substance. 2. Wit hin 30 day s of the chang e, if the chang e is from a re g ulated substance to another regulated substance

. (b ) A n y U S T s y s t e m t a k e n t e mp o r a r i l y o u t

- o f

- s e r v i c e , w i t h i n 3 0 d a y s o f t h e c ha ng e in status, in accor dance with 310 CMR80.42(2). ( c ) A n y t e mp o r a r i l y o u t

- o f

- s e r v i c e U S T s ys t e m b r o u g h t b a c k i n t o s e r v i c e , w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys afte r beingbroug ht back into servic e, in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.42(6). (d ) A ny UST sy ste m r e mov e d, wi thi n 3 0 d a y s o f r e mov a l, i n a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.43(2)( c). (e) UST sy stems closed-in-pla ce w ithin 30 day s of UST sy stem being filled, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.43(3)( c).

(3) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll submi t to the Depar tment, in a format spe cified by the Depa rtment, information including , but not lim ited to: (a) Third-pa

rty inspection repor

ts in accor dance with 310 CMR80.49(2). (b) Asse ssment reports in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.41(4)( b) and 80.43( 4). (c) Source a

nd cause of re portable r elea ses in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.40. (d) Compliance cer

tification in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.34.

(4) Upon the sale of a

UST sy stem or UST fac ility
, the Owner shall transfe r as- built plans of US T s y s t em s , ca t h o d i c p ro t ec t i o n s y s t em s p l an s an d s p ec i fi ca t i o n s , an d

m an u fa ct u re r's specific ations, if they

wer e re quired to be ke pt by the Owne r, to the newOwner

. (5) Any person who se lls a UST sy stem intended to be used a s a UST sy stem shall notify the purcha ser of

such UST sy stem of the re g istration obligations under 310 CMR 80.23.

80 .2 4: G e ne ra l Re qu ir e me nts

(1 ) O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s sh a ll c omp ly

wi th a ll g e ne ra l and sp e c if ic op e ra tin g re qu ir e me nts in 310 CMR 80.23 t hroug h 80.36, as applica ble.

(2) T h e Ow n er or Ope rator sha ll activate a nd keep in wor

king c ondition all electrica l

e qu ipm e nt, c omp on e nts a nd a larm s f or UST sy ste ms a

nd UST c omp on e nts

. (3) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll respond to ev er y US T s y stem alarm that may indicate the prese nce of

leaka g e or a

rele ase, a nd document the response to eac h of t hose alarms in a repor t

or logwh ic h s ha ll i nc lud e the date a nd a ny c or re c tiv e a c tio n ta

ke n. Th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll keep r ecor ds of such a larms in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

(4) The Owner or Oper ator shall ensure that fill pipe cover s of tanks are painted and ma intained in a ccor dance API Recommende d Practice 1637, 3 Edition, 2006, Using the API Color -Sym bol rd System to Mark

Eq u i p me nt and Vehicles for Product Ide ntification at Gasoline Dispensing Fa c ili tie s a nd Di str ibu tio n Te rm ina ls

. (5) I f all regulated subst ance is removed f rom a UST sy stem, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll take the UST sy ste m te mpo ra

ri ly ou t- of -s e rv ic e in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 42 or pe rm a ne ntl y
c los e i t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 4 3

. I f a n y r e g u l a t e d s u b s t a n c e r e m a i n s in a UST sy ste m, t he UST sy ste m sha ll c omp ly wi th a ll a pp lic a ble re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80 .0 0, un le ss the amount of re g ulated substance in the UST sy stems meets the d e m inimus sta

nd a rd in 310 CMR 80.04(5)(c)

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.24: continued

(6) Af ter J anuar y 2, 2015, an Owne r or Ope rator sha ll not li ne or r eline any tank to extend the op e ratin g lif

e of the UST sy ste m.

80 .2 5: R e qu ir e me nts fo r a UST Sy ste m or

UST Com

po ne nt E me rg e nc y

Re sp on se
(1) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll post a si g n at t he UST fac ility indicating what st eps t o follow in the event of a UST sy stem or UST component e merg ency , including, but not limited to, the

n a m e a n d p h o n e n u m b e r

o f t h e p e r s o n o r

p e r s o n s t o c o n t a c ti n t h e e v e n to f a n e m e r g e n c y. (a ) T he sig n s ha ll b e wr itt e n in larg e pr int

so that e mpl oy e e s c a n c le a rl y se e it f ro m a t le a st te n f e e t aw a y , in lan g ua g e s th a t are c omm on ly sp ok e n at th e UST fa c ili ty a nd be pr omi ne ntl y dis pla y e d at va ri ou s lo c a tio ns so a ll e mpl oy e e s ( a t a min imum) c a n s e e it. ( b ) T h e U ST s y s te m o r U ST c o mp o n e n t e me r g e n c y s ig n s h a ll b e u p d a ted when a ny inf or ma tio n o n th e sig n c ha

ng e s.
(2) The Owner or Ope rator sha ll develop, and update when ne cessa ry , a wr itten proce dure f

or how UST fac ility

employ ees a

nd contra ctors should respond in the e vent o f a UST sy stem or UST component eme rg ency . The Ow ner or Oper at o r s h al l keep the most rece nt copy of the written proc edure in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(3). (a) The proce dure shall include, but not be limited to, how to acce ss the emer g ency shut-off for the ta nks, how to locate the communication device and how to re s p o n d t o alar ms that indicate lea

kag e or a rele ase. (b) The Owner or Oper ator shall inform all Class A, B and C operators wher e the pr ocedur e is l oc a te d a

nd tr a in C la ss A , B a nd

C op e ra tor s o n th e e me rg e nc y

pr oc e dure s.

80 .2 6: R e qu ir e me nts fo r L e a k D e te c tio n Sy ste ms

(1) The Owner or Operator shall equip US T sy stems with a leak detec tion sy stem in acc ordanc e with manufac turer' s specific ations and 310 CMR 80.19.

(2) The Owner or Oper ator shall operate and maintain lea k detec tion sy stems at all times and in acc ordanc e with manufa cture r' s specif i ca t i ons and 310 CMR 80.26(3) throug h (13), a s applicable

. (3) Req uirements for UST sy stems that continuously monitor interstiti al spac e in a double-wa lled tank and/or double-wa lled piping as its primar y leak detec tion sy stem ar e as fo llo ws : (a) Sensors shall continuously monitor interstitial space a nd be maintained in g ood working order and shall be operated to pe rfor m the ir orig inal desig n function in acc ordanc e with the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (b) I nterstitial spa ce shall be fr ee of solid material, wate r and r eg ulated substance . Water in 3 10 CMR 8 0. 26 (3 )( b) do e s n ot i nc lud e br ine or c on de ns a tio n th a t oc c ur s in a pr op e rl y operating UST sy stem. (c ) I f a re le a se or

le a ka g e is i nd ic a te d b y

a larm or oth e rw ise , th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll immediately

commence an investig ation to determine w hether t here may be a r elea se or leaka g e. 1. The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall conc lude the inves t i g ation within 72 hours of the indication of re lease or leakag e. I f the Ow ner or Ope ra t o r is unable to deter mine that there is not a relea se or leakag e within 72 hours of the indication of relea se or lea kag e, he or sh e sh a ll:

a . Co nd uc t a tig htn e ss t e st o f th e su sp e c te d ta nk or pip ingin a c c or da

nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.32 wit hin 72 hours afte r the c onclusion of the investig ation. i. I f the tank or

pipin g fa i l s a t i gh t ness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the Ow ne r o r O pera tor

sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 03 00 : Notif ication of Release s and Threats of

Release of Oil and Hazardous Materials; Identification

an d Li sti ng of O il a nd

Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. ii. I f the tank a

nd the piping pass a tightness test pursua nt to 310 CMR80.32, the tank a nd the pip inga re con sid e re d ti g ht, a nd the re qu ir e me nts fo r t ig htn e ss testing a re satisfied. 2. I f t he inv e sti g a tio n o r the tig htn e ss t e st i nd ic a te s le a ka g e , th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll comply with 310 CMR80.39.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.26: continued

(d ) Asy ste m th a t c on tin uo us ly mon ito rs int e rs tit ia l sp a c e sh all be te ste d a nnua lly to deter mine whether

the leak de tection s y stem is working proper ly

. The Ow ner or Oper ator shall keep r ecor ds of such tests in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.36(1).

(4) Require ments for those UST sy stems that use an in-tank monitoring sy stem as its primary le a k d e te c tio n s y ste m are a s f oll ow s: (a) At least once eac h cale ndar month, the Owner or Oper ator shall conduc t a test using the i n -t an k m o n i t o r o v er

a c o n t i n u o u s p er i o d

o f t i m e a s p re s cr i b ed b y t h e m an u fa ct u re r's specific ations, during which no regulated substance shall be deliver ed to or take n from the
t a n k
, i n o r d e r

t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r

t h e r e i s a r e l e a s e o r

l e a k a g e o f

r e g u l a t e d s u b s t a n c e

. If the manuf a c tu r e r ' s s p e c ifications do not presc ribe a continuous period of time, the c ontinuous pe ri od of tim e sh a ll b e six ho ur s. A lo s s o f 0

. 2 0 g a ll o n s p e r h o u r o r mo r e o v e r th e te s ti n g p e r io d w it h th e p r o b a

bility of detec tion of 0.95 and a pr obability of false alar m of 0.05 shall indicate a

rele ase or

leaka g e. (b ) I f a t the e nd of the c a le nd a r mon th, the tank ha s no t pa sse d a te st in accor dan ce wit h 310 CMR 80.26(4) (a) 1., the Owner or Oper ator shall conduct a tightness test of the suspec ted tank or piping in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32 withi n 72 hours of the e nd of the c alenda r month. 1. I f t he tank or pi ping fails a ti g htness test pursuant to 310 C MR 80.32, the Owner or Op e rator sh a ll co mpl y

wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 03 00 : Notif ication of Releases and Threats of Release of Oil and H

a z a r d o us Materials; Identification and List ing of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. 2. I f the tank and the piping pass a tightness test pursua nt to 310 CMR80.32, the tank and the piping are considere d tigh t , an d the re quirements for tightness testing are satisfied. (c) An in-tank monit o ri n g sy stem shall be tested a nnually to determine w hether

the leak detec tion s y s t em i s working proper ly . The Ow ner or Oper ator shall kee p rec ords of such tests in accor dance with 310 CMR80.36(1).

(5 ) R e qu ir e me nts fo r t

ho se UST sy ste ms that us e a c on tin uo us in- tank

de te c tio n s y ste m a s it s pr ima ry le a k d e te c tio n s y ste m are a s f oll ow s: (a) Throug hout eac h cale ndar month, t h e Ow n er or Ope rator sha ll ensure that the

co n t i n u o u s i n

- t a n k

m o n i t o ri n g s y s t em i s o p er at i n g i n ac co rd an ce wi t h t h e m an u fa ct u re r's sp e c if ic a tio ns

. (b ) A los s of 0.2 0 g a llo ns pe r hou r wit h the pr ob a

bil ity of de te c tio n of 0 .9 5 a nd a pr ob a bil ity of fa lse alar

m of 0.05 shall indicate a rele ase or

leaka g e. (c) I f at the end of the ca lendar month, the continuous in-tank monitoring sy stem indicates

a re le a se or le a ka g e in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 26 (5 )( b) , th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll

c on du c t a tig htn e ss t e st o f t

he su sp e c te d ta

nk or pip ing purs ua

nt to 31 0 CMR 80 .3 2 w ith in 72 hours of the e nd of the c alenda r month. 1. I f the tank or

piping f ails a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the Owne r or Op e rator sh a ll co mpl y wi th 310 CMR 4 0. 03 00 : Notif ication of Re leases and Threats of Release of Oil and Hazardous Materials; Iden t i f i cation and List ing of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. 2. I f the tank and the piping pass a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the tank and the piping are consi d er ed t ight, a nd the re quirements for

tightness testing are satisfied. (d ) I f the c on tin

uo us in- tank mon ito ri ngsy ste m do e s n ot p ro du c e su ff ic ie nt d a ta

to o bta in

a conc lusive result, the Owner or Oper ator shall within 24 hours of the end of the ca lendar month take the tank out of se rvice to allow the continuous in-tank monitoring sy s tem the minimum sufficie nt quality test time in accor dance with the manufa cture r' s specific ation. (e ) I f a ft e r c omp lying wi th 31 0 CMR 80 .2 6( 5) (d ), the Ow ne r or Op e ra tor is sti ll una

ble to obtain a passin g result, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll comply with 310 CMR80.26(5)( c) within 96 hours of the end of the ca lendar

month. (f) A continuous in-tank l eak detection sy stem shall be tested a nnually to determine w hether the leak de tection sy stem is working proper ly . The Owner or Ope rator sha ll keep re cords of such tests in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.26: continued

(6) Require ments for an in-tank m onitoring sy stem that uses statistical inventory rec onciliation (S I R) a s it s p ri mary

le a k d e te c tio n s y ste m are a s f oll ow s: ( a ) T h e O w n e r

o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l h a v e a n i n v e n t o r

y a n a l y s e s c o n d

u c t e d b y a qu a l i f i e d S IR vendor w ho analy

zes inventory , delivery , and dispens i n g d ata c ollected ove r a c alenda r month to determine whe ther or not the U ST sy stem has a r elea se or lea kag e. (b) The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall have equipment and pr ocedur es in place to assure that the data pr ovided to the SI R vendor is ac curate. (c) I f the SI R analy sis is conclusive and identifies a releas e or leakag e, the Ow ner or Op e rator sh a ll co nd

uc t a tig htn e ss te st of the su sp e c te d ta nk or pip ingpurs ua

nt t o 3 10 CMR 80.32 within 72 hours of obtaining knowledg e of the suspected r elea se or lea kag e. 1. I f the tank or

piping f ails a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the Owner or Op e rator sh a ll co mpl y wi th 310 CMR 40. 03 00 : Notif ication of Release s and Threats of Release of O i l a n d

Hazardous Materials; Identification and List ing of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. 2. I f the tank and the piping pass a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the tank and the piping a re co n sidered tig ht, and the re quirements for tightness testing are satisfied. (d) I f the SI R an al y s i s is inconclusive, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll imm ediately , upon obtaining know ledg e of the inconclusive re sult, commence a n investigation to de t ermine whether there is a rele ase or

leaka g e. The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall conc lude the investigation within 72 hours upon obtaining knowledg e of the inconclusive re sult. I f the Owner or Oper ator is una ble to determine that there is not a relea se or lea kag e within 72 hours upon obtaining knowledg e of the inconc lus ive re su lt, he or

sh e sh a ll: Conduct a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32 within 72 hours of the conc lusion of the investig ation. 1. I f t he tank or pi ping fails a ti g htness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, t he Owne r or Op e rator sh a ll c omp ly wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 03 00 : Notif ication of Release s and Threats of Release of Oil and Hazardous Ma t er ials; Identification and Li sting of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. 2. I f the tank and the piping pass a tightness test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the tank and the piping are considere d tight, and the requirem en t s fo r tig htness testing a re satisfied. (e) I f the S I R analy sis is conclusive and doe s not identify a re lease or leakag e of r eg ulated

su bs tanc e , th e tank

is c on sid e re d ti g ht. (f) An in-tank monitoring sy s t em or a c ontinuous in-tank leak dete ction sy stem shall be tested annua lly

to determine w hether

the leak de tection sy stem i s wo rk i ng proper ly . The Owner or Oper ator shall keep rec ords of such tests in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

(7) Requirements for

emer g ency

g ener ator tanks a

nd emer g ency

eng ine driven pumps having

a ca pacity of 1000 g allons or less, installed befor e January 2, 20 1 5
, that conduct we ekly tank g a ug inga s it s p ri mary

le a k d e te c tio n s y ste m are a s f oll ow s: (a ) M a nu a l ta

nk g a ug ingsh a ll b e c on du c te d e ve ry se ve n d a y s. (b ) M a nu a l ta

nk g a ug ingsh a ll b e c on du c te d a s f oll ow s: 1. Ta nk liq uid le ve l me a sure me nts sh a ll be take n an d re c or de d, inc lud ing date a nd tim e of mea surements, a

t t h e b egi n n i n g and endingof a pe riod of at lea st 36 hours during which no liquid is added to or re moved from the ta nk; 2

. L ev el m ea s u re m en t s s h al l b e ba s ed o n an av er age o f t wo co n s ec u t i v e s t i ckre ad i n gs at the beg inning a

nd the ending of the pe riod; 3. The e quipment used shall be ca pable of measuringthe level of

regulated substance

ov e r t he fu ll r a ng e of

the tank ' s h e ig ht t o th e ne a re st c of an inc h; 4. A re lease or leakag e shall be suspected if the va riation betwe en beg inning a nd ending

measure ments exceeds the we ekly or monthly

standard i n 3 10 CMR 80.26(7)(b)4.: Table D :310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.26: continued

Tabl e D

No min a l T a nk

Ca pa c ity Wee kly

Stand a rd (O ne Te st) Mo nth ly

Sta nd a rd (A ve ra g e of

F our T e sts )
500 g allons or less 10 g allons 5 g allons
501 throug h 1,000 g allons 13 g allons 7 g allons

(c ) I n th e e ve nt o f a

su sp e c te d r e le a se or

le a ka g e , th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 310 CMR 80.31(1)(e) throug h (g ).

(8 ) R eq u i re m en t s fo r em er gen cy gen er at o r t an k s o r e m er gen cy en gi n e d ri v en p u mp s h av i n g a capa city of more tha

n 1000 g allons, installed befor e J anuar y 2, 2015 that conduct monthly tank g a ug inga s it s pr ima

ry le a k de te c tio n sy ste m a re a s fo llo ws : (T he se tank s and pu mps sh a ll a lso conduct a n annual tig htness test in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32). (a ) M a nu a l ta

nk g a ug ingsh a ll b e c on du c te d e ve ry 30 da y s. (b ) M a nu a l ta

nk g a ug ingsh a ll b e pe rf

or me d a s f oll ow s: 1. Ta nk liq uid le ve l mea sure me nts sh a ll be take n an d re c or de d, inc lud ingdate a nd tim e of mea surements, a

t the b egi n n i n g an d ending of a pe riod of at lea st 36 hours during which no liquid is added to or re moved from the ta nk; 2

. L ev el m ea s u re m en t s s h al l b e b as edo n an av er age o f t wo co n s ec u t i v e s t i ckre ad i n gs at the beg inning a

nd the ending of the pe riod; 3. The e quipment used shall be ca pable of measuringthe level of

regulated substance

ov e r t he fu ll r a ng e of

the tank ' s h e ig ht t o th e ne a re st c of an inc h; 4. A re lease or leakag e shall be suspe cted if the variation between be g inning and ending

me a sure me nts e xce e ds the mon thl y sta nd a rd in 3 10 CMR 8 0. 26 (8 )( b) 4. : Table E :

Table E

No m ina l Ta nk C apa c it y M ont hly St anda r d More than 1000 g allons 7 g allons plus 2 ga llons for

ever y additional 1000 g a llo ns c a pa c ity

(c ) I n th e e ve nt o f a

su sp e c te d r e le a se or le a ka g e , th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 310 CMR 80.31(1)(e) throug h (g ).

(9 ) Au tom a tic lin e le a k de te c tor s sh a ll be te ste d a nnua lly to de te rm ine wh e the r t he a uto ma tic lin e le a k d e te c tor is wo rk ing pr op e rl y

. Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll k e e p r e c or ds of

su c h te sts in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

(10) Require ments for piping installed befor e January 1, 1989: (a) Non-Eur opean suc tion piping, if it does not have seconda ry containment and c ontinuous monitoring of inter stiti al spac e, may be tightness teste d in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32

ever y three y ear s. The Owne r and O perator s h al l maintain rec ords of the tig htness testing in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1). (b ) S ing le -w a lled pres su ri zed pip ingsy ste ms m a y

c on du c t an a

nnua l ti g htn e ss t e st i n

acc ordance with 310 CMR 80.32. The Owne r and O perator shall maintain rec ords of the tightness testing in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

(11) I f the Ow ner or

Oper ator c annot demonstrate t h at its European suc tion piping is sloped back t o t h e t an k and that it s one che ck valve is located dire ctly under the dispenser to the satisfac tion of the Depa

rtment, including , but not limit ed to, an accur ate dr awing , as-built plans

or ins ta llatio n re c or ds , it sh a ll co mpl y wi th the sta nd a rd s for no n- Euro pe a n pipi nga t 31 0 CM R 80.19(4)( a)1. or

(b)1., a s applicable

. (12) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll test those components of the l eak detection sy stem that are repa ired or r eplac ed, prior to r eturning the l eak detection sy stem to service
, to determine that they

a re o p e r a t i o n a l

. T h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l k e e p r e c o r d s o f s u c h t e s t s i n a c c o r d a nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.36(1).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.26: continued

(1 3) Al l lea k d e te c tio n r e c or ds re qu ir e d in 31 0 CM R 80 .2 6( 1) thr ou g h ( 12 ) s ha ll b e ke pt i n

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

80.27: Requirements for Turbine, Intermediate and Dispe nser Sumps

(1) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators shall operate and maintain turbine , intermediate and dispenser sumps in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.27.

(2 ) T ur bin e , in te rm e diate a nd

dis pe ns e r sum ps sh all be c le a n a nd fr e e of so lid a nd liq uid

ma te ri a l a t a ll t ime s. (a ) I f a se ns or or vis ua l obse rv a tio n indi c a te s tha t the re is l iqu id i n th e su mp, the liq uid sh a ll b e r e m o v e d

i m m e d i a t e l y. (b) I f the liquid is a regulated substance , the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll investigate the source of the re g ulated substance , shall investigate the path of entry to the sump, and shall make a ny

nece ssary repa irs in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33. (c ) Th e so lid a nd liq

uid ma te ri a l tha t col le c ts in a sump sh a ll be re mov e d an d ma na g e d in

a c c or da nc e wi th a

pp lic a ble loc a l, s ta te a nd

fe de ra l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (3) All sump sensors shall be place d in acc ordanc e with the manuf actur er' s specific ations, or, if no such specifications ex ist, the s ensors shall be placed at the l owest possible location in the
sump.
(4) All tanks using a submersible pump that do not have a tur bine sump shall be inspecte d ever y 30 da y s. (a) The Ow ner or Oper ator shall visually inspect t he area around the submersible pum p as fo llo ws : 1. Visually

inspect the submer sible pump for re lease of re g ulated substance (s); and 2. Visually inspect t he subm ersible pump and other components for

signs of corr osion, brea kag e and w ear

. (b) The Owner

or Ope rator shall repa ir or re place components as ne cessa ry in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.33; and (c) The Ow ner or

Oper ator s h al l k eep r ecor ds of this inspection and any repa irs or

re pla c e me nts to d e mon str a te c omp lia nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80 .2 7( 4) in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.36(1) and (5)

. (5 ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll ins pect tur

bin e , in te rm e diate a nd

dis pe ns e r s ump s in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.27(6) and the f ollowing sc hedule: (a) Single- walled a

nd double-wa lled sumps without continuous monitoring sensor s in the sump and single -wa lled and double- walled sumps with continuous monitoring t h at d o not

me e t 31 0 CM R 80 .2 7( 5) (b )1 . th ro ug h 3 . s ha ll b e ins pe c te d e ve ry 90 da y s. (b ) S ing le -w a l l e d

a nd do ub le -w a lle d s ump s w ithc on tin uo us mon ito ri ngse ns or s in the su mp shall be inspecte d annually , if: 1. The sensor s are place d in a ccor dance with the manufa cture r' s specific ations, or, if no such spec ifications exist , the sensors a re pla ced at the lowest possible location in the sump; and 2. The sump sensors a re t es ted annua lly , and the test re sults indi cate the sensors a re operating in acc ordanc e with the manufa cture r' s specific ations. The Owne r or Ope rator shall keep r ecor ds of this test in accor dance with 310 CMR80.36(1); and 3. The Ow ner or

Oper ator re sponds to alarms in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.24(3).

(6) Tur bine, intermediate and dispense r sumps shall be inspecte d in acc ordanc e with the

sc he du le a t 31 0 CM R 80 .2 7( 5) a nd a s f oll ow s: (a ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll: 1. Visually

inspect the sump to deter

mine if there is solid or l iquid materia l in the sump; 2. Visually

inspect sump components for signs of corr osion, breaka g e and w ear ; and 3

. Ve ri fy

t h at an y s u mp s s en s o rs ar e p l ac edi n ac co rd an c e w i t h t h e m an u fa ct u re r's sp e c if ic a tio ns , o r, if

no su c h s pe c if

ic a tio ns e xist, the se ns or s a re placed at th e low e st possible location in the sump.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.27: continued

(b) The Owne r or Ope rator sha ll remove a nd manag e solid and liquid material fr om the

su mp i n a c c or da

nc e wi th a ll a

pp lic a ble fe de ra l, s ta te a nd

loc a l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (c) The Ow ner a

nd Oper ator shall re pair a

nd repla ce components as nec essar y in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.33. (d ) T he Ow ne r or

Op e ra tor sh a ll k e e p r e c or ds of

ins pe c tio ns , r e pa ir s a

nd re pla c e me nts to de mon str a te c omp lia

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 27 (5 ) a nd (6 ) i n a c c or da

nce wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(1) a

nd (5).

(7) T h e O w n e r

o r O p e r a to r s h a ll te s t t

u r b in e , in te r

me d iate a n d

d is p e n s e r

s u mp s o n o r

b e fore J anuar y 2, 2017 in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.27(8). (a) Sumps wit h a sensor shall be tested hy d ro s t at i ca l l y to the level that will activate the

s en s o r o r b y

v ac uu m t es t i n g. (b ) S ump s th a t do no t ha ve a se ns or sh a ll b e te ste d hy dr os ta tic a lly to t he top of the su mp

o r b y v ac uu m t es t i n g.
(8 ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll t e st the s ump s and

the su mps sh a ll p a ss a

n in te g ri ty

te st i n

acc ordanc e with the sche dule at 310 C MR 80.27(7) to ensure the s ump is liquid tight by using

va c uu m or hy dr os ta tic te sti ng

. Th e sta nd a rd fo r de c lari nga

fa ilure is c inch or g reater loss of
water within one hour (whic h is equal to a lea k rate of 0.05 g allons per hour in a ty pical 12-inc h diameter basin). (a) I f t he su mp f

a ils a te st, the Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll i nv e sti g a te the fa ilure a nd sh a ll make a ny nece ssary

repa irs in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33. (b ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll ke e p r e c or ds of thi s te st t o d e mon str a te c omp lia nc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80 .2 7( 7) a nd

(8 ), inc lud ingbu t no t li mit e d to t he date of the te st a nd the re su lts
, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

(9 ) T ur bin e , in te rm e diate a nd dis pe ns e r su mps that are re pa ir e d s ha ll p a ss a n in te g ri ty

te st i n

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.27(8) to determine that they hold liq u i d
, vacuum or

pressure wh ic h may

be c on du c te d b y

hy dr os ta tic , v a c uu m or

pr e ssu re te sts . T he Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll keep r ecor ds of such tests in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.36(1).

80.28: Requirements for Spill Buc kets and Ove rfill Prevention Equipment

(1 ) O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s sh all at all t ime s o pe ra te a nd ma int a in s pil l bu c ke ts a

nd ov e rf ill
preve ntion equipment in accor dance with 310 CMR80.21 and 80.28(2) and (3)

. (2 ) R e qu ir e me nts fo r t

he pr op e r o pe ratio n a

nd ma int e na nc e of sp ill bu c ke ts a

re a s f oll ow s: (a ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll keep sp il l bu c ke ts c le a n a nd fr e e of so lid a nd liq uid

ma te ri a l. (b) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll maintain the spill bucke t a nd cover so that they

are fre e of

c ra c ks a nd

ho le s a t a ll t ime s. (c) The Ow ner or

Oper ator sha l l re m o v e an d manag e any solid or liquid m ater ial that

c oll e c ts w ith in a

sp ill bu c ke t in

a c c or da nc e wi th l oc a l, s ta te a nd

fe de ra l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (d) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll maintain spil l bu ck et s i n accorda nce w ith the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (e) Th e Ow n er o r Operator sha ll inspect spill buckets monthl y in acc ordanc e with the fo l l o wi n g: 1. Visually inspect the spill bucket to determine if the re is solid or liquid material in the
sp ill bu c ke t. 2. Visually

inspect spill buckets and covers for signs of corr osion, breaka g e and w ear

. 3. V e r i f y t h a t s e n s o r s a r e s e t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f

a c tu r e r ' s s p e c i f

i c a t i o n s , if applicable

. (f ) T h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r s h al l t es ts p i l l b u ck et s i n ac co rd an ce wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 2 8 (2 )( g) on or bef ore January

2, 2017 and once ever

y five y ear s therea fter. (g ) The O wne r o r Op er ator shall test spi ll buckets in acc ordanc e with the sche dule at 31 0 CM R 80 .2 8( 2) (f

) a nd in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : 1. Spil l b u ckets shall pass a n integ rity

test to ensure the spill bucket is liqui d tight by using va cuum or hy drostatic testing

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.28: continued

2. Th e sta nd a rd fo r de c lari nga

fa ilure is c inch or g reater loss of water within one hour (which is e qu a l to a r e le a s e o r le a k a g e o f 0

. 0 5 g a ll o n s p e r h o u r in a ty p ic a l 12- inch diameter basin). 3. I f t he sp ill bu c ke t f

a ils the te st, the Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll re pa ir

or re pla c e the sp ill bucket in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.33. (h) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll repair or repla ce spill bucke ts a s nece ssary in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.33. (i ) Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll ke e p the fo llo wi ng sp ill bu c ke t re c or ds in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.36(1). 1. Re c or ds of

sp ill bu c ke t in sp e c tio ns to demons tr a te c omp lia nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.28(2)( e). 2. Re c or ds of sp ill bu c ke t int e g ri ty te sts to de mon str a te c omp lia nc e wi th 310 C MR 80.28(2)( f) a

nd (g ).

(3) Requirements for proper operation and maintenanc e of ove rfill preve ntion equipment are

a s f oll ow s: (a) The Ow ner or

Operator shall inspect a nd test the overf

ill prevention equipment as

re quir e d b y

the manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if ic a tio ns to v e ri fy

that th e ov e rf

ill pr ote c tio n is
operational. I f no manufa cture r' s specific ations exis t, the Owner or Oper ator shall ins pect

a nd te st the ov e rf

ill pr e ve nti on

e qu ipm e nt a

nnua lly to v e ri fy that th e ov erfill p ro te c tio n is
op e ratio na l. (b) The Owner or Oper ator shall repa ir or re place components as ne cessa ry in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.33. (c ) O ve rf

ill pr e ven ti on e qu ipm e nt t hat is re pa ir e d s ha ll b e te ste d to de te rm ine that it is
op e ratio na l. (d ) T he Ow ne r or Ope rat or sha ll k e e p r e c or ds of the fo llo wi ngin a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.36(1): 1. Records of

inspections as re quired by the man ufac turer' s specific ations or, if no manufa cture r' s specific ations exi st, an annua l inspectio ns to demonstrate c ompliance with 310 CMR80.28(3)( a). 2. Records of

testing to de monstrate complianc e with 310 CMR 80.28(3)(c)

. (4) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll ensure that the volume ava ilable in the tank is g reater than the volume of re g ulated substance to be transf err ed to the tank b ef

ore the regulated substance transfe r is made.

80.29: Requirements for Corrosion Protection

(1 ) Ow ne rs a nd Op e rator s sh a ll op e ra te a nd ma int a in c or

ro sio n pr ote c tio n in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.22 and 80.29.

(2 ) S a c ri fi c ia l or

g a lva nic ano de c a tho dic pr ote c tio n s y ste ms s ha ll b e te ste d b y a c a tho dic
pr ote c t i o n t e s t e r

a tt h e f o l l o w i n g r e o c c u r

r i n g f r e qu e n c y a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e NA CE standards at 310 CMR80.29(3): (a) I f test re sults indi cate a neg ative voltag e of at lea st -0.90 volts or if the sy stem passes the 10 0- mV c a tho dic po lari zat ion te st a s in dic a te d in

the NA CE S tand a rd s a t 31 0 CM R 80.29(3)( a) or

(b), the sy stem shall be tested at three y ear intervals ther eaf

ter. (b) I f test re sults indi cate a neg ative voltag e of be tween - 0.85 and -0.90 the sy stem shall be tested annua lly

there afte r. (c) I f test re sults indi cate a neg ative voltag e of le ss than -0.85 or if the sy stem fails the 10 0- mV c a tho dic po lari zat ion te st as ind ic a te d in

the NA CE S tand a rd

a t 31 0 CM R 80 .2 9( 3) (a ) o r ( b) , th e sy ste m sh a ll b e de e me d ina de qu a te a nd the Ow ne r a

nd Op e rator sh a ll comply with 310 CMR80.29(5).

(3 ) S a c ri fi c ia l or

g a lva nic a no de c a tho dic pr ote c tio n sy ste ms s ha ll b e te ste d b y a c a tho dic protec tion tester at the r eocc urring fre quency in 310 CMR80.29(2) a

nd in acc ordanc e with the fo llo wi ngsta

nd a rd s: (a) NACE Standard Te st Method: N AC E S tandar d TM0101-2012, Measure ment Tec h n iq u es R e la te d

to Cr it e r ia fo r

Ca th o dic P r o te c ti o n o n U n d e r gr o u n d o r S u b m e r g ed Metallic Tank System s ; or310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.29: continued

(b) NA CE Standard Test Method: NACE Standar d TM0497-2012, Measure ment T echniques Related to Criteria for C athodic Protection on Underground or Subme rged Metallic Piping Systems

. (4 ) Impr e sse d c ur

re nt c atho dic pr ote c tio n sy ste ms sh a ll be te ste d e ve ry 12 mon ths by a c a tho dic protec tion tester to deter

mine whether

the UST sy stem is protected a g ainst corr osion. (a) I n addition to the annual testing, impressed current sy stems shall be ins pecte d ever y 60 day s by the Owner or Oper ator in ac corda nce w ith the manufac turer' s specific ations or the NA CE p ub lic a tio ns lis te d at 310 CM R 80.2 9( 3) (a ) o r ( b) to e ns ur e the e qu ipm e nt i s operating a s desig ned. (b) Acc eptable sy stem operating voltag e and amper ag e rang es as deter min ed b y t he

corr osion ex pert shall be a ffixed to each r ectifie r. 1. Sy ste m vo lta g e a nd

a mpe ra g e re a din g s sh a ll b e re c or de d e ve ry 60 da y s. 2. I f the sy stem voltag e and a mpera g e re ading s are outside the rang e deter mined to be

acc eptable by the cathodic protec tion tester, it i s considere d a fa iled test and the Ow ner or Ope rator sha ll comply

with 310 CMR80.29(5). (c ) S y ste ms i ns ta lle d w ith ou t vo lta g e a nd /or a mpe ra g e me te rs sh a ll b e re trof itt e d w ith meters upon the f

irst annual test of the sy stem after J anuar y 2, 2015.

(5) The Owner or Oper ator shall deter mine the cause of the failed cathodic protec tion test by

re ta ini nga c or

ro sio n e xpe rt wi thi n fi ve bu sin e ss da y s o f o bta ini ngkn ow le dg e of the fa ile d te st,

un le ss t he c a tho dic prot e c tio n te ste r c a n ma ke re pa ir s, re -t e st a

nd the re su lt i s a

pa ssi ngte st wi thi n s a id f

ive bu sin e ss d a y

pe ri od of the fa ile d te st. (a) I f nec essar

y , the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll repair or re p l ace the cathodic protec tion sy ste m w ith in 1 20 da

y s o f t he date of the fa ile d te st. (b ) T h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r s h al l d o c u m e n t t h e r es u l t s o f t h e c o rr o s i o n ex p er t 's de te rm inatio n, inc lud ing , b ut n ot l imi te d to , th e date of the inv e sti g a tio n a

nd the re su lts

. (c ) I f r e pa ir s to the c a tho dic pr ote c tio n s y ste m are no t c omp le te d wi thi n 12 0 da y s of the date of the fa ile d te st, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh all eit her take the UST sy ste m te mpo ra ri ly

ou t- of -s e rv ic e in a c c or da

nc e 31 0 CM R 80 .4 2, or

pe rm a ne ntl y

c los e the U ST s y ste m in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43.

(6) All cathodic protec tion sy stem s s h al l be tested by a cathodic protec tion tester for pr oper operation within 60 day s following a repa ir to the cathodic pr otection sy stem or an e x cavation

a t th e UST sy ste m.
(7 ) Th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll k e e p th e fo llo wi ngre c or ds in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(1): (a) Documentation of corr osion ex perts dete rmination in 310 CMR80.29(5)( b). (b) Rec ords of testing of cathodic protec tion sy stem(s).

80 .3 0: R e qu ir e me nts fo r C omp a tib ili ty

(1 ) T he Ow ne r a nd Op e rator sh a ll n ot i ntr od uc e , o r a llo w t o b e int

ro du c e d, a ny

ma te ri a l in to

a UST sy ste m th a t is no t c omp a tib le wi th t he UST sy ste m.
(2) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll ensure that a ll UST sy stems are compatible with the environment in which the y are installed, including, but not limited to, soil and g roundwater.

80.31: Requirements for I nventory

Monitoring

(1 ) D ai l y

I n v en t o ry

M o n i t o ri n g. (a ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator of a tank that is n ot d ou

ble -w a lle d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.17 and does not have continuous monitoring in a ccor dance with 310 CMR 80.19(3)( a),

or (b )1 . o r 3 . s ha ll c on du c t in ve nto ry mon ito ri ngfo r a

bn or ma l r e g ulate d s ub sta

nc e los s. (b) The Owner or Oper ator of UST sy stems w ith tanks ha ving a capa city of 1000 g allons

or le ss m a y us e manu a l ta

nk g a ug ingin a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 31 (2 ) i n order to satisfy the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.31(1)( a).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.31: continued

(c) I n v e n to r

y mo n it o r in g f

o r a b n o r ma l r e g u late d s u

b s ta n c e lo s s s h a ll b e p e r f

ormed a s fo llo ws : 1

. T ak e d a i l y m e a s u r e m e n t s a n d r e c o n c i l e i n v e n t o r

y d a t a d a i l y a n d m o n t h l y; 2

. M ea s u re t h e l i qu i d

i n t h e t an k

u s i n g: a. A g a u g e s ti c k o r ta

p e w it h w a te r s e n s it iv e p a s te w h ic h s h a ll b e c a p able of

me a suri ngliq

uid in t he tank to t he ne a re st c of an inc h; or b

. A n a u t o m a t i c t a n k

g a u g i n g d e v i c e o f

e qu i v a l e n to r

b e t t e r m e a s u r i n g a c c u r a c y. 3. At the close of each calenda r m onth, deter

mine, for that month and for eac h tank or combi nation of tanks, the number of day s in which any

amount of re g ulated substance was dispense d and th e n umber of da y s in which a loss of re g ulated substance was
rec orded. 4. Record a ll daily

measure ments and monthly rec onciliation information. (d) An a bnormal regulated substance loss f rom any tank or c ombination of tanks shall mean a loss not expl ainable by

any spillage , temperature va

riations or other c auses in e x cess of 1% of the volume plus 130 g allons of re g ulated substance dispensed over a per iod of a c alenda

r month. (e) I n the event of abnormal regulated subst ance loss, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll take the following steps within the 72 hours followi n g t h e d i s cover y of the a bnormal re g ulated

su bs tanc e los s: 1. Check the inve ntory

input and output recor ds for mathe matical er ror; and 2. Che c k th e inv e nto ry

fo r a n e rr or in m e a sure me nt. (f ) I f t he a bn or ma l r e g ulate d s ub sta

nc e los s c a nn ot b e re c on c iled in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.31(1)(e) 1. or. 2., the UST sy s t em shall be tested f or tig htness in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.32. (g ) I f t he tank fa ils a tig htn e ss te st pur su a nt to 310 CMR 80. 32 , the Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll

c omp ly wi th 31 0 CMR 40 .0 30 0: Notif ication of Release s and Threats of

Release of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls; Id

e nti fic ati on an d Li

sti ng of O il and

Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applicable

. I f the tank pa sses a tig htness test pursuant to 310 CM R 8 0

. 3 2
, t h e tank is considered tight, and the require ments for tig htness testing in 310 CMR 80.32 are satisfied.

(2 ) M a nu a l T a nk

Ga ug ingfo r S ma ll T a nk s. (a) Ow n ers and Oper ators may use we ekly

manual tank g aug ing on ta nks that have a capa city of 1000 g allons or l ess, i n acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.31(2)( b) and ( c), to satisfy the inventory

monitoring re quirements in 310 CMR 80.31(1)(a)

. (b ) M a nu a l ta

nk g a ug ingsh a ll b e c on du c te d e ve ry se ve n d a y s a s f

oll ow s: 1. Ta nk liq uid le ve l me a sure me nts sh a ll be take n a nd re c or de d, inc lud ing date a nd tim e of m easur eme n ts , a t t

h e b e g inn in g a n d

e n d in g o f

a p e r io d o f a t l e a s t 3 6 h o u r s d

u ring which no liquid is added to or re moved from the ta nk; 2

. L ev el m ea s u re m en t s s h al l b e ba s ed o n an av er age o f t wo co n s ec u t i v e s t i ckre ad i n gs at the beg inning a

nd the ending of the pe riod; 3. The e quipment used shall be ca pable of measuringthe level of

regulated substance

ov e r t he fu ll r a ng e of

the tank ' s h e ig ht t o th e ne a re st c of an inc h; 4. A re lease or leakag e shall be suspe cted if the variation between be g inning a nd ending

measu re m ents exceeds the w eekly or monthly

standard in 310 CMR 80.31(2)(b) 4.: Table F :

Tabl e F

No min a l T a nk

Ca pa c ity Wee kly

Stand a rd (O ne Te st) Mo nth ly Sta nd a rd (A ve ra g e of

F our T e sts )
500 g allons or less 10 g allons 5 g allons 501 throug h 1,000 g allons 13 g allons 7 g allons

(c ) I n th e e ve nt o f a

su sp e c te d re le a se or le a ka g e , the Ow ne r a nd Op e ra tor sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 310 CMR 80.31(1)(e) and (f ).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.31: continued

(3) Abnor

mal Water Ga in. (a ) O wn e rs a nd

Op e rator s th a t are su

bje c t to the re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80 .3 1 s ha ll a lso take da ily measure ments to determine if the re is abnor mal water g ain in the tank. (b) The measure ment shall be take n using a method in 310 CMR80.31(1)( c). (c) All measure ments shall be re corde d. (d) An a bnormal g ain of water insi de the tank s hall be a g ain in the wate r leve l of more than one inch in a 24 hour

period. (e ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll h a ve the wate r r e mov e d fr om th e tan k a nd mana g e d in

a c c or da nc e wi th a

pp lic a ble loc a l, s ta te a nd

fe de ra l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (f ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll h a ve the tank

c he c ke d f

or wat er in acco rd a nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.31(3)(b) throug h (d) within 24 hours of the remova l of the wate r, during which time no reg ulated substance shall be adde d to the tank. (g ) I n th e e ve nt o f a

ny a bn or ma l w a te r g a in, the Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll: 1. Wit hin 72 hours of obtaining knowledg e of the abnorma l w ater g ain, investigate the

c a u s e o f t h e a b n o r m a l w a t e r g a i n a n d m a k e r e p a i r s o r

r e p l a c e m e n t s a s n e c e s s a r y. 2. I f the Owner

or Ope rator c annot deter

mine the ca

use of the a

bnormal water g ain, the UST sy stem shall be tested for tightness in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.32. a. I f the tank f

ai l s a t i gh t n ess test pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32, the Owner or Op e rator sh a ll co mpl y wi th 310 CMR 4 0. 03 00 : Not ifi c ati on of R e le as es a nd Thr e ats of Release of Oil and Hazardous Materials; Identification and L isting of Oil and Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble. b. I f the tan k p a sse s a tig htn e ss t e st p ur su a nt t o 3 10 CMR 8 0. 32 , th e tank is considered t i g ht, and the re quirements for tightness testing in 310 CMR80.32 are satisfied.

(4 ) R ec o rd s

. T h e O wn er o r O p er at o r s h al l m ai n t ai n al l re co rd s o f i n v en t o ry m o n i t o ri n g, including but not limited to sale s re ce i p t s , wee kly and monthly

measure ments, and re cords of

mon ito ri ngfo r a

bn or ma l w a te r g a in fo un d at 310 CMR 80. 31 (3 ), in ac c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(1).

(5 ) Wa ste Oi l T a nk s. Was te oil tank s tha t are su bje c t to 31 0 CM R 80 .3 1 a nd a re c on ne c te d to oil burning equipment shall be ex empt from 310 C MR 80.31 during pe riods when oil burning equipment is in use.

80.32: Requirements for Tank a nd Pipe/L ine Tig htness Testing

(1) Ow ners a

nd Oper at ors of a ll UST sy stems shall meet the following tightness testing
sta nd a rd s: (a) Until J anuar

y 1, 2018, tank and piping /line tightness testing shall be ca pable of detec ting

a re lease or l eaka g e of 0.1 g allon per hour, acc ounting for t he effec ts of thermal e x pansion or contra ction of re g ulated substance, v ap or pocke ts, tank defor mation, evapor ation,

co n d e n s a ti o n , a n d th e lo c a ti o n o f th e w a te r ta b le

. T h e p r o b a

b il it y o f d e te c ti o n s h a ll b e no less than 95% a

nd the proba

bility of a f alse a larm shall be no more than 5%. (b) On and a fter January 1, 2018, tank and piping /line tightness testing shall be ca pable of detec ting a

rele ase or

leaka g e of 0.05 g allon per hour, acc ounting f or the e ffe cts of ther

mal expansion or contrac tion of regulated sub s t an ce, vapor poc kets, tank def ormation, evapor ation, condensation, a nd the location of the water table . The proba bility of dete ction shall be no less than 95% a nd the proba

bility of a f alse a larm shall be no more than 5%.

(2) Ow ners or

Oper ators of a ll UST sy st em s s h all meet the f ollowing tig htness test and

re po rt ingre qu ir e me nts : (a ) Atank

or pip e /li ne tig htn e ss te st sha ll be pe rf or me d by a c e rt if

ie d U ST s y ste m ti g htn e ss tester using the appr opriate te st for the pa rticular ta nk or piping /line. (b) When a tig htness test is perfor med, the Owner or Oper ator shall compile a repor t or log
t h at s h al l i n cl u d e, b u tn o tb e l i m i t edt o , t h e f o l l o wi n g: 1. Date the test was per formed; 2. F a c ili ty

name a nd

a dd re ss; 3. F a c ili ty

Ow ne r n a me a nd

a dd re ss; 4. I dentification of the tank or piping /line that was tested;310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.32: continued

5. Reason for the test, including , but not lim ited to, the date whe n the Owne r and Op e rator fi rs t di sc ov e re d th e ne e d f or the te st; 6. Ty pe of tig htn e ss t e st e qu ipm e nt u se d f or the te st; 7. Na me of the c ertified U ST sy stem tightness tester , his/her ce rtificate number a nd

e xpir a tio n d a te , a

nd the name of

a ny pe rs on s a ssi sti ngin t

he te st; 8. Data she ets with test rea dings r ecor ded; 9. Ca lc ulatio ns pe rt a ini ngto t he te st m e tho d a

nd te st r e su lts ; 10. L ocation of monitoring or obser vation well, if used in test proc edure ; 11 . De sc ri pti on of me tho d use d to me a sure the wate r t a ble , if re qu ir e d, a nd

the re su lt; and 12. Signatur e of the cer

tified UST sy stem tightness tester attesting to the acc urac y

of the inf or ma tio n o f t

he te st r e su lt. (c) The repor

t or log prepa

red pursuant to 310 CMR 80.32(2) (b) shall be kept in ac corda nce with 310 CMR80.36(1).

(3 ) T ig htn e ss T e st F a ilure s. (a) A tank or piping /line fails a tig htness test when the t es t results indicate a rele ase or leaka g e fr om the UST sy stem that exceeds the detec tion standards at 310 CMR80.32(1)( a) or (b) , as applica

ble. (b) I f t he tank or pi ping/line fails a ti g htness test, the certified UST sy stem tightness teste r shall immediately , but in no event later than 24 hours af

ter obtaining knowledg e of the failed test notify the Owne r and O perator and the f ire de partment in the c ity or town in which the UST sy stem is located. (c) The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall comply

wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 80.33, 80.38 and 80.39 and 31 0 CM R 40 .0 30 0: Notif ication of Release

s and Threats of Release of Oil and Hazardous Ma te ria ls; Id

e nti fic ati on an d Li

sti ng of O il a nd

Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble.

80 .3 3: R e qu ir e me nts fo r R e pa ir s and Re pla c e me nts

(1) A ta nk that has re lease d regulated substance shall immediately be emptied, but in no eve nt shall be emptied late r than 24 hours of obtaining know ledg e of the rele ase. (a) The tank shall be permanently closed or remove d in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43(2) or (3) , unless the manufa cture r of the t ank re pairs and r e-c ertifies or re- war ranties the ta

nk, in writing, a

nd the tank passe s a tig htness test in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32. (b ) T he Ow ne r an d O pe rator sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Ma ssa c hu se tts Contingency Plan , if applica ble.

(2) A ta nk that has leaka g e of regulated substance shall be immediately emptied, but in no event shall be emptied late r than 72 hours of obtaining know ledg e of the leaka g e. (a) The tank shall be perma nently closed or r emoved in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.43(2) or (3)
, unless the manufa cture r of the tank repa irs and re- cer tifies or re- war

ranties the ta

nk, in writing, a

nd the tank passe s a tig htness test in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32. (b ) T he Ow ner

a nd Op e rator sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Ma ssa c hu se tts Contingency Plan , if applica ble.

(3) Any

piping or

portion of piping t h at i s t h e source of le akag e or a rele ase sha ll be imm e diate ly

iso la te d a

nd e mpt ie d of re g ulate d su

bs tanc e

. Th e pip ing sh a ll re ma in e mpt y un til said piping or

portion of piping is repaire d or replace d or the UST sy stem is permane ntly closed

or re moved in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43(2) or (3)

. Th e Ow ne r a nd Op e rator

sh a ll c omp ly

wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Massachusetts Contingency Plan , if applica

ble.

(4 ) Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll re pa ir or re pla c e UST sy ste ms a nd UST c omp on e nts wi thi n 30 day s of the discove ry

of the ne ed for

repa ir or re place ment, unless the UST sy stem is taken temporar ily

out-of-se rvice
, remove d or permanently closed, in acc ordanc e with 310 C MR 80.42

or 80 .4 3, wi thi n 3 0 d a y s o f t he dis c ov e ry

of the ne e d f

or the re pa ir

or re pla c e me nt. (a) I f a longe r timeframe for a repa ir is pr ovided in a specific section of 310 CMR 80.00, the long er timefr ame sha ll apply to that specific r epair

. (b ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll d oc ume nt the dis c ov e ry date of the re pa ir or re pla c e me nt. This documentation shall be re tained in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.36(1).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.33: continued

(c) I f, due t o circ umstances be y ond the Owne r and O perator' s control, the re pair or repla ceme nt cannot be c o n d u ct ed wi thin 30 day s of the discove ry of said re pair or

r e p l a c e m e n t , t h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l n o t i f

y t h e D e p a rt m e n t , i n w r i t i n g , w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys of the discove ry

of the ne ed for

a re pair or r eplac ement, information detailing the

c ir c ums tanc e s and

a sc he du le fo r i mpl e me nti ngthe re pa ir s o r r e pla c e me nts

. (5 ) Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll e ns ur e that a ny re pa ir of a UST sy ste m or UST c omp on e nt i s pe r f o r m e d b y a qu a l i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l
, i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c tu r e r ' s s p e c i f

i c a t i o n s, 31 0 CM R 80 .0 0 a

nd a pp lic a ble c od e s a

nd sta nd a rd s.
(6) I f a repa ir is made to the t ank or the pi ping, the Owner or Ope rator sha ll ensure that the ta nk or piping is tightness tested in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.32 within 30 d ay s following the date of the completion of the r epair

. (7) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll maintain recor ds o f ev er y UST sy stem or UST component repa ir, including , but not limit ed to, a description of t he repair and the date of said repa ir, for the

rema ining ope rating life of the U ST sy stem in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(5).

80.34: Requirements for Compli ance Certification

(1) Cer tification For

m. The Owne r or Ope rator o f a US T s y s t em shall submit, t o the De pa rtme nt, a c omp lia nc e c e rt if ic a tio n in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CM R 70 .0 0: Environmental Results Program Certification , no ear lier than 16 months a nd no later than 18 months from the UST fac ility

compliance d at e o r the date of the most re cent third-pa rty inspection repor

t

s u b mi s s io n , w h ic h e v e r is e a r li e r

. T h e c o mp li a n c e c e rti f ic a ti o n s h a ll b e s u

b mi tt e d in a forma t specifie d by the Department. The Owner or Opera tor shall cer

tify whether or not the Owne r or Op e rator ha s c omp lie d w iththe fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : (a) Financ ial responsibility obligations in ac corda

nce with 310 CMR80.51 throug h 80.63; (b) All testing require ments for lea k detec tion, sumps, s pill buckets, overf ill prevention, and

co rr o s i o n p ro t ec t i o n i n ac co rd an ce wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 2 0 t h ro u gh 8 0

. 2 2 an d 8 0

. 2 6 t h ro u gh 80.29; (c ) A ll r e g istratio n, re po rt inga nd re c or d k e e pin g re qu ir e me nts in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23 and 80.36; (d) Eme rg ency

proce dure r equire ments in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.25; (e ) T hat c a tho dic pr ote c tio n readi ngs hav e be e n ta ke n a nd re c or de d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.29(4)(b), a s applicable ; (f ) A de mon s t r a t i o n t h a ta l l C l a s s A
, B a n d C o p e r a t o r s a r e c e rt i f

i e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w ith 310 CMR 80.37; (g ) For all sump, spill bucket a nd overf ill prevention equipment inspections in ac corda nce with 310 CMR80.27 and 80.28; (h ) T hat a ll repairs a nd

re pla c e me nts have be e n c omp le te d in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.33; and (i ) Th a t the UST c omp on e nts a nd c on fi g ur a tio n o f t

he UST sy ste m and

UST c omp on e nts have not c hang ed. I f the UST sy stem or UST component has chang ed, completion and

su bmi ssi on of a n ame nd e d r e g istra

tio n f or m to the De pa

rt me nt i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1).

(2) Return to Com p liance. A t the time of submission, i f the Ow ner or Oper ator is out of

c omp lia nc e wi th a ny of the re qu ir e me nts on the Ce rt if ic a tio n F or

m, t he Ow ne r o r O pe ra

tor sh a ll submit a Return to Compl iance (R T C ) P l an with the Certific ation For m that details what the Owner or Ope rator w ill do to return to compliance a nd the date by

which complianc e will be achie ved. The RTC P lan shall include, but not be limited to, a ctions the Owner or Oper ator ha s taken or will take to come into compliance and rema in in c ompliance with the r equire ments of 310 CMR 80.00. (a) The de ficienc ies id en t i fi ed in the RTC plan shall be cor rec ted within 30 day s of the submitt al of the Cer

tification For

m, unle ss the RTC plan doc uments a re asonable basis for why more time is neede d to c orre ct the defic iencies and provides an a nticipated completion date.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.34: continued

(b) I f the Depa

rtment deter

mines that the proposed c ompletion date is not reasona ble, the De pa rtme nt s ha ll n oti fy

the Ow ne r o r O pe rator

that de fi c ie nc ie s sh a ll be c or re c te d b y a date

ear lier than the pr oposed date

. (c) The Ow ner or

Operat o r s h al l notify

the Depa

rtment, in a for

mat specifie d by

the Depa rtment, when the defic iencies a re c orre cted.

(3) Cer tifi ca t i on for Te mporarily Out-of- service UST Sy stem. The Owne r or Ope rator of a UST sy stem that is temporar ily out-of-se rvice shall cer tify compliance with the re quirements at 310 CMR 80.42(4).

(4 ) N e w o r N e wl y

Re g ulate d U ST Fa c ili ty

. I f a UST fa c ili ty is i ns ta lle d o r b e c ome s su bje c t to 31 0 CM R 80.00 a ft e r Janu a ry 2, 20 15 , th e c omp lia

nc e c e rt if ic a tio n s ta te me nt i s d

ue to Depa rtment no ea

rlier than 16 months and no later than 18 months afte r t he date of re g istration in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.23.

(5) Cer tific at i on Statement. The Ow ner or Oper ator shall comply

with the Certification Sta te me nt r e qu ir e me nts a t 31 0 CM R 70 .0 3( 2) : Certification St atement , e xce pt t hat 31 0 CM R 7 0

. 0 3 ( 2 ) ( b ) a n d

( c ) s h a l l n o ta

p p l y.
80.35: Requirements for Monthly I nspections

(1) Owner s and Operators are responsible for ensuring that monthly visual inspections meeting the re qu ir e me nts in 31 0 CMR 80 .3 5( 2) a re c on du c te d a t a ll und e rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste ms. A Class A or B o p er at o r s hall conduct the monthly visual inspections, or the monthly visual inspections shall be conduc ted under the direc tion of a Class A or B operator.

(2 ) T he mon thl y vis ua l ins pe c tio n of un de rg ro un d sto ra g e tank sy ste ms a

nd UST c omp on e nts shall include, but not be limited to: (a ) V e ri fy

ingtha t th e e le c tr on ic mon ito ri ng e qu ipm e nt i s c ur re ntl y on a nd pr op e rl y
o p er at i n g. (b) Inspecting eac h spill bucket in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.28(2)(e)

. (c) Ver ify ing that gr ade le vel fill cover s are proper ly color-c oded.

(3) I f t he vis ual i nspection i ndicates that any underg round storag e tank sy stem components ar e not properly

operating or

are not bei n g maintained in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.00,

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns a nd a

pp lic a ble c od e s and

sta nd a rd s, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll
repa ir said component( s) in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33.

(4) Eve r y r e qu ir e me n t u

n d e r 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 3 5 ( 2 ) s h a ll b e r e c o r d e d o n a mo n th ly in s p e c ti on repor t or log that contains at a

minimum the following information: (a) Whether the c omponent is properly operating a

nd being maintained. (b) Any repa irs conducte d on components desig nated a s not operating or beingmaintained in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 00 , th e manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if ic a tio ns a nd

a ll a pp lic a ble

c od e s and sta nd a rd s.
(5 ) Th e re su lts of e a c h in sp e c tio n s ha ll b e re c or de d a nd re ta ine d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.36(1).

80.36: Requirements for Recordke eping

(1) F or a minimum of four y ear s, th e Ow ner or Oper ator shall maintain re cords in har d copy

or elec tronically , and shall make them available to the Depa rtment as soon as possible following

a re qu e st, bu t in

no e ve nt m or e tha

n s e ve n b us ine ss d ay s a ft e r t he re qu e st. Th e re c or ds sh a ll include, but ar e not limited to: (a ) Re su lts of

a ll t ur bin e , in te rm e diate a nd

dis pe ns e r s ump ins pe c tio ns a nd int e g ri ty te sts in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.20(4) and 80.27(4) (c) , (6)( d), (8) (b) a nd (9)( a). (b ) R e su lts of

a ll a nnua l su mp se ns or te sti ng , if a pp lic a ble
, in a c c or da

nc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80.27(5)( b)2. and ( 7)(c )2.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.36: continued

(c ) R e su lts of a ll sp ill bu c ke t ins pe c tio ns a nd int e g ri ty te sts in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.21(1)( c) a

nd 80.28(2)( i). (d) Results of all cathodic protec tion tests in accorda nce with 310 CMR80.22(6) a nd 80.29(7). (e ) R e c or ds to de mon str a te the Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor re sp on de d to a larm s in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.24(3). (f) Results of all leak detection t ests in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.26(1) throug h (11), as applica ble. (g ) L eak de tection monitoring r ecor ds in a ccor dance with 310 CMR 80.26(6)
, (7) and (8), as applica ble. (h ) Re su lts of ins pe c tio ns a nd te sti ngof ov e rf ill pr e ve nti on

e qu ipm e nt i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.28(3)(d). (i) Rec ords for a ll inventory monitoring for abnorma l regulated subst ance loss and abnorma l water g ain in acc ordanc e with to 310 CMR 80.31(4), if applicable

. (j ) R e po rt s o f t ig htn e ss t e sts c on du c te d, e xclu din g te sts c on du c te d at in st all ati on , in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32(2)(c)

. (k ) D oc ume ntatio n o f t

he date the ne e d f

or the re pa ir

or re pla c e me nt w a s dis cov e re d in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33(4)(b). (l ) Re c or ds to de mon str a te c omp lia nc e wi th c ha

ng e -i n- pr od

uc t r e qu ir e me nts a t 31 0 CM R 80.41(6). (m) Monthly

inspection repor

ts or logs in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.35(5).

(2 ) F or a t le a st tw o y e a rs a ft e r t

he op e ra tor is n o lo ng e r d e sig nate d, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll maintain rec ords i n hard copy or electronica lly
, that eac h Class A, C lass B and Class C operators

wa s c e rt if ie d in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80 .3 7( 7) thr ou g h (9 ), a nd sh a ll make the m ava ila ble to the Depa

rtment as soon a s p o s s i b l e following a re quest, but in no event more tha n seven bu sin e ss d a y s a ft e r t

he re qu e st.

(3 ) Un til the UST sy ste m is re mov e d or pe rm a ne ntl y c los e d in a c c or da nc e wi th 31 0 CMR 80.43(2) or (3), the Owner or Oper ator shall maintain the most re cent copy of t h e f ollowing

rec ords in hard c opy

or ele ctronica lly , and shall make them available to the Depa rtment as soon

a s p os sib le fo llo wi ng a re qu e st, bu t in n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (a) A copy

of the re g istration in accor dance with 310 CMR80.23(1). (b) A c opy

of the third-pa

rty inspection repor

t pursuant to 310 CMR 80.49(6)(b). (c ) L ist of the c ur re nt C la ss A , Cl a ss B a nd Cla ss C op e ra

tor s o f e a c h U ST s y ste m in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(11). (d ) R e c or ds that th e Ow ne r a nd Op e rator c omp lie d wi th te mpo ra ry c los ur e re qu ir e me nts in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.42(6), if applica ble. (e) Records to de monstrate that the Ow ner a nd Oper ator c omplied with the permane nt closure r equire ments in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43(7), if applica ble. (f) Emerg ency

proce dures in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.25(2).

(4) F or the life of

a cathodic protec tion sy stem, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll m ai ntain an as bu ilt , s c a le d p lan o f t

he c a tho dic pr ote c tio n s y ste m and manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.22(4)(c) , in hard c opy or el ec tronically , and shall make them available to the Depa

rtment as soon as possible following a r equest, but in no eve nt more than

se ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st.

(5) Un til the UST sy ste m is re mov e d o r p e rm a ne ntl y c los e d in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.43(2) or

(3), the O wner

or Ope rator sha l l maintain the following rec ords in hard c opy or elec tronically , and shall make them available to the Department as soon as possible following

a re qu e st, bu t in

no e ve nt m or e tha

n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st: (a ) R e c or ds of

e a c h e qu ipm e nt r e pa ir

or re pla c e me nt i n a c c ordanc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80.33(7). (b ) A co p y o f i n s t al l at i o n i n fo rm at i o n i n cl u d i n g, b u tn o tl i m i t edt o , t h e i n s t al l er 's

cer tification and c hecklist, testing r esults, inspections and a c opy of the scaled dra

wing or as-built plans of the UST fa cility in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.16.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.36: continued

(6 ) A n O wn e r o r O perato r sha ll m a int a in t he mos t c ur

re nt f ina nc ia l a ssu ra nc e me c ha

nis m( s)

us e d to de mon str a te fi na nc ia l re sp on sib ili ty in a c c or da nc e wi th 31 0 CMR 80 .5 9 for a UST sy stem until re lease d from the require ments in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.61. The Ow ner or Oper ator shall kee p the docume n t ati on in hard c opy or ele ctronica lly . Upon re quest from the Depa rtment, the Owner or Oper ator shall make the documentation available to the De partment

a s so on a s p os sib le , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r r e c e ivi ngthe re qu e st.

(7) An Owner or Oper ator shall maintain documentation that a UST sy stem holds a de minimus

conce ntration of re g ulated substance , until the Owner a n d Operator no long er c laim the exemption, i n acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.04(5)(c) . The O wn er o r Operator shall kee p the documentation in ha

rd copy or elec tronically

. Upon reque st f rom the Depa

rtment , t h e O wner or Ope rator sha ll make the documentation available to the Depa rtment as soon as possible, but in n o e ve nt m or e tha

n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r r e c e ivi ngthe re qu e st.

OPERATOR TRAI

NI NG

80.37: Class A, B and C Ope rator Re quirements and Ce rtifications

(1) Effec tive Aug ust 8, 2012, ever y Owner and Ope rator sha ll ensure that at least one Class A, B a nd C ope rator cer

tified in a ccor dance with 310 CMR 80.37 is desig nated to ea ch under g round
sto ra g e tank

sy ste m. (a) An i ndividual may be designated by an Owne r and O perator as a Class A, Class B , or Cla ss C op e rator

or a ny c omb inatio n o f t

he thr e e Cla sse s. (b) An individual Class A, Class B, or Class C operator may

be desig nated by

an Owne r and O p e r a t o r f o r m o r e t h a n o n e U S T s ys t e m o r U S T f a c i l i t y.
(2 ) Ex cept a s p ro vid e d in 31 0 CM R 80 .3 7( 2) (a ), the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll e ns ur e that a Cla ss A , B or C op e rator is pr e se nt wh e n the UST sy ste m( s) is i n o pe ratio n. At un mann e d U ST sy stems, including, but not limited to, emer g ency g ener ators at telec ommunication towers and

car d lock/ car d acc ess fa cilities, there sha ll be Class A, B a nd C operator s desig nated a s

re sp on sib le fo r o pe ratio n a nd ma int e na

nce act iv iti e s a t su c h s y ste ms a nd re sp on din g to

emer g encie s, and they

shall be ce rtified in ac corda nce w ith 310 C M R 80.02(7) throug h (9),

r e s p e c t i v e l y.
(3) I f a differe nt Class A, B or C oper ator ne eds to be de signated for a ny rea son, including, but

no t li mit e d, to r e sig natio n or te rm inatio n, the Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll d e sig nate the a

pp ro pr ia te Cla ss Aor

B op e rator

wi thi n 3 0 d a y s o f t

he po sit ion

be ingva c a te d, or Cla ss C op e ra tor wi thi n te n d a y s o f

t h e p o s i t i o n b e i n g v a c a t e d
, a n d t h e O w n e r

o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l e n s u r e t h a ts a i d

C l a ss A, B or C operator is cer

tified in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(7), (8) or (9).

(4 ) C la ss AOp e rator

Re qu ir e me nts

. (a) A Class A operator shall have g ener al knowledg e and unde rstanding of under g round storag e tank sy stems and applica ble state re g ulatory

require ments that apply

to underg round storag e tank sy stems, including, but not limited to: 1

. T an k s an d

p i p i n g; 2. Reg ulated substance s stored; 3. L eak de tection; 4. Spill preve ntion; 5. Over fill prevention; 6. Corrosion protec tion; 7. Em e rg e nc y

re sp on se pr oc e dure s; 8

. P r o d u c tc o mp a t i b i l i t y; 9. F ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

do c ume ntatio n r e qu ir e me nts ; 10 . Re g istratio n a

nd oth e r n oti fi c a tio n r e qu ir e me nts ; 11 . Re po rt inga nd

re c or d k e e pin g re qu ir e me nts ; 12 . U ST t e sti ngre qu ir e me nts ; 13. Tempora

ry and per manent closure require ments; and 14. The Class B operator quali fi cations, training and examination require ments and Cla ss C op e rator

qu a lif ic a tio ns a nd

tr a ini ngre qu ir e me nts

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.37: continued

(b ) ACla ss Aop e rator

sh a ll e ns ur e that a

pp ro pr ia te ind ivi du a ls: 1. Pr op e rl y

op e rate a nd

ma int a in t

he un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste m. 2. Ma int a in r e qu ir e d r e c or ds

. 3. Are trained to ope rate and maintain the unde rg round storag e tank sy stem and kee p

re c or ds

. 4. P roper ly

respond to eme rg encie s cause d by leaks or r elea ses from unde rg round
sto ra g e tank

sy ste ms. 5. Make f

inancial r esponsibility

documents ava ilable to the Depa rtment as re quired.

(5 ) C la ss B Op e rator

Re qu ir e me nts

. (a) A Class B ope rator sha ll have in-de pth knowledg e and unde rstanding of oper ation and

ma int e na nc e re qu ir e me nts a nd

a pp lic a ble sta te re g ulator

y re qu ir eme nt s th a t a

pp ly to underg round storag e tank sy stems, including but not limited to: 1

. T an k s an d

p i p i n g; 2. Reg ulated substance stored; 3. L eak de tection; 4. Spill preve ntion; 5. Over fill prevention; 6. Corrosion protec tion; 7. Em e rg e nc y

re sp on se pr oc e dure s; 8

. P r o d u c tc o mp a t i b i l i t y; 9. F ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

do c ume ntatio n r e qu ir e me nts ; 10 . Re g istratio n a

nd oth e r n oti fi c a tio n r e qu ir e me nts ; 11 . Re po rt inga nd

re c or d k e e pin g re qu ir e me nts ; 12 . U ST t e sti ngre qu ir e me nts ; 13. Tempora

ry and per manent closure require ments; and 14 . T he Cla ss C op e rator qu a lif ic a tio n a nd tr a ini ngre qu ir e me nts

. (b) A C lass B operator shall ensure implementation of t he day -to-day aspec ts of operation and maintena

nce of, and rec ordkee ping f or, under g round storag e tank sy stems and shall have gen er al an d

s i t e s p ec i fi c k n o wl ed ge o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: 1. Com po ne nts of

un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste ms. 2. What material the underg round storag e tank sy stem components ar e construc ted of. 3. Methods of re lease detec tion a n d re l ea s e pre vention applied to the under g round sto ra g e tank

sy ste m.
(6 ) C la ss C Op e rator

Re qu ir e me nts

. (a) A Class C operator sha ll have specific knowledge of t he lay out of the UST sy stem(s),

e me rg e nc y

pr oc e dure s and

ho w t o r e sp on d to a larm s. (b ) ACla ss C op e rator

sh a ll: 1. I mmediately

and proper ly

respond to ala

rms or other indications of emerg encie s

c a us e d b y le a ks , o r r e le a se s f

ro m un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste ms. 2. I mmediately

notify a Class A or Class B operator an d appropriate eme rg ency

re sp on de rs

. (c) A Class C operator sha ll be th e Ow n er or Ope rator of the under g round storag e tank fac ility or an e mp l o y ee of

the Owne r or Ope rator, but not all employ ees of the Owne r or Op e rator a re ne c e ssa

ri ly Cla ss C op e ra

tor s.
(7 ) C e rt if

ic a tio n Re qu ir e me nts fo r C la ss AOp e rator s. ( a ) T h e O w n e r

o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l e n s u r e t h a t C l a s s A o p e r a t o r s a r e c e rt i f i e d w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys afte r being desig nated by the Owner or Operator to assume re sponsibili ty for a n underg round
sto ra g e tank

sy ste m. (b) Require ments to be ce rtified as a Class A operator: 1. Obtain training in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(7)(c) and (d) which may include on-the-job tra ining; and 2. Take and pass a

n operator examination i n ac co rdanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(7)(e) throug h (g ). (c) The Ow ner or Oper ator shall ensure that Class A operators are trained on the ty pe(s) of UST sy ste m( s) fo r w hic h th e y a re d e sig nate d. Sa id t

ra ini ngsh a ll c ov e r s ub

je c t matte rs in 31 0 CM R

8 0

. 3 7 ( 4 ) a n d

s h a l l i n c l u d e t h o s e s y s t e m s f o r w h i c h t h e C l a s s A o p e r a t o r is desig nated. Said tra ining sha ll include, but not be limit ed to:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.37: continued

1

. T y p e s o f ta n k s , p ip in g , r e g u late d

s u b s ta n c e s s to r e d
, o v e r f

il l p r e v e n ti o n , le a k

d e te ction and cor rosion protec tion. 2. Op e ratio n a

nd ma int e na nc e sc he du le s a

nd re qu ir e me nts

. 3. Te sti ng , r e po rt inga nd re c or dk e e pin g re qu ir e me nts

. 4. Financ ial responsibility require ments and the financ ial responsibility instruments that

a re in p la c e fo r e a c h U ST s y ste m. 5. Ge ne ra l e me rg e nc y

re sp on se pr oc e dure s a

nd re qu ir e me nts

. (d) The Owner or Oper ator shall docume nt that Class A operator s have r ece ived training that complies w it

h 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 3 7 ( 7 ) ( b ) 1

. a n d ( c )

. T h e O w n e r o r O p e r a to r s h a ll k e e p the documentation for

at l east two y ear s after

the Class A operator is no longe r desig nated by the Owner or Ope rator, in ha

rd copy or elec tronically

. Upon reque st f rom the De partment, the Owner or Ope rator sha ll m ak e t he docume ntation available to the r equestor a s soon as po ssi ble , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (e ) C l a s s A o p e r a t o r s s h a l l d e m o n s t r a t e k n o w l e d g e o f

U S T s y s t e m s i n g e n e r a l a n d a ll applicable state re g ulations by taking and passing an oper ator e x am i n ation, as re quired by the De pa rtme nt. (f ) U po n p a ssi ngthe op e rator e xami natio n, the Cla ss Aop e ra tor sh a ll r e c e ive a

c e rt if ic a te indicating passag e of the operator examination and the Owne r or Oper ator shall keep a copy of the c ertifica

te for at le ast two y ear s afte r the Class A Oper ator is no longe r desig nated by the Ow ne r o r O pe rator , in ha rd c op y or e le c tr on ic a lly

. Up on re qu e st f ro m th e De pa

rtme nt, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll make the docume ntat ion available to the r equestor a s soon as po ssi ble , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (g ) A ny ind ivi du a l w ho take s and fa ils a ny op e ra tor e xami natio n th re e ti mes wi thin s ix months s h al l be prohibited fr om taking a ny operator examination for six months from the third failure

. (h) A Class A ope rator w i th a cur rent Class A ce rtification fr om another state may be

c e rt if ie d in Mas sa c hu se tts a s a Clas s A op e rator if the op e rator

is tra ine d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.37(7)(c)
, and the Class A operator passe s the Massac husetts-specif ic portion of the ope rator e x amination.

(8 ) C e rt if

ic a tio n Re qu ir e me nts fo r C la ss B Op e ra tor s. ( a ) T h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l e n s u r e t h a tC l a s s B o p e r a t o r s a r e c e rt i f i e d w i t h i n 3 0 d a ys afte r beingdesig nat ed by the Owne r or Ope rator to a ssume operation and maintenanc e

re sp on sib ili tie s o f t

he un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste m. (b) Require ments to be ce rtified as a Class B oper ator: 1. Obtain training in a ccor dance with 310 CMR 80.37(8) (c) and (d) which may include on-the-job tra ining; and 2. T ak e an d pass an ope rator e x amination in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(8)(e) throug h (g ). (c ) T he Ow ner o r O pe rator sh a ll e ns ur e that Cla ss B op e ra tor s a re tr a ine d o n th e sp e c if

ic UST sy ste m( s) fo r w hic h th e y a re d e sig nate d. Sa id t

ra ini ngsh a ll c ov e r s ub

je c t matte rs in 31 0 CM R 80 .3 7( 5) a nd

sh a ll i nc lud e tho se sy ste ms f or wh ic h th e Cla ss B o pera to r is desig nated. Said tra ining sha ll include, but not be limit ed to: 1. Ty pes of tanks, piping , regulated substance s stored, over fill preventi o n, leak de tection and cor rosion protec tion. 2. Op e ratio n a

nd ma int e na nc e of the un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste m. 3. Te sti ng , r e po rt inga nd re c or dk e e pin g re qu ir e me nts

. 4. F ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

do c ume ntatio n r e qu ir e me nts

. 5. Em e rg e nc y

re sp on se pr oc e dure s a

nd re qu ir e me nts

. (d) Ow ners or

Oper ators shall docume nt that Class B oper ators have rec eived tra ining that complies with 310 CMR 80.37(8)(b)1. and (c)

. T h e Owne r and O perator shall keep the documentation for

at least two y ear s after

the Class B Op erator is no longe r desig nated by the Ow ne r o r O pe rator , in ha rd c op y or e le c tr on ic a lly

. Up on re qu e st fr om the De pa rtme nt, the Owne r or Ope rator shall make the doc umentation available to the reque stor as soon as po ssi ble , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (e ) C la ss B op e rator s sh a ll d e mon str a te kn owled ge o f US T sy ste ms i n g e ne ra l and a ll applica b l e s tate re g ulations by taking and passing an oper ator e x amination, as re quired by the De pa rtme nt.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.37: continued

(f ) U po n pa ssi ng the op e rator e xami natio n, the Cla ss B op e ra tor sh a ll r e c e ive a

c e rt if ic a te indicating passag e of the operator examination and the Owner or Oper ator shall keep a copy of the c ertifica

te for at least two y ear s after the Class B ope rator is no long er de signated by the Ow ne r o r Op e rator , in ha rd c op y or

e le c tr on ic a lly . U

po n r e qu e st f

ro m th e De pa

rtme nt, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll ma ke the doc umentation available to the reque stor as soon as po ssi ble , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (g ) A ny ind ivi du a l w ho take s and fa ils a ny op e ra tor ex ami nat io n thr e e tim e s w ith in s ix months shall be prohibited from taking any operator exami n at i o n for six m onths from the third failure

. (h) A Cl a s s B o p e r a to r w it h a c u r r e n t Cl a s s B c e rti f

ic a ti o n f r o m a n o th e r s tate may

be

c e rt if ie d in Ma ssa c hu se tts a s a Cla ss B op e rator if the op e rator

is tra ine d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.37(8)(c) , and the Class B operator passes the Ma ssachuse tts-specific por tion of the ope rator e x amination.

(9 ) C e rt if

ic a tio n Re qu ir e me nts fo r C la ss C Op e ra tor s. (a) A Cla s s C o p er at o r shall be certified be fore being desig nated by the Owne r and Oper ator. (b) In order

to be ce rtified as a

Class C oper ator, the O wner or Ope rator sha ll document that an individual was tra ined by a Class A or B ope rator. T he tra ining sha ll be site specific and shall include, at a minimum, the actions to take in response to alarms or othe r indications of

e me rg e nc ie s c a

us e d b y le a ks or re le a se s f ro m an und e rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste m. (c) When the training is complete, the tra iner and the C lass C operator shall eac h sign a

nd date the tr a ini nglogfo r t he UST fa c ili ty

do c ume nti ng th at th e tra ini ngwa s c omp le te d in

acc ordanc e 310 CMR 80.37(9)(b) and (c)

. The tra iner shall also doc ument the under ly ing

rea son for the re-tra ining in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(9)( d). The Owner or Operator shall maintain the log for at least two y ear s afte r the Class C operator is no long er de signated, in hard co p y or ele ctronica lly . Upon re quest from the D epar tment, the Owner

or Ope rator shall make the logavailable to the reque stor as soon as possible, but in no event more than

se ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st. (d ) Th e Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll e ns ur e that the Cla ss C op e ra tor is re -t ra ine d and sh a ll do c ume nt the re -t

ra ini nga nd

the un de rl y ingre a so n f

or the re -t ra ini ngin a c c or da

nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.37(9)(c) when: 1

. E m e r g e n c y p r o c e d

u r e s c h a n g e a ta

f a c i l i t y; 2. The ty

pe or loc ation of the lea

k detec tion alarm sy stem chang es; or 3. Th e ty

pe or loc a tio n o f t

he e me rg e nc y

shut- of f s wi tc h c ha

ng e s.
(10) Te mporary

Transf ers of C l as s C Op er ators. P rior to the Class C operator assuming desig nation at a UST fac ility to which the Class C operator is temporar ily transfe rre d, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll ensure that suc h Class C operator is traine d on the site-spec ific eme rg ency proce dures of

the UST fac ility

in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37(9).

(1 1) Th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll m a int a in a

lis t of the de sig nate d Cla ss A, B a nd C op e rator (s ) for e ach U ST sy stem or fa cility , in hard c opy or ele ctronica lly . Upon re q u est from the Depa rtment, the Owner or Oper ator shall make the documentation available to the r equestor a s

so on a s p os sib le , b ut i n n o e ve nt m or e tha n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r the re qu e st. Th is l ist sh a ll inc lud e , b ut n ot b e lim ite d to , th e hir ingdate or c on tr a c t dat e , th e date of the op e ra tor ’s mos t

r e c e n t t r a in in g a n d
, f

o r Cl a s s A a n d

B o p e r a to r s , th e d a te o f

h is o r h e r mo s t r e c e n t o p era tor examination certification.

(12) Without li mitation, if the Depar tment determines that a

UST sy stem is out of compliance with applicable state re g ulations, the De p a r tm e n t m a y r equire that the Owne r or Ope rator pr ovide

re -t ra ini ngfo r one or mor e Cla ss A, B or C ope rator (s ) an d/o r re qu ir e that on e or mor e Cla ss A or B operator(s) r e-take and pa ss the operator examination.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

L EAKAG E AND REL EASE: RESP ONSE, REPORTI NG AND REMEDI ATI ON

80 .3 8: R e sp on se to a

Re le a se
(1) Nothing in 310 CMR80.00 shall aff ect the O wner

or Oper ator notification obligations under 31 0 CM R 40 .0 00 0: Massachusetts Contingency P lan

. (2) In the eve nt of a re lease from a ta nk, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll empty the tank immediately , but in no event later than 24 hours of obta ining knowle dg e of the rele ase.
(3) In the eve nt of a re lease from piping , the Owner or Ope rator sha ll imm ediately empty and isolate the sec tion of pipe deter mined to have ha d the re lease

.

8 0

. 3 9 R es p o n s e t o L ea k age

(1) In the event of l eaka g e, whether determined by testing, visual inspection or other wise, the following steps shall be take n: (a) I f testing , visual inspection or other inf ormation has conf

irm ed t h at t h e s o urce of the l e a k a g e i s t h e p i p i n g , t h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l i m m e d i a t e l y: 1. I solate and empty the section of the pipe deter mined to have lea

kag e until the section is repair ed or r eplac ed; or 2. Ta ke that U ST sy st em tem pora ri ly ou t- of -s e rv ic e in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.42; or 3. Remove or permane ntly close the U ST sy stem in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43. (b) I f testing has confirme d that the source of the leaka g e is a particula r tank, the O wner

or Op e rator sh a ll imm e diate ly
, bu t in no e ve nt la te r tha n 7 2 h ours of

ob ta ini ngthe te st r e su lts
, empty the UST sy stem; and: 1. Repair the ta

nk in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33(2); or 2. Remove the tank in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.43(2); or 3. Permane ntly

close-in- place the tank in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.43(3).

80.40: Reportable Rele ases

For ea c h r e po rt a

ble re le a se purs ua

nt t o 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Massachusetts Contingency Plan , the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll provide the following informat i o n to the Depa rtment, in a format pr ovided by

the Depa rtment, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.23(3)(c) : ( a ) T h e s o u r c e o f

e a c h r e p o rta

b le r e le a s e f

r o m a U ST s y s te m, i.e . the UST component or piece of equipment that fa iled, if known; and (b ) T he c a

us e of e a c h r e po rt a

ble re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m, i.e

. the reason for the failure
, if known.

CH AN GE -I

N- PRO DU CT, OU T- OF -S ERV I CE S YST EM S AN D C L OSU RE

80.41: Requirements for Chang e-in-pr oduct

(1) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators shall comply with all require ments in 310 CMR80.41.

(2 ) AUST sy ste m on c e us e d f or no n- fo od g ra de re g ulate d s ub sta

nc e s sh a ll not be re us e d to store food pr oducts or drinking water

. (3) The Owner

shall notify

the Depa rtment, i n a fo rm at s p ecif ied by the Depa rtment, of a

c ha ng e -i n- pr od

uc t in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 23 (2 )( a ) a nd the fo llo wi ngtim e fr a me s: (a) I f the c hang e-in-pr oduct is from a regulated substance to a differ ent re g ulated substance
, within 30 day s of executing the cha ng e. (b) I f the c hang e-in-pr oduct is from a r eg ulated substance t o a n o n -r egu lated substance
, prior to executing the cha ng e. (c) I f the c hang e-in-pro d u ct i s from a non- regulated substance to a re g ulated substance
, wi t h i n 3 0 d a y s o f r e c e i v i n g r e g u l a t e d s u b s t a n c e i n t o t h e U S T s y s t e m , i n a c c o r d a n c e wi th 310 CMR 80.23(1).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.41: continued

(4) I f the c hang e-in-pr oduct is from a r eg ulated substance to a non-re g ulated substance : (a) Be fore executing a

chang e-in-pr oduct, t he Owner or Oper ator shall remove all solid and l i qu i d m at er i al i n ac co rd an ce wi t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 4 7

. T h e Ow n er o r Op er at o r s h al l m an age the so lid a nd liq uid ma te ri a l r e mov e d f

ro m th e UST sy ste m in

a c c or da nc e wi th a ll a

pp lic a ble fede ral, state a

nd local laws a

nd regulations; and (b) The UST sy stem will no longer be subjec t to 310 CMR80.00, ex ce p t that the Owne r and Ope rator sha ll continue t o b e re s p onsible for re mediating any rele ases of

regulated substances that occur

red. The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll conduct an a ssessment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.43(4), a fter notify ing the Depa

rtment of the c hang e-in-pr oduct, but befor e the cha ng e-in-pr oduct is executed.

(5) I f the c hang e-in-pr oduct is from a reg ulated substance to another r eg ulated substance , befor e executing the chang e-in-pr oduct, the Owne r o r Op er at o r shall empty the tank. The Owner

or Oper ator shall mana g e the solid and liquid material r emoved f rom the UST sy stem in acc ordanc e wi th a ll a pp lic a ble fe de ra l, s ta te a nd

loc a l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (6) Ow ners or

Oper ators shall demonstrate compliance with the require ments fo r chang ein-product by

maintaining r ecor ds/documentation, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(1).

80.42: Requirements for Taking a UST Sy stem Tempora rily Out-of- service

(1) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators shall comply with all require ments in 310 CMR80.42.

(2 ) Wi thi n 3 0 d a y s aft er a UST sy ste m is take n te mpo ra ri ly ou t- of -s e rv ic e , th e Ow ne r s ha ll

no tif y the Dep a rtme nt i n a

fo rm a t sp e c if

ie d b y the De pa rtme nt i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(2)( b).

(3) The Owner

or Ope rator sha ll not take a UST sy stem temporar ily out- o f- s ervic e for

more tha n f ive y e a rs

. (a) I f a temporar ily out-of-se rvice UST sy stem is not put back into service at the end of five
y e a rs , th e Ow ner o r Ope rat or sh a ll p e rm a ne ntl y

c los e the UST sy ste m in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.43. (b ) Asin g le -w a lle d s te e l ta nk that is te mpo ra

ri ly ou t-of -s e rv ic e on

Au g us t 7, 20 17 , s ha ll comply with the require ments at 310 CMR 80.15.

(4) W hen a UST sy ste m is take n te mpo ra ri ly ou t- of -s e rv ic e , th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll comply only with the following require ments of 310 CMR 80.00 during the e ntire time period the UST sy stem is temporarily out-of-se rvice : (a) Remove all solid and liquid material from the UST sy stem and have the UST sy stem rende red ine rt in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.47; Th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator

sh a ll m a na g e the so lid a nd liq uid ma te ri a l re mov e d f

ro m th e UST sy ste m in a c c or da nc e wi th a ll a

pp lic a ble fe de ra l, s ta te a nd

loc a l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns ; (b ) C ap , l o ckan d

s ec u re al l fi l l l i n es an d

fi l l p i p es aga i n s tt am p er i n g; (c ) K e e p th e ve nt l ine s o pe n a nd op e ra ble fo r t he enti re pe ri od

that th e UST sy ste m is temporar ily

out-of-se rvice ; (d ) C on tin

ue op e ratio n a

nd ma int e na

nc e of c or ro sio n prot ect io n in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.29, i f applica ble; (e ) C on tin

ue to c omp ly

wi th t he thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e qu ir e me nts in a c c or dan c e wi th 310 CMR 80.49; (f) Comply with the Compli ance Certification r equire ments for tempor arily out-of-se rvice UST sy stems in accor dance with 310 CMR80.34(3); and (g ) Maintain fina

ncial re sponsibili ty

in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.51 through 80.63.

(5) Prior to re turning the UST sy stem to se rvice , the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll have the tank a nd piping tig htness tested and sha ll ensure that the U ST sy stem components ar e ca l i b rated and op e ratin g in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. (6 ) Wi thi n 3 0 d ay s aft er ret ur nin g the UST sy ste m to se rv ic e , th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll

no tif y the Dep a rtme nt i n a

fo rm a t sp e c if

ie d b y the De pa rtme nt i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(2)( c).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.42: continued

(7 ) O wn e rs or

Op e rators sh a ll d e mon str a te c omp lia nc e wi th t he re qu ir e me nts of

te mpo ra ri ly out-of-se rvice by

maintaining r ecor ds/documentation in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(3).

80.43: Requirements for Removal and Perma

nent Closure I n-plac e
(1) Ow ners a

nd Oper ators shall comply with the require ments in 310 CMR80.43.

(2 ) R e qu ir e me nts fo r R e mov a l of a UST Sy ste m. (a) Prior to removal of a UST sy stem, the Owne r or Ope rator sha l l h av e all the solid and liquid material remove d from the UST sy stem, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.47, have the UST sy ste m r e nd e re d in e rt a nd sh a ll s e c ur e all ope nin g s. Th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll

mana g e a ll s oli d a

nd liq uid ma te ri a l r e mov e d f

ro m the UST sy ste m in

a c c or da nc e wi th a ll

a pp lic a ble fe de ra l, s ta te a nd

loc a l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (b ) T he Owner or Ope rator sh a ll c on du c t an a sse ssm e nt i n a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.43(4) within 24 hours af ter the U ST sy st em i s re moved, but prior to bac kfill of the excavation ar ea. (c) The Ow ner sha ll notify the Depa rtment, in a format spe cified by the Depa rtment, that the UST sy ste m w a s r e mov e d, wi thi n 3 0 d a y s o f r e mov a l in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CM R 80.23(2)( d).

(3) Require ments for Perma nent Closure-in-pla ce. (a ) N o O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l p e r m a n e n t l y c l o s e a U S T s y s t e m i n

- p l a c e u n l e s s it i s located unde r a building and cannot be remove d from the g round without first removing the building, or is so located that it cannot be r emoved f rom the g round without endang eringthe
structura l integ rity of another UST sy stem, structure , underg round pipin g o r u n d erg round uti lit ie s. 1. Such a dete rmination shall be made by a re g istered pr ofessional c ivil or structural eng ineer , and shall be subm itted to the Department wit h supporting documentation. The deter mination shall include, at a mi n i m u m , sketche s, photos and a deta iled, written descr iption of why

the UST sy stem should be closed-in- place instead of r emoved. 2. I f the De partment doe s not notify the Owne r within 30 day s, the Owne r or Ope rator may proce ed with the closure -in-plac e if it has complied with 310 CMR 80.43(3)(a )1. 3. The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall have all solid and liquid m at er i al remove d from the tank, in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.47 and shall have the tank filled with clea n sand,

concr ete slurr

y mix or anothe r inert mate rial i f s u ch o t h er material is appr oved by the Depa rtment in writing pr ior to f illing the tank. The Owner or Ope rator sha ll manag e the

so lid a nd liq uid ma te ri a l re mov e d fr om the tank in a c c or da

nc e wi th a ll a

pp lic a ble fe de ra l, state a nd loc a l la ws a nd re g ulatio ns

. (b) B efor e per

manent closure -in-plac e is complete, the Owner or Ope rator sha ll conduct an assessment in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.43(4). (c) The Ow ner sha ll notify the Depa rtment, in a format specifie d by the Department that the UST sy ste m w a s c los e d- in- pla c e , w ith in 3 0 d a y s o f t he UST sy ste m be in g fi ll ed in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 23 (2 )( e ). A c op y of the a sse ssm e nt in 31 0 CMR 80 .4 3( 4) sh a ll be su bmi tte d w ithsa id f

or m.
(4 ) A sse ssm e nt. (a) For assessments conduc ted in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.41 and 80.43, the O wner or Ope rator sha ll m ea s u re fo r the pre sence of a r elea se of r eg ulated substance s where contamination is most li kely to be pre sent in the su b s u rf ac e. To deter

mine sampling location(s), sa

mple ty pes, field scr eeningtechniques a nd analy tical methods, the Owne r or Op e rator sh a ll c on sid e r t

he re g ulate d s ub sta

nc e sto re d in

the US T sy ste m and

its char acte ristics; the ty

pe of ba ckfill in the are a; the depth to gro u n dwater and dire ction of g round water flow, the distance to surf ace water bodies. and a

ny other fa ctors appropriate f or identify ing the prese nce of a re lease

. (b) A phot o ioniz ation detec tor (PI D) or flame ionization detector ( FI D) shall be e mploy ed in the field to detec t for the prese nce of a release
, if the reg ulated substance can be detec ted by a PI D or F I D.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.43: continued

(c ) I f t he Ow ne r o r O pe rator

ob ta ins kn ow le dg e of

a re le a se , th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll

c omp ly wi th t he no tif ic a tio n re qu ir e me nts c on ta ine d in 31 0 CM R 40 .0 30 0: Notif ication of Release s and Threats of

Release of Oil and Hazardous Materials; Identification and List ing of O il a nd

Ha za rd ou s M ate ria ls , as applica

ble.

(5 ) T he De pa

rtme nt m a y

re qu ir e pe rm a ne nt c losure of a US T sy ste m a t any tim e that it de te rm ine s th e UST sy ste m po se s a thr e a t to pu

bli c he a lth , s a fe ty

or the e nv ir on me nt.
(6) Owners and Oper ators shall demonstrate compliance w ith the require ment for pe rmane nt closure by

maintaining r ecor ds/documentation in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.36(3).

(7) The Owner or Operator may need to obtain a permit from the fire depar tment in which the UST sy stem is located for closure or re location of a UST sy stem pursuant to M.G.L . c. 21O, § 1. I t is the responsibility

of the Owner or

Oper ator to obtain any

require d permit(s).

80 .4 4: R e qu ir e me nts fo r O ut- of -u se UST Sy ste ms

I f a UST sy ste m is ou t- of

-use, th e Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor sh a ll p e rm a ne ntl y

c los e the UST sy stem in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43 unless the UST sy stem is broug ht back into ser vice under 310 CMR 80.45.

80.45: Requirements for Br ingingOut-of- use UST Sy stems Ba ck Into Service

(1 ) A ne w Ow ne r that a c qu ir e s a UST sy ste m th a t is ou t- of -u se may br ingthe ou t- of

-u se UST sy ste m ba c k in to s e rv ic e wi thi n 90 da y s af te r the a c qu isi tio n is fina l, if the UST sy ste m and

UST

c omp on e nt s com pl y

wi th t he mos t c ur

re nt t a nk , p ipi ng , le a k d e te c tio n, su mp, sp ill bu c ke t, overf ill protection and cor

rosion protec tion standards in 310 CMR 80.00 and the Owner : (a) Deter

mines that all the UST sy stem components ar e oper able; (b) Passes a

tightness test in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.32; (c) Has a

third-par ty inspection perf

ormed in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.49(6); and (d) Per forms any

nece ssary

repa irs in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.33.

(2) Af ter the O wner

has complete d the re q u i reme nts in accor dance with 310 CMR80.45(1), the Ow ne r s ha ll n oti fy

the De pa rtme nt t hat th e UST sy ste m me e ts the re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80.45(1) whe n the Owne r re g isters the UST sy stem in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.23(1).

80 .4 6: R e qu ir e me nts fo r P re vio us ly Clo se d- in- pla c e UST Sy ste ms

I f, a t th e so le dis c re tio n o f t he De pa rt ment, th e De pa

rtme nt d e te rm ine s th a t a

tank or UST sy stem permane ntly

closed-in- place befor e De cembe r 22, 1988, may pose a curr ent or potential thr e a t to hu man he a lth a nd the e nv ir on me nt, the Ow ne r or Op e rator of su c h a tank or UST sy ste m sh a ll u

po n n oti c e fr om t

he De pa rtme nt c on du c t a si te a sse ssm e nt i n a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.43(4).

80.47: Standards for Clea ning a nd Closure

(1 ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll f oll owthe a

pp licable cle anin g a nd

c los ur e pr oc e dure s to comply with 310 CMR80.41(4)( a), 80.42( 4)(a ) and 80.43( 2)(a ) and ( 3)(a )3.: (a) Americ an Petroleum Institut e (A PI ) Recommende d Practice 1604, 3 Edition, rd Marc h 1996 Closure of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks , S ec t i o n s 1 , 3, and 4.1 throug h 4.4; and (b ) Un ite d Sta te s En vir on me nta l Pr ote c tio n A g e nc y sta nd a rd s f or RCRAha zar do us de br is found at 40 CFR 268.45.

DEL I VERY PROHI BI TI ON

80.48: Delivery

Prohibiti on
(1 ) T he De pa

rtme nt s ha ll i ssu e a

de liv e ry pr oh ibi tio n o rd e r to an Ow ne r or Op e rator of a UST sy stem after

written notice to the Owner or Ope rator if one or more of the following conditions

e xist:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.48: continued

(a) Fa ilure to install spil l preve ntion equipment in accor dance with 310 CMR80.21(1); (b) F ailure to install overf ill prote ction equipment in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.21(2); (c) Fa ilure to install leak detec tion equipment in accor dance with 310 CMR80.19; or (d) F ailure to install corr osion protection equipment in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.22.

(2) Upon lear

ning of any

of the c onditions i n 310 CMR 80.48(1)(a) throug h (d), the O wner or Oper ator shall immediately
, but in no event more than 24 hours afte r lear ning of the c onditions in 310 CMR80.48(1)( a) throug h (d), infor m the Depa

rtment of the violation.

(3 ) Th e De pa

rtme nt may iss ue a de liv e ry pr oh ibi tio n or de r to a n Ow ne r o r O pe rator of a UST sy stem after written not ice to the Owner or Oper ator if one or more of the following conditions

e xist: (a) Spill preve ntion is not operating in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.28(1) a nd (2); (b) Ove rfill protec tion is not operating in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.28(1) a nd (3); (c) L eak de tection equipment is not operating in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.26; (d) Corr osion protection equipment is not operating in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.29; (e ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rat or fai l to de mon str a te or ma int a in f

ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.51 through 80.63; or (f) Any other viol ation of 310 CMR 80.00 t hat poses a sig nificant thre at to public health, safe ty or the e nvironment, as dete rmined by the Depa rtment at its sole discretion.

(4 ) A ft e r w ri tte n n oti c e to t he Ow ne r o r O pe rator, the de liv e ry pr oh ibi tio n s ha ll b e c ome imm e diate ly

e ff e c tiv e wh e n th e De pa

rtme nt se rv e s a

wr itt e n d e liv e ry

pr oh ibi tio n o rd e r i n

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.50(3) prohibiting the de livery of product to the UST sy stem(s). The de livery

prohibition order shall be issued no sooner than 24 hours af ter wr itten notice to the Owner or Ope rator.

(5 ) A ft e r t

he de liv e ry

pr ohib it io n order

is s e rv e d, the De pa

rtme nt s ha ll h a ve the a

uth or ity to loc k th e fi ll p ipe a nd

a ff ix a re d tag to t

he fi ll p ipe of

the UST sy ste m( s) that are su bje c t to sa id order

. (6) No pe rson shall deliver, c ause to be delivere d, acc ept for de livery or ca use to be a cce pted for delivery any regulated substance to a UST sy stem that is subjec t to a de l i v er y p ro h ibition order that has bee n serve d and has a red ta g aff

ix ed to the fill pipe.

(7) No person shall remove , defa ce, a lter or other wise tamper

with the lock or re d tag aff ix ed to a UST sy stem or UST component, e x cept in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.48(10).

(8) Upon notific ation from the Ow ner or Oper ator that the violations identified in t he deliver y prohibition order h av e b een corre cted, the D epar tment shall, confirm that the violations have been c orre cted.

(9 ) I f the De pa

rtme nt co nf

ir ms that th e vio la tio n( s) have be e n c or re c te d, the De pa

rtme nt s ha ll

re sc ind the de liv e ry

pr oh ibi tio n o rd e r i n w ri tin g a nd re mov e the loc k a nd re d ta g fr om the UST sy ste m.
(10) In the eve nt that the Depa rtment does not inspect a UST sy stem within 24-hours of re ceipt of the notification from the Owne r or Ope rator that the violation(s) identified in the deliver y prohibition order have bee n corr ecte d, a th i rd -p arty inspector may

remove the ' red ta g ' afte r providing a cer

tification to the Depa

rtment, in a format specifie d by the Depa rt m en t , t h at t he vio la tio n( s) ha s bee n co rr e c te d. B oth the Ow ne r or Op e ra tor a nd the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor sh a ll sig n th e c e rt if

ic a tio n p ri or

to s ub mis sio n to the De pa rtme nt.

(11) Notwithst anding a delivery prohibition order, the D epar tment may

authorize the deliver

y of pr o d u c t t o a U ST s y s te m t

h a t h a s r e c e iv e d

a d e li v e r y p r o h ib it io n o r d e r

in e me r g ency sit ua tio ns , o r for com plianc e te sti ngpurp os e s, a s d e te rm ine d b y the De pa

rtme nt i n it s so le discretion.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.48: continued

(12) Any

person subject to a deliver y prohibition order shall have the rig ht to an adjudicator y appea l in accor dance with 310 CMR 80.50. An adjudicatory appea l sha l l not stay

the eff ectivene ss of a de livery

prohibition order.

THI RD-PARTY I

NSPECTI ONS

80.49: Third-par

ty I nspections

(1) The third-par

ty inspection prog ram ope rate s on a three y ear cy cl e t hat beg an on Aug ust 8, 2007. Every

Owner and Operator w as re quired to have ever y UST sy stem inspected b y a t h i r d

- p a rt y i n s p e c t o r b y A u g u s t 8
, 2 0 1 0
, a n d h a v e e v e r y U S T s ys t e m i n s p e c t e d b y a third-par ty inspector e very

three y ear s therea fter.

( 2 ) T h e O w n e r

a n d O p e r a t o r s h a l l h a v e a l l U S T s ys t e m s a te a c h U S T f a c i l i t y i n s p e c t e d

b y a third-par ty inspector a

nd submit the third-par

ty inspection repor

t to the Depa

rtment on or bef

ore the UST fac ility

compliance date e stablished in 310 CMR80.49(2)( a) throug h (g ). (a) The date the third-pa rty inspection was pe rfor

med betwe en Augus t 8, 2007 and Au g us t 8, 20 10 e sta

bli sh e s th e UST fa c ili ty

com pl ian ce da te fo r t

he tr ie nn ia l th ir d- pa

rt y inspection. (b ) T he O wne r or O pe rator sh a ll s ub mit

a tr uth fu l, a c c ur a te a

nd c omp le te thi rd -p a rt

y inspection repor

t that contains all the i nformation required in 310 C MR 80.49(7) on or be fore the UST fa c ili ty

c omp lia nce dat e every

thr e e y e a rs un til the UST sy ste m is pe rm a ne ntl y closed in plac e or r emoved in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.43. (c) The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall subm it the third-party inspection repor

t to the Depar

tment no lat er t h an 60 day s after the commenc ement of the third-par ty inspection in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.49(7)( c)1., 2., or 3. (d ) A la te su

bmi tta l sha ll not a lte r t

he UST fa c ili ty

c omp lia nc e date fo r f

utu re thi rd -p a rt

y submitt als, unless the De partment c hang es the UST fac ility compliance date in ac corda nce with 310 CMR80.49(2)( g ). (e) An ea

rly submitt al shall establish the newUST fac ility compliance date f

or future submitt als, unless the De partment c hang es the UST fac ility compliance date in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.49(2)( g ). (f ) I f a n O wn e r r e g ist e rs a

ne w U ST facil it y a ft e r Ja nu a ry 2, 20 15 , th e De pa

rtme nt w ill

a ssi g n th e UST fa c ili ty

a UST fa c ili ty c omp lia

nc e date

. I f a

n O wn e r o r O pe rator

ins ta lls a
ne w o r r e pla c e me nt U ST s y ste m or tank a t an exist ing UST fa c ili ty , s uc h in sta llatio n s ha ll not alter the U ST facility

compliance date. (g ) T he De pa

rtme nt m a y

c ha ng e the U ST f

a c ili ty c omp lia nc e date fo r a

ny UST fa c ili ty provided the D epar

tment give s the Owne r and O perator 90 day s p ri o r written notice. The De pa rtme nt' s d e c is io n to c ha

ng e the UST fa c ili ty

c omp lia nc e date sh a ll n ot b e su

bje c t to M. G. L . c . 3 0A , o r a

ny oth e r l a w g ov e rn inga dju dic a tor y pr oc e e din g s.
(3) Ef fec tive 12 mo n t h s af

ter the D epar

tment makes the third-pa rty inspector e x amination

a va ila ble fo r e lig ibl e ind ivi du a ls t o ta ke pursuan t to 31 0 CM R 80 .4 9( 4) (b ), thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tio ns sh a ll o nly

be pe rfo rme d b y

thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor s c e rt if

ie d in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.49(4).

(4) Elig ibilit y

and Certific ation Requirements for a Third- party

I nspector. (a ) A n in div idu a l w ho me e ts t he re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80 .4 9( 4) (b ) thr ou g h (d ) s ha ll submit an app l i ca t ion and ac company ing doc umentation to the Depa rtment, in a for

mat specifie d by

the Depa rtment, to demonstrate the individual’s e ligibility to be a ce rtified thirdparty inspector. 1. I f t he De pa rtme nt d e te rm ine s th e ind ivi du al mee ts the e lig ibi lity re qu ir e me nts in 310 CMR 80.49(4)(b) throug h (d), the individual shall be issued a third- party inspection number a nd shall be ce rtified as a

third-par ty inspector. a. All ce rtifications shall be f or a f ix ed ter m of five year s fr o m the date the De pa rtme nt i ssu e d th e thir d- pa rt y ins pe c tio n n

umb e r a nd c e rt if ic a tio n, un le ss suspended or

revoke d. b. I n or de r to re ne w a c e rt if ic a tio n, the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor sh a ll re -a

pp ly a t le a st 90 day s befor e the c ertification ex pires in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.49(4)( a). i. To rene w a c ertification, the third-party inspector sha ll demonstrate he or she is in compliance with the re quirements at 310 CMR 80.49(4)(e ).310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.49: continued

ii. Any c e rt if ic a tio n w hic h is sc he du le d to e xpir e sh a ll b e a uto ma tic a lly extended if the third-pa

rty inspector f

iles an application for a ne w ce rtification at leas t 9 0 d a y s b e f

o r e th e s c h e d

u le d e xp ir a ti o n d a te

. T h is a

u to mati c e xtension sh a ll r e ma in i n e ff

e c t un til : (i) The Depa

rtment issues a newcer

tification to the third-par

ty inspector; or (i i) Th e De pa

rtme nt d e nie s th e a

pp licat ion

fo r a ne w c e rt if

ic a tio n a nd a ll opportunities for adjudica tory hear ing in a ccor dance wi t h M.G.L . c. 30A, § 13, befor e the Depa

rtment have been e x hausted, in which c ase the extended

cer tification shall be dee med expired; or (i ii) Th e De pa

rtme nt s us pe nd s o r r e vo ke s the e xten de d c e rt if ic a tio n a nd a ll
op po rt un iti e s f or a dju dic a tor

y he a ri ng , if

a ny , in a cco rd a nc e wi th M.G.L . c. 30A, § 13, be fore the Depa rtment have been e x hausted. 2. I f the De partment de termines the indiv i d u al does not meet the c ertification

re qu i re m en t s i n 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 4 9 (4 )( b ) t h ro u gh (d ), an d (e ) i f ap p l i cab l e, t h e i n d i v i d u al 's ap p l i ca t i o n s h al l b e d en i edi n wr i t i n g. a. Upon rece iving a denial from the Department, t he individual may submit a letter to the Depa

rtment reque sting that the Department reconsider its dec ision. S aid letter shall be postmarke d or deliver ed to t he De partment within 30 day s of the date of the de nia l le tte r f

ro m th e De pa

rtme nt. b. The De partment shall re spond to the individual in wr i t i n g wi t hin 30 day s of

rec eiving the re quest for r econside ration. c. I f, upon rec onsideration, the Depa rtment deter

mines the individual does not meet the ce rtification re q uirements, it shall notify the individual in writing a nd the ind ivi du a l ma

y fi le a n a dmi nis tr a tiv e a pp e al of the De pa

rtme nt' s d e c isi on

in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.50. d. An i ndividual may

only file such a

reque st for adjudicatory

hear ing in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.50 if the i ndividual timely reque sts reconsider ation of the de nial in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(4)(a) 2.a. and is de nied af ter re consideration. 3. Up on re c e ipt of a thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor nu mbe r fr om the De pa rtme nt, the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor is c e rt if ie d a nd may c on du c t th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tio ns pr ov ide d the thir d- pa rt y inspector mee ts the perf

ormanc e standa

rds in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(5). (b) In order t o b e ce rtified as a third-par ty inspector, a

n elig ible individual shall take and pass a De partment re quired third-pa rty inspection examination. 1. Th e e xami natio n s ha ll t e st e lig ibl e ind ivi dua ls o n th e ir kn ow le dg e of

31 0 CM R 80.00. 2. Th e e xami natio n ma

y have a fi e ld c omp on e nt. (c ) I n o rd e r to b e e lig ibl e to t a ke the thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor e xami natio n, a n in div idu a l sh a ll: 1. Posse s s at l east five y ear s of experienc e in the fie ld of UST installation and/or
operation and maintenanc e, of w hi ch t wo y ea rs m ay be substituted by

a bac helors or associate s deg ree in sc ience or eng ineer ing, demonstrated throug h a resu m e o r o t her information satisfac tory

to the Depa

rtment; and 2. Meet one of the following additional criter ia:

a . Pa rt ic ipate in at le a st t e n in sp e c tio ns wi th a c e rt if ie d th ir d- pa

rt y inspecto r t o obtain hands-on, pr actica l experience with third-par ty inspections. Said inspections shall be conduc ted within the three y ear s immediately prio r t o submitt ing a

n application in ac corda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.49(4)( a); or b. Hold a third-pa

rty inspector c ertification from another st ate, a nd have pe rfor

med

a min imum of

te n th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tio ns in t

hat st a te wi thi n th e pa st t

hr e e y e a rs

. (d) A third- party

inspector who is re g istered a s of J anuar y 2, 2015 may

take the e x amination in a c c or da

nc e with 31 0 CMR 80 .4 9( 4) (b ) w ith ou t me e tin g the re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80 .4 9( 4) (c ), pr ov ide d th a t: 1. The thi rd -par

ty inspector ha s conducte d at least ten third- party inspections since Aug ust 8, 2007; and 2. The third-pa

rty inspector take s and passe s the Depa rtment requir ed examination within two y ear s after

the Departm ent makes the third-par ty inspector e x amination available for e ligible individuals to take pursua nt to 310 CMR80.49(4)( b). (e) I n order to maintain cer tification, the t hird-par

ty inspector shall complete annual training pr ov ide d b y

the De pa rtme nt.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.49: continued

( f ) A t h i r d

- p a rt y i n s p e c t o r s h a l l m a i n t a i n r e c o r d s , i n h a r d c o p y o r e l e c t r o n i c a l l y, demonstrating compliance with 310 CMR80.49(4)( b) throug h (e) until the indivi dual is no lon g e r a c e rt if ie d th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tor . U

po n r e qu e st fr om t

he De pa rtme nt, the thi rd -p a rt

y inspector sha ll make t he docume ntation available to the D epar tment as soon as possible, but in n o e ve nt m or e tha

n s e ve n b us ine ss d a y s a ft e r t he re qu e st.

(5 ) P e rf or manc e Stand a rd s. (a) A third-par

ty inspector shall have the continuing duty to meet the following perf ormanc e sta nd a rd s: 1. Ef fe c tiv e 12 months a ft e r the thi rd -p a rt y e xami natio n be c ome s a va ila ble purs ua

nt t o 310 CMR 8 0

. 4 9 (4 )(b) , be a c ertified third- party inspector be fore conducting any third-par ty inspections. P ri o r to that date, third-pa rty inspectors re g istered with the De pa rtme nt m a y

c on du c t th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tio ns

. 2. No t tr a ns fe r o r a ssi g n th e c e rt if ic a tio n to a ny

oth e r i nd ivi du a l. 3

. P e r s o n a l l y c o n d

u c ta n d c o mp l e t e th i r d

- p a rt y i n s p e c t i o n s t h e y s i g n a n d c e rt i f y. 4. Con du c t and

c omp le te thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio ns in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.49(7)( a). 5. Pr ov ide a n a c c ur a te a nd c omp le te thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

. 6. Not make a

ny false, inaccur ate or misleading statements in the third-par ty inspection

re po rt

. 7. Provide any

information re g ardingthird-par t y i nspections to the Depa rtment upon reque st, as soon as poss ible, but in no event more than seve n business day s following the

re qu e st. 8. I f a thi rd -p a rt y in sp ect or

ide nti fi e s o ne or

mor e c on dit ion s in

a c c or da nc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80 .4 8( 1) , at a

UST sy ste m th e thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor sh a ll:

a. I mmediately
, but in no event later than 24 hours af ter obtaining knowledg e of the condition, advise the Ow ner or Oper ator of the one or more conditions de scribed at 310 CMR 80.48(1) and the Owner or Oper ator' s obligation to notify the Depa rtment of the c ondition(s) in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.48(2); and b. Notify the Department of the violation no later than 48 hours af

ter infor ming the Owner or Ope rator, unle ss the third-par ty inspector r ece iv es written conf irmation fr om t he Ow ne r o r O pe rator

that it no tif ie d th e De pa

rtme nt.

(6) Prohibitions. At the t ime of a third-par ty inspection and for the y ear immediately

prec eding the third-par

ty inspection, a third-pa

rty inspector sha ll not be: (a ) A n Ow n er

o r O p er at o r o f t h e U S T s y s t em t h e t h i rd -p ar t y i n s p ec t o r i s i n s p ec t i n g; (b) The spouse, par ent, child, brother or sister by blood, ma

rriag e or adoption of a

n Owner or Ope rator of the UST sy stem who has perf ormed work on the UST sy stem, or the spouse,
pare nt, child, brother or

sister by blood, marriag e or a doption of an employ ee or contra ctor of the Ow ner or Oper ator of the UST sy stem who has per formed w ork on the UST sy stem t h at t h e t h i rd -p ar t y

i n s p ec t o r i s i n s p ec t i n g; (c) An employ ee of

the UST fac ility

he or she i s inspecting or an individual who ha s perf ormed wor

k at the UST fa cility

s/he is inspecting , under c ontrac t or otherwise, other than a contr actor

who is the third-par

ty inspector; (d ) T he de sig nate d Cl a ss A , B or C op e rator

of the UST sy ste m th e thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor is inspecting ; or (e ) A p e r s o n , o r e mp l o y e e o f a p e r s o n , h a v i n g a n y f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t i n o r d a i l y on -s ite

re s p o n s i b i l i t y

fo r t h e U S T s y s t em t h at t h e t h i rd -p ar t y i n s p ec t o r i s i n s p ec t i n g.
(7 ) I ns pe c tio n Re qu ir e me nts

. (a ) Athi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor

sh a ll c on du c t a

thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n i n accor dan c e wi th 310 CMR 80.49(7)( a) through observation during the inspec tion and a re view of the rec ords compiled and maintained since the most rece nt third-party inspection, and shall dete rmine,

a t a min imum, t

he fo llo wi ngfo r e a c h U ST s y ste m and UST c omp on e nts : 1. Whether t he Owner or Operator submitted required doc umentation to the Depa rtment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.23. 2. Whether leak detec tion has been installed, teste d, maintained and is fully operational in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 19 a nd 80 .2 6 a nd the manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if ic a tio ns

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.49: continued

3. Whether cor rosion protec tion, if applicable
, h as been installed, tested, maintained, and is fully

operat i o n al in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.22 and 80.29 and the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. 4. Whether turbine, intermediate and dispenser sumps have been inst alled, inspec ted, tested and ma intained i n ac co rdance with 310 CMR 80.20 and 80.27 and the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. 5. W h e t h e r s p i l l b u c k e t s h a v e b e e n i n s t a l l e d
, i n s p e c t e d
, t e s t e d a n d m a i n t a ine d in

ac co r d a n c e w i t h 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 2 1 (1 ) a n d

8 0

. 2 8 (1 ) a n d

(2 ) a n d t h e m an u fa ct u re r's sp e c if ic a tio ns

. 6. Whe the r ov e rf

ill pr ote c tio n h a s b e e n in sta lle d, ins pe c te d, te ste d, ma int a ine d, a nd is fully operational in accor dance with 310 CMR80.21(2 ) an d 8 0

. 2 8(1) a nd (3) a nd the

manu fa c tur e r' s sp e c if

ic a tio ns

. 7. W h e t h e r i n v e n t o r

y m o n i t o r i n g , i f a

p p l i c a b l e , h a s b e e n p e r f

o r m e d a n d r e c o r d e d

in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.31. 8. Whether tig htness tests were conducte d in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.32. 9. Whether compliance cer tification forms have been completed and submitt ed to the Depa rtment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.34. 10 . Wh e the r r e pa ir s and rep la c e me nts have be e n c on du c te d in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.33. 11. Whether the e merg ency response postings and written proce dures a re in c ompliance in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.25. 12 . Wh e the r a larm s h a ve be e n r e sp on de d to a nd the res po nses do c ume nte d in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.24(3). 13. Whether v i s u al and/or olfa ctory observations indi cate the pre sence of leakag e or

re le a se re la te d to the UST sy ste m or UST c omp on e nts

. 14 . Wh e the r U ST s y ste ms that c ha ng e d p ro du c t in

the UST sy st em c omp lie d w ith 310 CMR 80.41. 15 . Wh e the r f

ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

is c ur re nt a nd do c ume nte d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.51 t hroug h 80.63. 16. Whether UST sy stems that are temporar ily o u t -of- service are being service d and documented in a ccor dance with 310 CMR80.42. 17 . Wh e the r U ST sy ste ms that we re pe rm a ne ntl y c los e d we re pr op e rl y do c ume nte d in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.43. 18. Whether docume ntation for Class A, B and C operators is curre nt and documente d in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.37. 19. Whether re quired re cords a re ke pt in accor dance with 310 CMR80.36. (b) The Owner

or Operator shall provide the third-par ty inspector with all necessar y rec ords to complete the inspec tion in accor dance with 310 CMR80.49(7)( a). (c ) Athi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor sh a ll r e c or d th e re su lts of

a thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tio n on a

thi rd -p a rt y inspection repor

t specified by

the Department, shall sign and date such repor t in accor dance with the cer

tification at 310 CMR 80.49(7)(d), a nd shall provide the r eport to the Ow ner or Oper ator. 1. I f the third-pa

rty inspection repor

t does not identify any defic iencies, the Owner or Op e rator sh a ll s ig n a

nd date the re po rt

in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he c e rt if ic a tio n at 31 0 CM R 80.4 9 ( 7 ) ( e )
, a n d s h a ll s u

b mi t th e th ir d

- p a rty in s p e c ti o n r e p o rt to th e D e p a rtm e n t on or befor e the UST fa cility

compliance date in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.49(7)( f). 2. I f t he thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

ide nti fi e s def

ic ie nc ie s, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll

corr ect a ny defic iencies note d in the repor t, in accor dance with 310 CMR80.00, sign a nd date su c h re po rt

in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he c e rt if ic a tio n at 31 0 CM R 80 .4 9( 7) (e ), a nd su bmi t the re port to the Depa

rtment on or bef

ore the UST fac ility

compliance date.

a

. B e fo re the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

is s ub mit te d, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll have the third-par

ty inspector de termine whe ther e ach de ficienc y is c orre cted a nd the thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor sh a ll re c or d the ir fi nd ing s on the thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

. b. A third-par

ty inspector sha ll doc ument the finding s of the fa cility ' s re- inspection in the "Re -inspection" section of the third- party inspection repor t, sig n and date the repor t in accor dance with the cer tification at 310 CMR 80.49(7)(d), a nd provide the third-par ty inspection repor

t to the Owner

or Ope rator.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.49: continued

c . T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll s ig n a

nd dat e th e th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

in

a c c or da nc e wi th the c e rt if

ic a tio n a t 31 0 CMR 80 .4 9( 7) (e ), a nd su bmi t the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

to the De pa

rtme nt on o r b e fo re the UST fa c ili ty c omp lia nc e date in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(7)(f)

. 3. I n the event that the Owner or Oper ator is una ble to c orre ct the defic iencies ide ntified in the third-par

ty inspection repor

t by the UST fac ility

compliance date, the O wner or Op e rator sh a ll s ig n a

nd date the re po rt

in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he c e rt if ic a tio n at 31 0 CM R 80.49(7)( e) a

nd submit t he third-pa

rty inspect i o n repor

t with a return to c ompliance (RTC) plan to the De partment, in a f ormat specified by

the Depa rtment, on or bef

ore the UST fac ility

compliance date in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.49(7)( f).

a . T he RTC pla

n s ha ll: i. I dentify

eac h defic iency

that was not cor

rec ted; ii. Detail what the Ow ner or Oper ator will do to R T C wi th eac h identified defic iency ; and iii . Inc lud e the fo llo wi ngstate me nt: " I , [na me of Ow ne r o r O pe rator], atte st under the penalties of la

w: 1. that Ihave pe rsonally examined and am familiar with the information containe d in this return to compliance plan, i ncluding any andall do cum ent s acc om pan y in g thi s cer ti fi cat io n s tat eme nt ; 2 . t hat , ba se d o n my inquiry of those individuals responsible for obtai n i n g the information, the information containe d in this subm ittal is t o the b es t o f my knowledg e, true , acc urate , and complete ; and 3. that I am fully authorized to make this attestation on behalf of this UST sy stem o r fa cility . Iam awa re that there a

re sig nificant penalties, incl u d i n g, but not lim ited to possible fines and imprisonment, for submitt ing f

alse, inac curate, or incomplete information." b. The de ficienc ies identified in the RTC plan shall be correc ted and the Owner or Oper ator shall submit a RTC completion report to t h e Department, in a for mat sp e c if ie d b y the De pa

rtme nt, wi thi n 3 0 d a y s o f th e su bmi tta l of

the thi rd -p a rt

y insp ec t ion report. I f the RTC plan documents a rea sonable ba sis for a pr oposed alternative completion date by which the de ficienc ies will be corr ecte d and the require d RTC completion report submitted, the RTC completi o n re p o rt shall be submitt ed by

this alternative c ompletion date. c. I f, upon re view, the De partment de ter m i n es t hat the propose d alternative completion date is not rea sonable, the D epar tment shall notify

the Owne r or Ope rator that defic iencies sha ll be corr ecte d and the RTC completion report submitted to the Depa rtment by a date ear lier than the pr oposed alter native date

. d. Before th e RTC c omp le tio n r e po rt is s ub mit te d, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll have a third-par ty inspector de termine whe ther e ach de ficienc y is corre cted and the thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor sh a ll r e c or d th e ir

fi nd ing s o n th e RTC c omp le tio n r e po rt

. e . T he thi rd -p a rt

y in sp ect or sh a ll s ig n a

nd date the RTC c omp le tio n r e po rt in

acc o r d a n c e w it h th e c e rti f

ic a ti o n a t 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 4 9 ( 7 ) ( d )
, a n d p r o v id e th e RTC completion repor

t to the Owner

or Ope rator. f. Th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll s ig n a

nd date the RTC comple tio n r e po rt in

acc ordanc e with the ce rtification at 310 CMR 80.49(7)(e ), and submit the RTC completion repor

t to the Depar

tment on or befor e the RTC completion date. (d) A third- party

inspector who pe rfor

ms a third-p ar t y

inspection shall sign a

nd date the third-par ty inspection repor

t with the following c ertification:

" Ia tte st und e r t

he pe na lti e s o f l a w: (i ) t

hat I a m a c e rt if ie d th ir d- pa

rt y ins pe c tor in compliance with 310 CMR 80.49(4); (ii) that Ipersona lly perf ormed this inspection of the UST fa c ili ty

in a c c or da

nc e wi th t

he 31 0 CM R 80 .4 9( 7) , a nd havin g fu lly completed this repor

t, believe the c ontents of this report a nd all at t ac h m en t s to be
t ru e and acc urate as of the time of the inspection; and (iii) that a ll the information provided to me by

the Owne r and Operator nec essar y to complete this repor

t is, to t he best of my

knowledg e, true, ac cu rate, and complete . Iam awa re that there a

re signific ant pena lties including, but not limit ed to, possible fines and imprisonment for submitting fa lse, inacc urate , or incomplete infor mation." (e) The Owner or Oper ator shall sign, date and submit a third-party inspection repor

t to the Depa rtment with the following cer tification:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.49: continued

" Ia tte st und e r t he pe na lti e s of la w: (i ) that I a m the Ow ne r or Op e rator of thi s U ST fac ility ; (ii) that Ihave pe rsonally rea d this inspection report and unde rstand the

c on te nts , in c lud inga ll atta c hme nts , d e fi c ie nc ie s and re c omm e nd a tio ns ; ( iii ) t

hat a ll the in forma tio n p ro vid e d b y me to t he thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tor is, to t he be st o f m y knowledg e, true , acc urate , and complete ; (iv) that I have not a ltered, added or deleted any information in this inspection report; and (v) that I am fully authorized to make this at testation on behalf of this UST facility . Iam awa re that there a

re sig nificant penalt i es i ncluding , but not lim ited to, possible fines and imprisonment for submitt ing f

alse, inac curate, or incomplete information." (f) The Ow ner or

Oper ator shall ensur e that the third-pa rty inspection repor

t is hand de liv e re d, po stm a rk e d o r s ub mit te d e le c tr on ic a lly to t he De pa rtme nt b y the UST fa c ili ty compliance date se t forth in 310 CMR 80.49(2). (g ) T he Ow ne r a

nd Ope rat or sh all no t a lte r o r d e le te a ny inf or ma tio n in the thi rd -p a rt

y ins pe c tio n r e po rt

. (8 ) N oth ingc on ta ine d in

31 0 CMR 80.4 9 sha ll b e c on str ue d o r i nte rp re te d to lim it the a uth or ity of the Department to conduct inspections of US T sy stems or facilities or t o take a ny enfor ceme nt or other a ctions with r espec t to such sy stems a nd fac iliti es as is a

uthorized by 310 CMR 80.00

o r b y a n y o t h e r

s t a tu t e , r e g u l a t i o n o r

o t h e r l e g a l a u t h o r i t y.
(9) Without li mitation, if the Depar tment determines that a

third-par ty in s p ec t o r has not

c omp lie d w itha ny

pr ov isi on of 31 0 CMR 80 .4 9, the De pa rtme nt m a y

re qu ir e that th e thi rd -p a rt

y inspector r e-take the e x amination in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(4)(d).

(1 0) I n a d d i t i o n t o t a k i n g e n f o r c e m e n t a g a i n s t a th i r d

- p a rt y i n s p e c t o r i n a c c o r d a n c e wi th 310 CMR 80.50, t he De partme n t may deny , suspend or re voke the a pplication or ce rtification of any individual or third-party

in s p e ctor if the D epar

tment determines that the individual or third party ins p ec t o r has not complied with any provision of 310 CMR 80.48(10) or 80.49. Such

a c tio n b y the De pa rtme nt s ha ll b e su

bje c t to op po rt

un ity fo r a

n a dju dic a tor

y he a ri ngpurs ua

nt t o 310 CMR 80.50(5). I n an adjudicatory hear ing held pursuant to 310 CMR 80.50, the only issue to be adjudicated i s whether the Depa rtment' s decision to deny , suspend or re voke the a pplication

or ce rtification of an indi vidual or third par ty inspector wa s rea sonable in lig ht of the par ticular fac ts and circ umstances a vailable to the De partment at the time of its decision.

(11) Any individual whose application is denied or any third-par ty inspector whose cer

tification is r e vo ke d s ha ll b e ba

rr e d fr om re -a

pp lying to be c ome a thi rd -p a rt y ins pe c tor fo r up to tw o y e a rs

.

E N F O R C E M E N T A

N D A P P E A LS

80 .5 0: E nf

or c e me nt a

nd Ap pe a ls

(1) Ge nera l. A n y fa ilure to comply with M.G.L . c. 21O, 310 CMR 80.00, or the ter ms and conditions of any

order , permit, authorization, determination, cert i fi cation, prohibition or approva l is s u e d

u n d e r 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 0 0 s h a ll c o n s ti tute a v io lati o n o f

M

. G

. L

. c

. 2 1 O and 310 CMR 80.00. Nothi ng in 310 CMR80.00, or in any order issued pursuant ther eto, shall be construed to limit a

ny rig ht of the Depa

rtment to take enfor ceme nt action pursuant to any other

a u t h o r i t y.
(2) Ac tion by

the Depa rtment. Whenever

the Depa rtment has ca

use to believe that a violation h a s o c c u r r e d
, i tm a y: (a) Orde r the Owner a

nd Oper ator of the UST sy stem or fa ci l i t y , or any other pe rson

re sp on sib le fo r t

he vio la tio n, to ce a se imm e diate ly or a t a sp e c if ie d d a te , a ll i lle g a l a c tiv ity

a nd to c omp ly

wi th t he pr ov isi on s o f M .G .L . c . 2 1O , 310 CMR 8 0. 00 , o r a ny pe rm it, authorization, determination, re g istration, cer tification or appr oval issued there under. A ny person who or

which is the subject of

said order

has the rig ht to request an a djudicatory hear ing in a ccor dance with the terms of 310 CMR 80.50(5); (b) I ssue an or der to the Owner and Ope rator of the UST sy stem or fa cility , in acc ordanc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 48 . A ny pe rs on wh o o r wh ic h is the su

bje c t of sa id o rd e r h a s th e ri g ht t o

re qu e st a n a dju dic a tor

y he a ri ngin a c c or da

nc e wi th t he te rm s o f 3 10 CMR 8 0. 50 (5 );310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.50: continued

(c ) I s s u e a n o t i c e o f n o n c o mp l i a n c e p u r s u a n t t o M

. G

. L

. c

. 2 1 A
, § 1 6 a nd31 0 CM R 5. 00 : Ad mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty , which is not subject to th e ri gh t to reque st an adjudicatory he a ri ngin a c c or da

nc e wi th t he te rm s o f 3 10 CMR 5 .0 0: Ad mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty ; (d ) I ssu e a

pe na lty a sse ssm e nt n oti c e purs ua nt t o M .G .L . c. 21 A, § 16 and 31 0 CM R 5. 00 : Ad mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty
, which is subject t o the rig ht to request an a djudicatory hear ing in a c c or da

nc e wi th t he te rm s o f 3 10 CMR 5 .0 0: Ad mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty ; or (e) Take such other a ction provided by 310 CMR 80.00 or other applica ble s t atut ory

or regulatory

authority as the De partment de ems appropr iate.

(3 ) S e rv ic e of A dm in is tr ativ e Or de rs . Se rv ic e of a n o rd e r i ssu e d in

a c c or da nc e wi th M.G.L . c. 21O or

310 CMR 80.00 by

the Depa rtment shall be ac cording to one of the following proce dures e x cept f

or proc esses, notice s, and orders issued in the cour se of a n adjudicator

y he a ri ngwh ic h a

re g ov e rn e d b y

the pr ov isi on s o f 3 10 CMR 1 .0 0: Adjudicatory Proce edings : (a) Service of an order is c omplete when it is delivere d in-hand by an employ ee or ag ent of the Depa rtment to the person to be serve d or to any office r, employ ee, or

ag ent of that person. The fa ct and d at e o f s ervic e is established by the re turn rec eipt or af

fidavit of the pe rson making service

. (b) Ser vice of an orde r whe n made by

any form of ma il requiring the return of a r ece ipt signe d by the person to be serve d is complete upon deliver y to the person or

to any office r, employ ee, or ag ent of that person. The fac t a nd date of service is established by the re turned

re c e ipt

. (c) The Depa

rtment may make service of an or der in a n alternative manner , including a ny form of e lectronic mail, fac simil e or othe r ele ctronic communications, national over night

car rier, r eg ular mail to the last known addr ess, publication i n a new spaper of g ener al circ ulation, or other method of notification that is rea sonably calc ulated to g ive not ice of the

or de r t o th e person t o b e se rv e d. Th e De pa rtme nt m a y

us e su c h a lte rn a tiv e or

su bs tit ute methods of service when the per son to be serve d has dec lined to acc ept re ceipt by the other methods of ser v i ce specified in 310 CMR 80.50(3)(a ) and ( b). The f act of service in such

c a se s is e sta

bli sh e d by su c h re c or ds a s ma y be a va ila ble . T he date of

se rv ic e sh a ll b e the date on which the De partment initiates electronic transmissi on, the date of publication, one da y af t er t h e d at e o f o v ern i gh tm ai l i n g o r t h re e d ay s af t er t h e d at e o f r egu l ar

m ai l i n g.
(4 ) S e rv ic e of Othe r E nf

or c e me nt D oc ume nts . Se rv ic e of No tic e s o f N on c omp lia

nc e , Pe na lty A s s e s s m e n tN o t i c e s a n d a n y o t h e r e n f o r c e m e n td o c u m e n ts h a l l b e i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h M

. G

. L.

c . 2 1A , § 16 a nd

31 0 CM R 5. 00 : Ad

mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty

. (5 ) R i gh tt o Ad

j u d i ca t o ry

He ar i n g. (a ) T h e f o l l o wi n g p ar t i es s h al l h av e t h e r i gh tt o an ad j u d i ca t o ry

h ea ri n g: 1. A per son who is the subject of a n order issued pursuant to 310 CMR 80.50(2) (a) or (b) ha s the rig ht to request a he aringon the terms and issuanc e of suc h order

. 2. An individual whose application to be cer tified as a third-par

ty inspector i s d enied by the De pa rtme nt h a s the ri g ht to re qu e st a he a ri ng on su c h de nia l in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.49(4)(a) 2.c. and d. 3. A third-par

ty inspector whose ce rt ification is denied, suspende d or re voked by the Depa rtment has the rig ht to request a he aringon such denia l, suspension or revoc ation in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.49(10). (b ) A n y r ig h t t o a n a d

ju d ic a to r y h e a r in g c o n c e r

n in g a s s e s s me n t o f

a c iv il a d mi n istra tive penalty and the pr ocedur es for

reque sting such he aring shall be g overne d by the provisions of 31 0 CM R 5. 00 : Ad

mi nis tra tiv e Pe na lty

. (6 ) W ai v er

o f R i gh tt o Ad

j u d i ca t o ry

He ar i n g. (a ) A ny pe rs on wh o ha s the ri g ht to a n a dju dic a tor y he a ri ngin a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.50(2), sha ll be deeme d to ha ve waived their rig ht to an adjudicator y hear ing, unless the person de livers to the Depa rtment a reque st for an a djudicatory hear ing in wr iting within 21 day s of the date of issuance in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.50(6)( c) that complies with the

re qu ir e me nts fo r c on te nt o f f ili ng s se t f

or th i n 3 10 CMR 1 .0 1( 4) : Filings a nd that is fi le d in

accor da nc e wi th the me tho ds a nd pr oc e dure s se t fo rt h in 31 0 CMR 1. 01 (3 )( a ): Tim e ly Filing

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.50: continued

(b) The reque st for an a djudicatory hear ing sh al l b e s ubmitted to the Depar tment in the

mann e r s pe c if

ie d in the a pp e a la ble do c ume nt. (c) The date of issuanc e of a n order , denial, suspension or r evocation shall be: 1. Th e date on

wh ic h th e De pa

rtme nt h a nd

de liv e rs the do c ume nt; 2. Th e date of

re c e ipt if the De pa rtme nt s e nd s th e do c ume nt b y c e rt if ie d ma il; 3. Three day s after t h e Department initiates transmission of the docume nt by other methods of notification spec ified in 310 CMR 80.50(3); or 4. Three day s after

the Depa rtment publishes the document in a ne wspape r of g ener al circ ulation.

FI NANCI AL

RESP ONSI BI L I TY

80.51: Definitions

The following definitions shall apply only to 310 CMR80.51 throug h 80.63. Note: The definitions in 310 CMR 80.51 are intended to assist in the under standing of 310 CMR 80.00 and

a r e n o t i n te n d e d

e it h e r to li mi t t h e me a n in g o f

th e te r ms in a w a y th a t c o n f li c t w it h s ta ndard ins ur a nc e us a g e or

to pr e ve nt the us e of oth e r sta nd a rd ins ur a nc e te rm s in

pla c e of de fi ne d te rm s.

Ac c ide nta l Re le a se me a ns a ny su dd e n or no ns ud de n re le a se of a re g ulate d su bs tanc e fr om a

UST sy stem that results in a nee d for c orre ctive ac tion and/or compensation for bod i l y i n jury or proper ty damag e neither

expected nor intende d by the tank Owne r or Ope rator.

Bodily I njury means substantial i mpairment of the phy sical condition including , but not lim ited to, any burn, fracture of any bone, subdura l hematoma, injury to any internal org an, or a

ny injury which occ urs as the result of re peate d harm to any bodily function or or g an, including human skin, however , Bodily

I njury shall not include those liabilities which, consistent with standard ins ur a nc e ind

us tr y pr a c tic e s, a re e xclu de d fr om c ov e ra g e in lia bil ity ins ur a nc e po lic ie s fo r b od ily i n j u r y.

Chief Fina

ncial Of fice r mea ns, in t h e case of loca l gove rnment Owne rs and Ope rators, the ind ivi du a l w iththe ov e ra ll a uth or ity a nd re sp on sib ili ty

fo r the c oll e c tio n, dis burs e me nt, a nd us e of fu nd s b y the loc a l g ov e rn me nt.

C o n t r o l l i n g In t e r e s tm e a n s d i r e c to w n e r s h i p o f a tl e a s t5 0 % o f

t h e v o t i n g s t o c k

o f a n e n t i t y.

Financ ial Reporting Yea

r mea ns the latest conse cutive 12-month per iod for which a ny of t he following repor

ts used to support a financ ial test is prepar ed: (a ) a 10 -K re po rt su bmi tte d to the SEC ; (b) a n annual r eport of ta

ng ible net worth submitted to Dun and B radstre et; or (c) annual repor

ts s u b m i t t ed t o t h e E n er gy I n fo rm at i o n Administration or the Rural Electrif ication Administration. Financ ial Reporting Yea

r may thus comprise a f

iscal or a cale ndar y ear

period.

G e n e r a l P u r

p o s e L o c a l G o v e r

n m e n tm e a n s a

l o c a l g o v e r

n m e n te n t i t y

t h a td o e s n o tp e rf

or m a sin g le fu nc tio n o r l imi te d ra

ng e of fu nc tio ns . A Ge ne ra l Purp os e L oc a l G ov e rn me nt, inc lud e s, bu t is no t li mit e d to , mu

nic ipa lit ie s, c ounti e s, tow ns hip s, tow ns , v ill a g e s a nd pa ri sh e s.

Guar antor mea

ns any person, other

than a pe rson l iable pursua nt to M.G.L . c. 21E, § 5, who provides evide nce of

financ ial responsibility

pursuant to M.G.L . c. 21O.

L eg al Def

ens e C ost means any

expense that an Ow ner or Oper ator or pr ovider of f inancial

a ssu ra nc e inc ur s in

de fe nd inga g a ins t c la ims or a c tio ns br ou g ht: (a) By t h e Environmental Protection Ag ency (EPA) or the Commonwealth to require

corr ective a ction or to rec over the costs of cor rec tive action; (b) B y or on beha lf of a third pa rty for b odily

injury or prope rty

damag e ca

used by an

acc idental re lease ; or (c ) B y a ny pe rs on to e nf or c e the te rm s o f a

fi na nc ia l a ssu ra nc e me c ha

nis m.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.51: continued

L oc a l G ov e rn me nt m e a ns : (a ) C iti e s, mun ic ipa lit ie s and tow ns , s e pa

rately char te re d a

nd op e ra te d s pe c ia l di str ic ts (including , but not lim ited to. local go v er nment public transit sy stems and re development

a uth or iti e s) , a

nd ind e pe nd e nt s c ho ol d ist

ri c ts a uth or ize d a s g ov ernm ent al bo die s b y state char ter or c onstitut ion in the Comm onwea lth; and (b ) S p ecia l districts and independe nt school districts established by cities, municipalities

or tow ns , a nd oth e r g e ne ra l pu

rp os e g ov e rn me nts to p ro vid e e sse nti a l se rv ic e s.

Occ urre nce me ans an e vent, including continuous or re peate d exposure to conditions, which

re su lts in a

re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m.
Property Damag e mea

ns injury to rea l or per sonal proper ty . Property

Damag e shall not include those liabiliti es which, consistent with standard insurance industry prac tices, are ex cluded f rom

cover ag e in liability

insurance p o l i ci es for proper ty damag e. Howe ver, suc h exclusions for
proper ty damag e shall not include c orre ctive ac tion associated with re lease s from t anks which

a r e c o v e r e d

b y t h e p o l i c y.

Provider of F inancial Assur ance means a n entity that provides financial assurance to an Owne r or Ope rator of

a UST s y s t em throug h one of the mecha nisms li sted in 310 CMR 80.54(1) throug h (11), including a g uara ntor, local gover

nment g uara

ntor, insurer, r isk retention g roup, surety , issuer of a

letter of c redit, the Unde rg round Storag e Ta nk Petroleum P ro duct Cleanup Fund, or the Commonwealth.

Substantial Business Relationship means the extent of a business relationship nece ssary under Ma ssa c hu se tts sta

te law to mak e a

g ua ra nte e c on tr a c t is su e d in c ide nt t o th a t r e la tio ns hip va lid and enf orce able. A g uara

ntee contra ct is issued "inc ident to that relationship" if it arises fr om and depe nds on exi sting e conom ic transa ctions betwee n the g uara ntor and the O wner

or Oper ator.

Sub sta nti a l G ov e rn me nta l Re la tio ns hip me a ns the e xten t of a g ov e rn me nta l r e la tio ns hip

ne c e ssa ry un de r M a ssa c hu se tts state law t o ma ke a n ad de d g ua

ra nte e c on tr a c t issu e d in c ide nt t o that re l at i o n s h ip valid and enf orce able. A guara

ntee c ontrac t is iss ued " incident to that relationship" if it arises fr om a clea r commonality

of interest in the event of a UST re lease such as cote rminous boundaries, ove rlapping constituencies, c ommon gr ound-water a quifer, or other

re la tio ns hip oth e r tha

n mone tary

c omp e ns a tio n th a t pr ov ide s a mot ivatio n f

or the g ua ra nto r t o provide a g uara ntee.

Termination mea

ns only those cha ng es that could re sult in a g ap in cove rag e such a s where the insured has not obtaine d substitut e cove rag e or ha s obtained substitut e cover ag e with a differ ent

r e t r o a c t i v e d a t e t h a n t h e r e t r o a c t i v e d a t e o f t h e o r i g i n a l p o l i c y.

80 .5 2: R e qu ir e me nts fo r A mou nt a nd Sc op e of F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

(1) All Ow n er s o r Operators of UST sy stems shall maintain and demonstrate financ ial responsibility

for takingcorr e c ti v e a c ti o n and for compensating third pa

rties for bodily

injury and prope rty damag e ca

used by acc idental re lease s arising from the ope ration of UST sy stems. Fa ilure to maintain and/or de monstrate finan ci al responsibility shall subject the Owne r or Op e rator to e nf or c e me nt inc lud ing , but not lim ite d to , d e liv e ry

pr oh ibi tio n in

a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.48.

(2) An O wner or Ope rator sha ll maintain and demonstrate f inancial r esponsibility

in at least the fo llo wi ngpe r- oc c ur

re nc e a mou

nts : (a) For Owner s and Oper ators of UST sy stems that handle an a vera g e of more than 10,000 g allons of re g ulated substance per month base d o n an n u al throug hput for the pr evious cale ndar y ear : $1 mill ion. (b) F or all other O wner s and Ope rators of UST sy stems: $500,000.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.52: continued

(3) An O wner

or Ope rator of

UST sy stems shall maintain an d d em o n s trate f inancial responsibility

for t a k in g c o r r e c tive action and f

or compe nsating third parties for bodily injury and
proper ty damag e ca

used by acc idental rele ases arising from the ope ration of UST sy stems in at le a st the fo llo wi nga nnua l a g g re g a te a mou nts : (a) For Owner s and Ope rators of 1 to 100 tanks, $1 mill ion; and (b) F or Owne rs and Ope rators of 101 or more ta

nks, $2 mill ion.

(4 ) T he a mou

nts of a ssu ra nc e re qu ir e d und e r 3 10 CMR 8 0. 52 e xclu de s le g a l de fe ns e c os ts.

(5 ) I f a n Ow ne r o r O pe rator us e s se pa ra te me c ha nis ms o r s e pa

ra te c omb inatio ns of

me c ha nis ms to s a tis fy the fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

re qu ir e me nts , th e fi na

nc ia l me c ha

nis ms i n to ta l sh a ll b e in the full amount specif

ied in 310 CMR 80.52(2) and (3)

. (6 ) I f a n Ow ne r or

Op e rator us e s se pa rate me c ha

nis ms o r s e pa

rate c omb inatio ns of

me c ha nis ms to demonstrate financ ial responsibility for differ ent UST sy stems, the annual a g g reg ate r equire d shall be based on the number of tanks cove red by eac h such sepa

rate mecha

nism or combination of me c ha nis ms.
(7) An O wner or Oper ator shall revie w the amount of their annual ag g reg ate cover ag e whe never additional tanks are acquir ed or installed. I f the number of tanks for whic h assura nce must be provided e x cee ds 100, the Owner or Oper ator shall demonstrate financ ial responsibility in the annual a g gre gate amount of at least $2 million withi n 60 day s of installing or a cquiring the tank(s) that exceeds 100.

(8 ) T he re qu ir e d p e r- oc c ur re nc e a nd a nnua l a g g re g a te c ov e ra g e a mou nts do no t in a ny wa

y lim it the liability

of the Ow ner a

nd Oper ator.

80 .5 3: A llo wa

ble Me c ha

nis ms a nd Com bin a tio ns of

Me c ha nis ms
(1) An O wner

or Ope rator, inc luding a local g overnme nt O wner or Oper ator, may use any one

or c omb inatio n o f t

he me c ha nis ms l ist e d at 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 2) thr ou g h (5) a nd (1 0) a nd (1 1) to de mon str a te fi na

nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

fo r o ne or

mor e UST sy ste ms.
(2) In addition to the mechanisms l isted at 310 CMR 80.54(2) through (5) and ( 10) and ( 11), an Owne r or Oper ator that is not a loca l gove rnment Owne r or Ope rator of a UST sy stem that stores petrole um may

use the mec hanism listed at 310 C MR 80.54(1) to demonstrate f inancial

re sp on sib ili ty

fo r o ne or

mor e UST sy ste ms.
(3) In addition to the mecha nisms listed at 310 CMR 80.54(2) throug h (5) a nd (10) a nd (11), a loca l gove rnment Owne r or Operator may use any one or c ombination of the mecha nisms li sted

a t 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 6) thr ou g h ( 9) to d e mon str a te fi na nc ia l re sp on sib ili ty fo r on e or mor e UST sy ste ms.

80 .5 4: R e qu ir e me nts fo r F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

Me c ha nis ms
(1) Unde rg round Storag e Ta nk Petroleum Product Cleanup F und. (a) An O wn er or Oper ator may satisfy the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52 by obtaining

cover ag e fr om the Und er ground S torag e Ta nk Petroleum Product Cleanup F und at M. G.L

. c. 21 J, if

the Ow ne r o r O pe ra

tor c omp lie s w ithM. G. L . c . 2 1J an d 5 03 CMR 2. 00 : Underground Storage Tank Pe troleum Product Cleanup Fund Regulati ons Implem enting M.G.L. c. 21J

. (2) Insuranc e and Risk Retention Group Cover ag e. (a) An Owne r or Ope rator ma y satisfy the re q uirements of 310 CMR 80.52 by obtaining liability insurance that confor

ms to the require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(2) from a qualified insurer or risk rete ntion g roup. Such insurance may be in the for m of a sepa

rate insurance p o l i c y o r a n e n d o r s e m e n tt o a n e x i s t i n g i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(b ) E a c h in sura

nc e po li cy mus t be a me nd e d b y a n e nd or se me nt w or de d a s sp e c if ie d in 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 2) (b )1
., or evi den c e d b y a c e rt if ic a te of ins ur a nc e wo rd e d a s sp e c if ie d in 310 CMR 80.54(2)(b)2., e x cept that instructions in bracke ts must be replac ed with the rele vant information and the brac kets delete d: 1. Endorseme nt

Name: [name of e ach c overe d location]

________________________________

________________________________ Addre ss: [ addre ss of ea ch cove red loc ation]

___________________________________

___________________________________ Policy Number: _____________________

Period of Covera g e: [curre nt policy period]

___________________________________

___________________________________
N a me o f [I n s u r e r o r Ri s k Re te n ti o n G r o u

p ]:

___________________________________

___________________________________
A d dr e s s o f

[I n s u r e r o r Ri s k Re te n ti o n G r o u

p ]:

____________________________________

____________________________________ Name of I nsured: ______________________ Addre ss of I nsured: ____________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
En do rs e me nt: 1. This endorseme nt cer tifies t h at t he policy

to which the endor sement is attache d pr ov ide s li a

bil ity ins ur a nc e c ov e ri ngthe fo llo wi ngtank s:
[L ist the number of tanks at eac h fac ility and the name(s) a

nd addre s s (e s ) o f t he fac ility (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more tha n one instrument is used t o assure differ ent tanks at a

ny one fa cility
, for eac h tank cover ed by this instrument, list t he DEP tank nu mbe r p ro vid e d in

the re g ist

ratio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility .]

For [i nsert: " takingcorr ec ti v e a c ti o n " a n d /or " compensating third pa rties for bodily

injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by " e ither " sudden ac cidental relea ses" or " nonsudden

a c c ide nta l re le a se s" or " a c c ide nta l re le a se s" ; in a c c or da nc e wi th an d s ub

je c t to the lim its of liability , exclusions, conditi ons, and other terms of t he poli cy ; if cove rag e is diffe rent for diff ere nt tanks or locations, indicate the ty pe of cover ag e applicable to e ach ta nk or location] arising f

rom operating the U ST(s) identified a bove.

The limits of liabili ty

are [i nsert the dollar

amount of the "e ach oc curr ence " a nd "a nnual

a g g re g a te " lim its of

the I ns ur e r' s o r G ro up ' s li a bil ity ; if the a mou

nt o f cover a g e is differ ent for dif

fer ent ty pes of c overa g e or for

differ ent USTs or locations, indi cate the amount of cover ag e for eac h ty pe of c overa g e and/or

for e ach U ST or location], ex clusive of leg a l de fe ns e c os ts, wh ic h a re su bje c t to a se pa rate lim it und e r t

he po lic y . T his

c o v e r a g e is p r o v id e d

u n d e r [p o li c y n u mb e r ]. T h e e f

f e c ti v e d ate o f s a id p o li c y

is [d a te ].

2. Th e ins ur a nc e a ff

or de d w ithre sp e c t to su c h o c c ur re nc e s is su

bje c t to a ll of

the te rm s
a nd c onditio ns of

the po lic y ; pr ov ide d, ho we ve r, that any pr ov isi on s in c on sis te nt w ith

su bs e c tio ns (a ) t

hr ou g h ( e ) o f t

his Para g ra

phtw o a re he re by a me nd e d to c on fo rm wi th subsections (a) throug h (e) ;310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

a. B ankr u p tc y o r in s o lv e n c y o f th e in s u r e d s h a ll n o t r e li e v e th e [" I n s u r e r " or "G roup" ] of its obligations under the policy to which this endorseme nt is attached. b. T h e [ "I n s u rer" or

"G roup" ] i s liable for the pay ment of amounts within any deductible a

pplicable to the policy to the provider of corr ective a ction or a da mag ed third-par ty , with a rig ht of reimburse ment by the insured for a ny such pay ment made by the ["Ins urer " or

"G roup" ]. This provision does not apply with respec t to that amount of any

deductible f

or which c overa g e is demonstra t ed under another mecha nism or combination of mecha nisms as specified in 310 CMR 80.54. c. The Owner

and Ope rator a g ree s to furnish to the Massac husetts Depar tment of Environmental Protection (the Depa rtment) a sig ned duplicate orig inal of the policy

a nd a ll e nd or se me nts up on

re qu e st. d. Cance llation or any

other ter mination of the i n s uranc e by the ["I nsurer " or "G roup" ], except for non- pay ment of pre mium or misreprese ntation by the insured,

s h a l l b e e f

f e c t i v e o n l y u p o n w r i t t e n n o t i c e a n d o n l y a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f

6 0 d a ys afte r a c opy

of such wr itten notice is rec eived by the insured

. C an ce llation for

no n- pa y me nt o f p re mium or misr e pr e se ntatio n b y the ins ur e d w ill be e ff

e c tiv e on ly upon written notice a

nd only afte r ex piration of a mini mum of ten day s after a copy of such wr itten notice is rec eived by the insured. [I ns e rt fo r c la ims -m a de po lic ie s:
e

. Th e ins ur a nc e c ov e rs c la ims oth e rw ise c ov e re d b y the po lic y

that are re po rt e d to the ["I nsurer " or

"G roup" ] wit hin six mont hs of the ef fec tive date of

canc ellation or

n o n

- r e n e w a l o f t h e p o l i c y e xc e p t w h e r e t h e n e w o r r e n e w e d p o l i c y h a s t h e sa me retroa ctive date or a r etroa ctive date ear lier t han that of t he prior policy , and which arise out of any cover ed occur renc e that commence d afte r the policy retroa ctive date
, if applica ble, and pr ior to such policy rene wal or termination date. Claims repor ted duri ngsu c h e xt e nd e d r e po rt ingpe ri od a re su bje c t to the te rm s, c on dit ion s, lim its
, including limits of liability , and exclusions of the policy .]

I he r e b y c e rt i f

y t h a t t h e w o r d i n g o f t h i s i n s t r u m e n t i s i d e n t i c a l t o t h e wo rd ing in 310 CMR 80.54(2)( b)1. and that the [ "I nsurer " or "G roup" ] is [ "lice nsed to transa ct the business of insuranc e or e ligible to provide insurance as an ex cess or surplus lines insurer in o n e o r mo r e s tate s " ].

[S ignature of a

uthorized repre sentative of I nsurer or Risk Retention Group]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[Tit le of pe rs on sig nin g ], A uth or ize d Re pr e se ntativ e of [name of I ns ur e r o r R isk Retention Group]

[Address of Repre sentative]

2. Certificate of Insuranc e.
Name: [name of e ach c overe d location]

_______________________________

_______________________________ Addre ss: [ addre ss of ea ch cove red loc ation]

___________________________________

___________________________________ Policy Number:______________________ Endorseme nt (if applica

ble):____________

Period of Covera g e: [curre nt policy period]

__________________________________
N a me o f [I n s u r e r o r Ri s k Re te n ti o n G r o u

p ]:

___________________________________

___________________________________310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

A d dr e s s o f [I n s u r e r o r Ri s k Re te n ti o n G r o u

p ]:

____________________________________

____________________________________ Name of I nsured: ______________________

Addre ss of I nsured:

____________________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________ Certification :

1. [Name of I nsurer or R isk Retention Group], [t he "I nsurer " or "G roup" ], as identified above, he reby

cer tifies that it has issued liabilit y insurance cover ing the following UST(s):

[L ist the number of tanks at ea ch facility and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of

the fac ility (ies) w her e t he tanks a re loc ated. I f more tha

n one instrument is used to assure differ ent tanks at a

ny one facility
, for each tank cover ed by this inst rument, list the DEP tank nu mbe r p ro vid e d in

the reg istra

tio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1) a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility .]

For [i nsert: " takingcorr e c ti v e a c ti o n " a nd/or " compensating third pa rties for bodily

injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by " e ither " sudden ac cidental relea ses" or " nonsudden

a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " a c c ide nta l re le a se s" ; in a c c or da nc e wi th a nd su bje c t to the lim its of liability , exclusions, conditi ons, and other terms of the policy ; if cover ag e is diffe rent for diff ere nt tanks or locations, indicate the ty pe of cover ag e applicable to e ach ta nk or location] arising f

rom operating the U ST(s) identified a bove.

The limits of liabili ty

are [i nsert the dollar

amount of the "e ach oc curr ence " a nd "a nnual

a g g re g a te " lim its of

the I ns ur e r' s o r G ro up ' s li a bil ity ; if th e a mou

nt o f c ov e ra g e is differ ent for dif

fer ent ty pes of cove rag e or f

or diffe rent USTs or locations, indi cate the amount of cover ag e for eac h ty pe of c overa g e and/or

for e ach U ST or location], ex clusive of le g a l de fe ns e c os ts, wh ic h a re su bje c t to a se pa rate lim it u nd er the po lic y . T his

c ov e ra g e is p ro vid e d und e r [p oli c y nu mbe r]. Th e eff

e c tiv e date of

sa id p oli c y

is [d a te ].

2. The ["Insurer " o r "G ro u p "] further cer tifies the following with respec t to the insurance descr ibed in Parag raph one : a. B ankruptc y

or insolvency

of the insured s h al l n o t relieve the ["I nsurer " or

" Gr ou p" ] of its ob lig a tio ns un de r t

he po lic y to w hic h th is c e rt if

ic a te a pp lie s. b. The ["Insurer " or

"Gro u p "] i s l i able for the pay ment of amounts within any deductible a

pplicable to the policy to the provider of corr ective a ction or a da mag ed third-par ty , with a rig ht of reimburse ment by the insured for a ny such pay ment made by the ["I nsurer " or

"G roup" ]

. This provision does not apply with respec t to that amount of any

deductible f

or which c overa g e is d em onstrated unde r anothe r mecha nism or combination of mecha nisms as specified in 310 CMR 80.54.

c . T he Ow ne r a

nd Op e ra tor a g re e to f

ur nis h to the De pa

rtme nt a sig ne d d upli c a te

or ig ina l of

the po lic y

a nd a ll e nd or se me nts up on

re qu e st. d. Cance llation or any

other ter mination of the insuranc e by t h e ["Insurer " or "G roup" ], ex cept f

or non-pay

ment of pre mium or misreprese ntation by the insured,

s h a l l b e e f

f e c t i v e o n l y u

p o n w r i t t e n n o t i c e a n d

o n l y a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f

6 0 d a ys afte r a c opy

of such wr itten notice is rec eived by the i n s u re d

. Cance llation for

no n- pa y me nt of pr e mium or

mis re pr e se ntatio n b y

the ins ur e d w ill be e ff

e c tiv e on ly upon written not ice and only afte r expiration of a minimum of ten day s after a copy of such wr itten notice is rec eived by the insured.

[I n s e rt f o r c la im s

- ma d e p o li c ie s ]:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

e . T he ins ur a nc e c ov e rs c la ims oth e rw ise c ov e re d by the po lic y that a re re po rt e d to

the ["I nsurer " or

"G roup" ] wit hin six months of the eff ective date of c ance llation or

no n- re ne wa l of

the po lic y

e xce pt w he re the ne w o r r e ne we d p ol ic y ha s th e same retroa ctive date or a retroa ctive date ear lier t han that of the prior policy , and which arise out of any cover ed occur renc e that commence d afte r the policy retroa ctive date
, if applica ble, and prior to suc h policy rene wal or te rmination date. Claims repor ted duri ngsu c h e xten de d r e po rt ingpe ri od a re su bje c t to the te rm s, c on dit ion s, lim its, including limits of liability , and exclusions of the policy .] Ihe re by c e rt if y that th e wo rd ingof

thi s in str ume nt i s id e nti c a l to the wo rd ingin 310 CMR 80.54(2)(b)2. and that the ["I nsurer " or "G roup" ] is ["licensed to transac t the business of insuranc e, or e ligib l e to provide insurance as an e x cess or surplus li n e s in s u r e r , in

th e Co mm o n w e a lt

h o f M a s s a c h u s e tt s " ].

[S ignature of a

uthorized repre sentative of I nsurer or Risk Retention Group]

[Ty pe name ]

[Tit le], Authoriz ed Repre sentative of [name of I nsurer or Risk Retention Group]

[Address of Repre sentative]

(c ) E a c h i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y s h a l l b e i s s u e d b y a n i n s u r e r o r a r i s k r e t e n t i o n g r o u p t h a t , a t a minimum , is licensed to transa ct the business of insurance or elig ible to provide insuranc e
a s an e xce ss o r s ur

plu s li ne s in sure r i n th e Com monwe a lthof Ma ssa c hu se tts

. (3) Sure ty

Bond. (a ) An Ow n er o r Op er at o r m ay s at i s fy t h e re qu i re m en t s o f 31 0 C M R 8 0

. 5 2 b y o b t ai n i n g a surety bond that confor

ms to the require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(3) . The sure ty company i s suing the bond shall be amongthose listed as ac cepta ble sureties on f

eder al bonds in the l a t e s tC i r c u l a r

5 7 0 o f t h e U

. S

. D e p a rt m e n to f

t h e T r e a s u r

y. (b ) Th e sure ty bo nd mus t be wo rd e d a s f oll ow s, e xce pt t

hat in str uc tio ns in b ra c ke ts mus t be re place d with the rele vant information and the brac kets delete d:

Perfor mance Bond.

Date bond e x ecute d: ____________________

Effe ctive date : _________________________

Period of cove rag e: ______________________
Principal: [l eg al name a

nd business addre ss of person obta ining the sur ety bond, i.e . Owner or Ope rator]

______________________________________ Ty pe o f or ganiz ati on : [ in ser t "in di vi du al, " "j oi nt ven tu re," "part ners hi p, " or "cor po rat io n"]

______________________________________ State of incorpor ation (if applica ble):

______________________________ Surety (ies): [name(s) and business addr ess(e s)]

______________________________________ Sc o p e o f Co v e r a g e : [ L is t t

h e n u mb e r

o f ta n k s a t e a c h f

a c il it y a n d th e n a me ( s ) and

a dd re ss( e s) of

the fa c ili ty (i e s) wh e re the tank s a re loc a ted. I f mo re tha

n o ne ins tr

ume nt i s
us e d to a ssu

re dif fe re nt tank s a t a ny on e fa c ili ty , fo r e a c h tank c ov e re d by thi s i nstr ume nt, lis t th e DE P tank

nu mbe r p ro vid e d in

the re g istra

tio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility . L ist the c overa g e g uara nteed by the bond:

" takin g c or

re c tiv e a c tio n" a nd

/or " c omp e ns a tin g thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e c a

us e d b y " e ith e r " su dd e n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " no ns ud de n a c c ide nta l r e le a ses"

o r " a c c id e n ta l r e le a s e s " " a r is in g f r o m o p e r a ti n g th e ta

n k " ].310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Penal sums of bond:

Per occ urre nce $____________________ Annual ag g reg ate $____________________ Surety ' s bond number:____________________

Kn ow Al l Per so ns by Th e se Pr e se nts , tha t we , th e Pr inc ipa l and Sur e ty (i e s) , h e re to a

re fi rm ly bo un d to the Ma ssa c hu se tts De pa rtme nt o f E nv ir onme nta l Pr ote c tio n ( the De pa rtme nt) , in the a bo ve pe na l sum f

or the pa y men t of whic h w e bin d o ur se lve s, our h e ir s, e xec uto rs , ad m inistrators, succe ssors, and assig ns jointl y and seve rally ; provided that, whe re the Surety (ies) a

re c orporations acting as co- suretie s, we, the Sure ties, bind ourselves in such

su m " joi ntl y a nd

se ve ra lly " on ly

fo r t he pu rp os e of a llo wi ng a joi nt a c tio n o r a c tio ns a g a ins t

a ny or a ll o f us, a nd

fo r a ll o the r p ur

po se s e a c h Sure ty

bin ds its e lf

, jo int ly a nd se ve ra lly wi th the Princi p al
, fo r t he pay ment of such sums only

as is set forth opposite the name of such Surety , but if no limi t of liability is indicated, the limit of liabilit y shall be the full amount of the pe na l sum.

Whe re a s s aid Pr inc ipa l is re qu ir e d in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 51 thr ou g h 8 0. 63 , to provide fina

ncial assura

nce for [i nsert: "taking corr ective action" and/or "c ompensating third
pa rt ie s fo r bo dil y

inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e c a

us e d b y " e ith e r " su dd e n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " nonsudden ac cidental r elea ses" or " acc idental re lease s"; i f cove rag e is diffe rent for differ ent tanks or locations, indi cate the ty pe of c overa g e applica

ble to e ach ta

nk or location] arising from oper ating the tanks identified a bove, and

Wherea s said Principal shall establish a st andby trust fund as is require d when a surety bond is used to provide such f

inancial a ssuranc e;

No w, the re fo re , th e c on dit ion s o f t he ob lig a tio n a

re su c h th a t if

the Pr inc ipa l sh a ll f

a ith fu lly [" ta ke c orre c tiv e a c tio n, in a c c or da nc e with M .G .L . c . 2 1E , 3 10 CMR 40 .0 00 0: Massachusetts Contingency P lan , other a pplicable law s and r egu l at i o ns and the Depa rtment' s instructions for," and/or " compensate injured third parties for bodily injury and pro pert y dam age caus ed b y " eit her "s ud den " or "no ns ud de n " o r "s u dd en an d n on su dd en"]

acc idental re lease s arising from oper ating the tank(s) indentified abo v e, o r i f the Principal sh a ll p ro vid e a lte rn a te fi na nc ia l a ssu ra nc e in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80 .5 7, a nd ob ta in the Depa rtment' s written appr oval of such a ssuranc e within 120 d ay s af t er r ece ipt of the notice of te rmination by the Principal and the Depart m en t (i f t he date s of re ceipt ar e dif fe re nt, the la te r da te sh a ll co ntr ol) fr om t he Sur e ty (i e s) , th e n th is o bli g a tio n s ha ll b e nu ll

a nd vo id; oth e rw ise it i s to re ma in i n f ull fo rc e a nd e ff

e c t. Th e Sur e ty (i e s) sh a ll a lso be c ome liable on this bond obligation whe n:
(a) T h er e i s t h e commenc ement of a voluntary

or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming the Principal as de btor; or (b) The Principal, if it ha s a leg al exis tence , has failed to ma intain said leg al exist ence and

no succe ssor has assumed its leg al obliga tions in accorda

nce w ith 310 CMR80.00. S u ch o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: 1. Any o b l i gation of [insert owner or operator] under a wor

kers' compensation, disability benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; 2. Bodily

injury to an employ ee of

[i nsert owne r o r oper ator] arising from, and in the

c o u r s e o f
, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; 3. Bodily

injury or proper ty damag e arising from the owne rship, maintenanc e, use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; 4. Property

damag e to any

proper ty owned, r ented, loane d to, in the car e, custody , or control of, or

occupie d b y [ i n s er t owner or oper ator] that is not t he dire ct re sult of a rele ase f rom a pe troleum UST; 5. Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e for

which [insert owner or

operat o r] is obl igated to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than a c ontrac t or ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the require ments of 310 CMR 80.52.

The Surety (ies) s h all become liable on this bond obligation only when the Princ ipal has failed to fulf

ill the conditions described a bove.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Upon notification by

the Department t hat t he P rincipal ha s failed to ["take corr ective a ction, in a c c or da

nc e wi th M .G .L . c . 2 1E , 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Massachu s et t s C ontingency P lan
, oth e r a pp lic a ble laws a nd

re g ulatio ns a nd

the De pa rtme nt' s in s t

r u c t i o n s , " a

n d / o r " c o m p e ns a te i n j u re d third parties" ] as gua rante ed by

this bond, the Surety (ies) sha ll either per form [" c or re c tiv e a c tio n in

a c c or da nc e wi th M .G .L . c . 2 1E , 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Ma ssa c hu se tts Contingency Plan
, other applicable law s and re g ulations and the De partment' s instructions," and/or " third-par

ty liability compensation"] or place funds in an amount up to the annua l ag g reg ate pe nal sum into the s tandby trust fund as dire cted by the Depa rtment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR80.60.

Up on no tif ic a tio n b y

the De pa

rtme nt t hat th e Prin cip a l ha s f

a ile d to pr ov ide a lte rn a te fi n an ci al as s u ra n ce as s p ec i fi edi n 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 5 7 an d

h as fa i l edt o o b t ai n t h e D ep ar t m en t 's

wr itt e n a pp ro va l of

su c h a ssu ra nc e wi thi n 6 0 d a y s a ft e r t

he date the no tic e of

c a nc e llatio n is

rec eived by

both the Principal and the Depa rtment (if the dates of rec eipt are differ ent, the later date shall control) f

rom the Surety (ies), the Surety (ies) shall place the total penal sum of the bond g uara

nteed f or the tanks into the standby trust fund as dire cted by the Depa rtment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.60.

Th e Sur e ty (i e s) he re by

wa ive (s ) n oti fi c a tio n of a me ndme nts to a

pp lic a ble laws , s ta tut e s, rules, and r eg ulations and ag ree s that no such amendment shall in any way alleviate its (their) obligation on this bond.

The liability

of the Surety (ies) sha ll not be discharg ed by any pay ment o r s u ccession of pay ments here under, unless and unti l such pay ment or pay

ments shall amount in the annual ag g reg ate to the pe nal sum shown on the fac e of the bond, but in no event shall the oblig ation of the Sur e ty (i e s) he re un de r e xce e d th e a mou nt o f s a id a

nnua l a g g re g a te pe na l sum.

Th e Sur e ty (i e s) may

c a nc e l the bo nd

by se nd ingno tic e of

c a nc e lla tio n b y c e rt if ie d ma il t o the Principal, and to the D epar tment at t h e addr esses provide d here in, provided, howe ver, that canc ellation shall not take ef fec t until at least 120 day s after the date of

rec eipt of the notice of c ance llation by

both the Principal, and the Depa rtment as shown by

the later return

re c e ipt

. The Principal may

terminate this bond by

sendingwritten notice to the Sure ty (ies), pr ovided, howeve r, that no such notice shall become eff ective until the Surety (ies) r ece ive(s) w ritten authorization by

the Depa rtment for te rmination of the bond.

I n Wit ness There of, the Principal and Surety (ies) have executed this B ond and have aff ix ed their sea ls on the date set f orth above

.

Th e ind ivi du a ls w ho se sig natur e s a pp e a r b e low

he re by c e rt if y that th e y a re a utho ri zed to execute this surety

bond on behalf

of the Principal and Surety (ies) and that the wordingof this surety

bond is identical to the wording specifie d in 310 CMR 80.54(3)( b) as in ef fec t on the date this bond wa s executed.

Principal

[S ignature(s) ]

[Names(s)]

[Tit le(s)]

[Cor po rate se a l]

Cor po rate Sur e ty (i e s)

[Name a nd

a dd re ss]

State of I ncorpor ation: _____________310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

L iability limit : $__________________

[S ignature(s) ]

[Names(s) a

nd title(s)]

[Cor po rate se a l]

[F or e ve ry c o- sure ty , pro vid e sig natur e (s ), c or po rate se a l, an d othe r inf

or ma tio n in the same

manner as for Surety above.]

Bond pr emium: $________________

(c) Under the t erms of the bond, the s urety will become liable on the bond obligation when
t h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r f

ai l t o p er fo rm as gu ar an t ee d b y t h e b o n d

. I n al l ca s es , t h e s u re t y 's lia bil ity is l imi te d to the pe r- oc c ur re nc e a nd a nnua l a g g re g a te pe na l sums.
(d ) T he Ow ne r o r O pe rator wh o u se s a

sure ty bo nd to s a tis fy the re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80 .5 2 s ha ll e sta

bli sha sta nd by tr us t fu nd in a c c or da

nc e wi th 31 0 CMR 80 .5 5 wh e n th e sure ty bond is acquire d. Under

the terms of the bond, all amounts paid by the surety under the bond will be deposited direc tly

into the standby

trust fund in acc ordanc e with instruc tions fr om the Depa rtment in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.60.

(4 ) L e tte r o f C re dit

. (a) An Owner or Ope rator ma y satisfy the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52 by obtaining a

n irrevoc able s t an db y

letter of c redit that conf

orms to the require ments 310 CMR 80.54(4). The institution i ssuing the le tter of cr ed i t s h all be an e ntity that has the a

uthority to issue letters of c re d i t and whose le tter-of -cr edit operations are r eg ulated and e x amined by The Ma ssa c hu se tts Com mis sio ne r of B a nk s, or the ins tit uti on sh a ll be a

natio na l ba

nk (f e de ra lly char tere d). (b ) T he le tte r o f c re dit sh a ll be wo rd e d a s fo llo ws , e xce pt that ins tr uc tio ns in b ra c ke ts s ha ll be re place d with the rele vant information and the brac kets delete d:

I rr e vo c a ble Stand by L e tte r o f C re dit

[Name and a ddress of issuing instit ution]

Commi ssioner

Massac husetts Depar

tment of Environmental Protec tion One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Attn: UST Progr am

Dea r Sir or Madam: We he reby establish our I rre vocable Standby L etter of Credit No. ___ in y our fa vor, at the reque st a

nd for the a ccount of

[owner or ope rator na

me] of [ addre ss] up to the ag g reg ate a

mount of [i n words] U.S. doll ars ($[insert dollar amount]), available upon prese ntation by

y ou or y our desig nee, of (1) y o ur or y our desig nee' s sight dra ft, bea ring ref er en ce t o this letter of cr edit, No. ___, and ( 2) y our or y our desig nee' s signe d statement

rea ding a s follows: "I

cer tify that the amount of the dr aft is pay able pur suant to reg ulations issued under a

uthority of Massac husetts Gener al L aws Chapter 21O."

Th is l e tte r o f c re dit

may be dr a wn on to c ov e r t

he fo llo wi ngc on dit ion s: 1. [ins e rt : " takin g c or

re c tiv e a c tio n" a nd

/or " c omp e ns a tin g thi rd

part ies fo r b od ily injury and prope rty

damag e c a

u s e d b y " e ither " sudden ac cidental r elea ses" or " nonsudden

acc idental re lease s" or

"a ccide ntal rele ases" ] arising from operating the tank(s) identified be low in the a mou

nt of [in wor ds ] $[in se rt do lla r am ount] pe r oc c ur

re nc e a nd [in w or ds ] $[i nsert dollar a

mount] annual a g g reg ate:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

[L ist the number of tanks at eac h fac ility and the name( s) and addre ss (e s ) o f t he

fac ili t y (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more tha n one instrument is used to assure differ ent tanks at a

ny one fa cility , for e ach tank cover ed by this instrument, list the DEP
tank nu mbe r prov ide d in

the re g istra

tio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility .]; or 2. There is the commence ment of a voluntary or involuntary proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming the Principal as de btor; or 3. [owner or ope rator na

me], if it has a leg al exist ence , has fa iled to maintain said leg al

e xiste nc e and no su c c e sso r h a s a ssume d it s le g a l ob lig a tio ns in a c c or da nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.00.

T h e l et t er o f c re d i t m ay n o tb e d ra wn o n t o co v er an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a ) A ny ob lig a tio n o f [i ns e rt

ow ne r o r o pe rator ] und e r a wo rk e rs ' c omp e ns a tio n, dis a bil ity benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injury to an employ ee of

[i nsert owne r or ope rator] arising from
, an d i n the

c o u r s e o f
, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e to any

proper ty owned, r en t ed
, l o an ed to, i n the ca re, c ustody , or

c on tr ol o f, or oc c up ie d by [ins e rt ow ne r or op e rator ] t hat is no t th e dir e c t r e su lt o f a re le a se from a pe troleum UST; (e) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e for

which [insert owner or

operator] is obligated to pay damag es by

rea s o n of the a ssumption of li ability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than a contra ct or a g ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

T h is le tt e r

o f c r e d it is e f f e c ti v e a s o f

[d a te ] an d

s h a ll e xp ir e o n [d a te a t le a s t o n e y e a r late r ], but such expiration date shall be a utomatically

extended for a

period of [at lea st one y ear ] on [date] and on eac h succe ssive expiration date, unless, at least 120 day s befor e the c urre nt expiration date, we notify both y ou and [owner' s or oper ator' s name] by cer tified mail that we ha ve dec ided not to ext end thi s letter of cre dit bey ond the current ex piration date. In the event y ou are so notified, any unus ed p ortion of the cr edit shall be ava ilable upon prese nt at i o n o f y o ur or y our desig nee' s sight dra ft within 120 day s after the re ceipt of notification by

both y ou and [owner's o r o p er at o r' s name], as shown on the later of the sig ne d r e tur

ne d r e c e ipt s.

Whe ne ve r thi s let te r of c re dit is dr a wn on , und e r, a nd in c omp lia

nc e wi th t he te rm s o f t

his le tte r o f c re dit , w e sh a ll d uly ho no r suc h dra ft up on pr e se ntatio n to us, an d w e sh a ll d e po sit the a mo u n t o f

th e dr a f t d ir e c tl y in to th e s ta

n d b y tr u s t f u n d o f [o w n e r ' s o r

o p e r a to r ' s n a me] in a c c or da

nc e wi th you

or y our d e sig ne e ' s in str

uc tio ns

.

We c ert if y th at th e wo rd ingof

thi s le tte r o f c re dit

is i de nti c a l to the wo rd ingsp e c if ie d in 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 4) (b ). a s su c h re g ulatio ns we re c on sti tut e d o n th e date sh ow n im me diate ly below.

[S ignature(s) and title(s) of of ficial(s) of issuing institution]

[Date]

This cre dit is subj ect to [insert "the most rece nt edition of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Doc umentary

Credits, published and copy rig hted by

the I nternational Chamber of Co mm e r c e , " o r

" th e U n if o r m C o mm e r c ia l C o d e " ].

(c) An Owne r or Ope rator w ho uses a letter of cr edit to satisfy

the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52 shall also establish a standby trust f und in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.55 wh e n th e le tte r o f c re dit

is a c qu ir e d. Un de r t

he te rm s of the le tte r of c re dit , all a mou nts pa id purs ua nt t o a dr a ft by the De pa rtme nt wil l be d e po sit e d b y the iss uin g ins tit

uti on dir e c tly int o the standby

trus t fu nd in acc ordanc e with instructions from the De partment in ac corda nce with 310 CMR80.60.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(d) The letter of credit shall be irrevoca ble wit h a term specifie d by the issuing institution. The letter of credit shall provide that cre dit be automatically rene wed f

or the same term as the orig inal term, unless, at lea st 120 day s befor e the c urren t ex p i ration date , the issuing instit ution notifies the Owner or Ope rator by

cer tified mail of its decision not to rene w the le tte r o f c re dit . U nd e r t

he te rm s o f t

he le tte r o f c re dit , th e 120 d a y s w ill be g in o n th e date wh e n th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator re c e ive s th e no tic e , a s e vid e nc e d b y the re tur n r e c e ipt

. (5) Tr ust Fund. (a) An Owne r or Ope rator may satisfy the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52 by establishing a trust fund in ac corda

nce w ith the terms of 310 CMR 80.54(5) a n d 8 0

. 55. The Ow ner or Oper ator shall send a

n orig inal signe d duplicate of the trust ag ree ment to the Department within the applicable time pe riod presc ribed in 310 C M R 8 0

. 5 8 (1). The trustee sha ll be a ba nk or oth e r fi na

nc ia l ins tit

uti on wh ic h ha s the a

uth or ity to a c t a s a

tr us te e a nd wh os e tr us t operations are reg ulated and examined by the Massac husetts Comm issioner of B anks, or the trustee sha ll be a national ba nk. (b ) T h e w o r d i n g o f t h e t r u s t a g r e e m e n t s h a l l b e i d e n t i c a l t o t h e w o r d i n g s p e c if ie d in 310 CMR 80.55(2), and the trust ag ree ment shall be accompanie d by a for mal cer tification of ac knowledg ement identica l to the wording specifie d in 310 CMR80.55(3). (c ) T h e tr

u s t f u n d
, w h e n e s ta

b li s h e d
, s h a ll b e f

u n d e d f o r th e f u ll r e qu ir e d a mo unt of

cover ag e, or f

unded for part of the require d amount of cove rag e an d u s ed i n combination with other mec hanism(s) that provide the re maining r equire d cover ag e. (d) I f the value of the trust f und is gr eate r than the r equire d amount of cove rag e, the Ow ner

or Op e rator may su bmi t a wr itt e n r e qu e st t o th e De pa rtme nt f or re le a se of

the e xce ss. (e) I f other f

inancial a ssuranc e as spe cified in 310 CMR 80.54 is substituted for a ll or part of the trust fund, the O wner or Operator ma

y submit a written reque st to the Depar tment for

re le a se of the e xce ss. (f) Wit hin 60 day s afte r rec eiving a re quest from the O wner or Ope rator f

or re lease of funds as spec ified in 310 CMR 80.54(5)(d) or (e)
, the Department shall instruct the trustee
t o re l ea s e t o t h e O wn er

o r O p er at o r s u ch fu n d s as t h e D ep ar t m en ts p ec i fi es i n wr i t i n g.
(6 ) L oc a l G ov e rn me nt B on d Ratin g Te st. (a ) AL oc a l G ov e rn me nt O wn e r o r O pe ra tor may sa tis fy the requ ir eme nt s o f 3 10 CMR 80.52 by meeting the L ocal Gove rnment B ond Rating Te st in 310 CM R 80.54(6). (b) A g ener al purpose loc al g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator a

nd/or local g overnme nt serving as a gua rantor may have a current outs tanding issue or issues of g ener al obligation bonds of $1 milli on or more, excluding ref unded obligations, with a Moody ' s rating of Aa a, Aa , A, or Ba a, or a Standard & Poor' s rating of AAA, AA, A, or BB B. Where a loca l gove rnment has

m u l t i p l e o u t s t an d i n g i s s u es , o r w h er e a l o ca l go v ern m en t 's b o n d s ar e ra t ed b y b o t h M o o dy 's and Standar d and Poor' s, the lowest rating shall be used to de termine elig ibilit y

. Bonds that

are back e d b y c r e d it e n h a n c e me n t o th e r th a n mu n ic ip a l b o n d in s u r a n c e ma y n ot be

co n s i d er edi n d et er m i n i n g t h e a m o u n to f ap p l i cab l e b o n d s o u t s t an d i n g. (c) A local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator or local gover nment serving as a guara

ntor that is not a g ener al-purpose local g overnme nt and does not hav e t h e l egal a uthority to issue g ener al obligation bonds may have a cur rent outstanding issue or issues of re venue bonds of $1 milli on or more, excluding re funded issues, a nd by also having a Moody ' s rating of Aa a, Aa, A, or Ba a, or a Standard & Poor' s rating of AAA, AA, A, or B BB as the lowe st rating fo r a ny ra te d r e ve nu e bo nd iss ue d by the loc a l go ve rn me nt. Whe re bo nd s are rate d b y bo th Moody ' s and Standard & Poor' s, the lower r ating for e ach bond must be use d to determine

e l i g i b i l i t y

. B o n d s t h a t a r e b a c k e d b y c r e d i t e n h a n c e m e n t m a y n o t b e c o n s ide re d in d et er m i n i n g t h e a m o u n to f ap p l i cab l e b o n d s o u t s t an d i n g. (d ) T he loc a l g ov e rn me nt Ow ne r or Op e rator a nd /or g ua ra nto r s ha ll m a int a in a

c op y of its bo nd ratin g pu bli sh e d w ith in t

he la st 1 2 mo nth s b y

Mo od y ' s o r S tand a rd

& Poo r' s. (e) To demonstrate that it meets t he local g overnme nt bond rating test, the chief financ ial

o ff i ce r o f a gen er al p u rp o s e lo ca l go v ern m en tOw n er o r O p er at o r a n d

/ o r gu ar an t o r s h al l s i gn a letter worde d exactly

as follows, except that t he ins tructions in brac kets are to be re place d by the re levant information and the bra ckets de leted:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

L etter f rom Chief F inancial Of

fice r.

I am the c h ie f f

in a n c ia l o f

f ic e r o f [i n s e rt: n a me a n d a d dr e s s o f lo c a l g o v e r n me n t o w n e r or op e rator , or g ua

ra nto r]. Th is le tte r is in su

pp or t of the us e of the bo nd ra

tin g te st t o d e mon str a te financ ial responsibility

for [insert: "taking c orre ctive action" and/or "c ompensating third parties for bodily injury and prope rty

damag e" ] ca

used by [i nsert: "sudde n acc idental rele ases" and/or "nonsudde n acc idental re lease s"] in the amount of at lea st [ insert: dollar amount] per occur renc e and [insert: dollar amount] annual ag g reg ate a rising f rom operating ( an) U ST(s).

U S T s ys t e m s a t t h e f

o l l o w i n g f

a c i l i t i e s a r e a s s u r e d b y t h i s b o n d r a t i n g t e s t : [ L i s tf o r e a c h f a c i l i t y: th e n a me a n d

a d dr e s s o f

th e f a c il it y w h e r e ta n k s a r e a s s u r e d

b y th e b o n d r a ti n g te s t]

.

The de tails of the i ssue date, maturity
, outstanding amount, bond rating
, and bond rating a g ency of all outstanding bond issues that are being used by [name of local g overnme nt owner or operator, or g uara

ntor] to demonst rate financ ial responsibility are as follows: [complete table]

Issue Date Maturity D ate Outstand ing Am ount Bond Rating Rating Agency [Moody ' s or Standard & Poo r' s]

The total outstanding obligation of [i nsert amount], excluding ref unded bond issues, exceeds the min imum amou

nt o f $ 1 mi lli on

. Al l ou tst a nd ingg e ne ra l ob lig a tio n b on ds iss ue d b y thi s g ov e rn me nt t

hat ha ve be e n rate d b y

Mo od y ' s o r S tand a rd

& Poo r' s are rate d a s a t le a st i n v es t m en tgra d e ( M o o dy 's Ba a o r S t an d ar d & P o o r's BBB ) b as edo n t h e m o s t r e c e n tra t i n gs published within the last 12 months. Neither rating service has provided notification within the last 12 months of downg radingof bond rating s below investment g rade or of withdra wal of bond

ratin g oth e r t

ha n f or re pa y me nt o f o uts tand ingbo nd iss ue s.

Ihe re by c e rt if y that the wo rd ing of thi s le tte r i s id e nti c a l to the wo rd ingsp e c if ie d in 31 0 CM R 80.54(6)( e) a s such re g ulations were constituted on the date shown immediate ly below.

[Date]____________________ [S ignature]____________________ [Name]____________________ [Tit le]____________________

(f) To demonstrate that it mee ts the local g overnme nt bond rating test, the chief financ ial of fi c e r o f loc a l go ve rn me nt Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor a nd /or g ua ra nto r o the r t

ha n a g e ne ra l pu

rp os e g ov e rn me nt s ha ll s ig n a

le tte r w or de d e xac tly as fol lo ws , e xce pt t hat th e ins tr

uc tio ns in brac kets are to be re place d by the re levant information and the bra ckets de leted:

L etter f rom Chief F inancial Of

fice r.

I am the c h ie f f

in a n c ia l o f

f ic e r o f [i n s e rt: n a me a n d a d dr e s s o f lo c a l g o v e r n me n t o w n e r

or op e rator , o r g ua

ra nto r]. Th is le tte r is in su

pp or t of the us e of the bo nd ra

tin g te st to d e mon str a te financ ial responsibility for [i nsert: "taking corr ective action" and/or " compensating third pa rties for bodily injury and prope rty

damag e" ] caused by [i nsert : " sudden acc idental rele ases" and/or "nonsudde n acc idental re lease s"] in the amount of at least [i nsert: dollar amount] per oc curr ence and [insert: dol l ar am o u n t] annual a g g reg ate a rising f rom operating ( an) U ST(s). This local g overnme nt is not orga

nized to provide g ener al g overnme ntal service s and does not have the le g a l a uth or ity un de r s ta te law o r c on sti tut ion a l pr ov isi on s to iss ue g e ne ra l ob lig a tio n d e bt.

U S T s ys t e m s a tt h e f

o l l o w i n g f

a c i l i t i e s a r e a s s u r e d b y t h i s b o n d r a t i n g t e s t : [ L i s tf o r e a c h f a c i l i t y: th e n a me a n d

a d dr e s s o f

th e f a c il it y w h e r e ta n k s a r e a s s u r e d

b y th e b o n d r a ti n g te s t]

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

The de tails of the issue date, maturity
, outstanding amount, bond rating
, and bond rating ag ency of all outstanding reve nue bond issues that are being used by [name of local g overnme nt owner or oper ator, or g uara

ntor] to demonstrate f

inancial r esponsibility

are as follows: [complete table]

Issue Date Maturity D ate Outstand ing Am ount Bond Rating Rating Agency [Moody ' s or Standard & Poo r' s]

The total outstanding obligation of [i nsert amount]
, excluding refunded bond issues, exceeds the minimum amount of $1 million. All outstanding re venue bonds issued by this gove rnment that h av e b ee n ra t ed b y M o o dy 's o r S t an d ar d & P o o r's ar e ra t ed as at l ea s ti n v es t m en tgra d e ( M o o dy 's Ba a or Standa

rd & Poor' s BB B) based on the most rece nt rating s pu b l i s h ed within the last 12 months. The reve nue bonds listed are not backe d by third-par ty cre dit en h an cement or are insured by

a municipal bond

in s u r a n c e c o mpany . Neither

rating service has provided notific ation within the last 12 months of d o wn g radingof bond ratings be low investment g rade or of wi thd ra wa l of bo nd ratin g oth e r t

ha n f or re pa y me nt o f o uts tand ingbo nd iss ue s.

Ihe re by c e rt if y that the wo rd ing of thi s let te r is ide nti c a l to the wo rd ing sp e c if ie d in 31 0 CM R 80.54(6)( f) a s such re g ulations were constituted on the date shown immediate ly below.

[Date]____________________ [S ignature]____________________ [Name]____________________ [Tit le]____________________

(g ) The D epar

tment may

require repor

ts of financ ial conditi o n at any time from the loca l g ov e rn me nt O wn e r o r O pe rator , a nd /or loc a l g ov e rn me nt gua

ra nto r. I f t he De pa rtme nt f ind s,

on th e b a s is o f s u c h r e p o rts o r o th e r in f o r mati o n , th a t th e lo c a l g o v e r n me n t O wner

or Op e rator , a

nd /or g ua ra nto r, no lo nger me e ts the loc a l g ov e rn me nt b on d r a tin g te st require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(6)(b) throug h (e)
, the local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator

s h al l o b t ai n al t ern at i v e c o v er age wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s af t er n o t i fi ca t i o n o f s u ch a f

i n d i n g. (h) I f a loc al g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator usingthe bond rating test to provide financ ial

assura nce f inds that it no l ong er me ets the bond ra ting test re quirements, the loca l g overnme nt Owner

or Ope rator sha ll obtain alternative c overa g e within 150 day s of the

c ha ng e in s ta tus

. (7) L ocal Gove rnment F und. (a) A local g overnme nt O wner or Oper ator may satisfy the require ments of 310 CMR 80.52 b y e s t a b l i s h i n g a d e d i c a t e d

f u n d a c c o u n t t h a tc o n f o r m s t o t h e r e qu i r e m e n t s o f 3 1 0 CMR 80.54(7). Except a s s p ecif ied 310 CMR 80.54(7)(a) 2., a dedic ated f und may not be

c omm ing le d w ithoth e r fund s or oth e rw ise us e d in nor ma l ope ratio ns

. A de dic a te d fun d w ill be c on sid e re d e lig ibl e if

it m e e ts o ne of

the fo llo wi ngre qu ir e me nts : 1. The fund is dedicated by state constitutional provision, or local g overnme nt statute, char ter, ordina

nce, or order to pay for taking corre ctive ac tion and for c ompensating third parties f or bodily injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by acc idental re lease s arising from the oper ation of UST sy stems and is fund ed fo r the full amount of cove rag e re quired under 310 CMR 80.52, or funded for part of the require d amount of cover ag e and use d in combination with other mecha nism(s) that provide the r emaining cover ag e; or 2. The fund is de dicated by state constitutional provision, or local g overnme nt statute, char ter, ordinanc e, or order as a conting ency fund for g ener al emer g enc i es , i n cluding
takin g corr e c tiv e a c tio n a nd c omp e ns a tin g thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e c a

us e d b y a c c ide nta l r e le a se s a ri sin g fr om the op e ratio n o f U ST s y ste ms, a nd is funded f or five times the f

ull amount of cover ag e re quired unde r 310 CMR 80.52, or fu nd e d f or fi ve ti mes a po rt ion of the re qu ir e d amou

nt o f c ov e ra g e a nd

us e d in combination with other mec hani s m (s) that provide the re maining c overa g e. I f at a ny tim e , o the r t

ha n d ur ingthe pa

y -i n- pe ri od

de fi ne d in s ub pa

ra g ra ph3. be low , th e fu

nd is310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

funded f or less than five times the amount of cove rag e re quired unde r 310 CMR 80.52, the a mou nt o f f ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

de mon str a te d b y

the fu nd may no t e xce e d o ne -f

if th the amount in the fund; or 3. The fund is de dicated by state constitutional provision, or local g overnme nt statute, char ter, ordina

nce or order to pay for takingcorr ective a ction and for compensating third parties f or bodily injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by acc idental re lease s arising from the oper ation of UST s y stems. A pay ment is made to the f

und once e very

y ear for se ven y ear s until t he fund is fully -funde d. This seven y ear period is her eaf

ter re fer red to a s the "pa y -in-per iod". The amount of ea ch pay ment must be determined by this formula:

TF -C F Y

Where TF i s the t otal require d financ ial assura nce for the Ow ner or

Oper ator, CF is the

curr ent amount in the fund, a nd Y is the number of y ear s rema ining in the pa y -in-per iod, and;

a

. T h e l o c a l g o v e r

n m e n tO w n e r

o r O p e r a t o r h a s a v a i l a

b l e b o n d i n g a

u t h o r i t y, app roved throug h voter re fer endum (if suc h approva l is necessa ry prior to the issuance of

bonds), for a

n amount equal to the diff ere nce be tween the require d amount of cove rag e and the amount hel d i n t he dedic ated f und. This bonding authority shall be ava ilable for taking c orre ctive ac tion an d for c ompensating third parties f or bodily injury and prope rty damag e ca

used by acc idental re lease s arising from the ope ration of pe troleum USTs; or b. Th e loc a l g ov e rn me nt O wn e r o r O pe ra tor ha s a lett e r sig ne d b y

the a pp ro pr ia te state a tto rn e y

g e ne ra l st a tin g that th e us e of the bo nd ing a uth or ity wi ll not

inc re a se the local g overnme nt's debt bey ond the leg al debt ceiling s established by the re levant state laws. The letter shall also state that prior voter approva l is not nece ssary befor e

u s e o f t h e b o n d i n g a

u t h o r i t y. (b) To de monstrate that it meets the re quirements of the local g overnme nt fund, the chie f financ ial office r of the loc al g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator a

nd/or g uara

ntor must sign a letter wor ded exactly

as follows, except that the instructions in brac kets are to be re place d by the re levant information and the bra ckets de leted:

L etter f rom Chief F inancial Of

fice r.

Iam the chie f financ ial office r of [insert: name a nd addr es s o f l o cal g overnme nt owner or operator, or g uara

ntor]. This l etter is in support of the use of th e l o cal gove rnment fund mecha nism to demonstrate financ ial responsibility for [insert: "taking c orre ctive ac tion" and/or "c ompensating third parties for bodily injury and proper

ty damag e" ] ca

used by [i nsert: " sudden

a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" a nd

/or " no ns ud de n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" ] in the a mou nt o f at le a st [in se rt : dollar amount] per occur renc e and [i nsert: dollar amount] annua l a g g reg ate arisin g from operating ( an) U ST(s).

UST sy ste ms a t the fo llo wi ngfa c ili tie s a re a ssu re d b y thi s lo c a l g ov e rn me nt f

un d me c ha

nis m: [L ist for ea ch facility : the name and address of the facility wher e tanks are assure d by the local g o v e r n me n t f u n d ].

[I nsert: " The loca l government fund is funded for the full amount of cove rag e re quired unde r 310 CMR 80.52, or funded for part of the re quired amount of cover ag e and use d in combination with other m echa

nism(s) that provide the rema ining covera g e" or "The local g overnme nt fund is funded for

ten times the full amount of coverag e required under 310 CMR 80.52, or funded fo r part of the re qu ir e d amo un t of c ov e ra g e a nd us e d in c omb inatio n w ithoth e r m e c ha nis ms( s) that provide the r emaining cover ag e" or " A pay ment is made to the fu n d o n ce ev ery y ear for seven y ear s until t he fund is fully -funde d and [name of loca l gove rnment owne r or operator] has available bonding a

ut h o ri t y , approve d throug h voter re fer endum, of a n amount equal to the differ ence betwee n the require d amount of cove rag e and the amount held in the dedica ted fund" or " A pay ment is made t o the fund once ever y y ear for seven y ear s until the fund is full y -funde d and I have attached a

letter sig ned by

the State Attorney

Gene ral stating that (1) the use of the b o n d i n g au t h o ri t y

wi l l n o ti n cr ea s e t h e l o c a l go v ern m en t 's d eb tb ey o n d t h e l ega l d eb tce i l i n gs
e sta bli sh e d b y

the re le va

nt state laws a nd

(2 ) t hat pr ior vo te r a pp ro va l is no t ne c e ssa

ry be fo re us e of the bonding authority ".]310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Th e de ta ils of

the loc a l g ov e rn me nt f

un d a re a s f oll ow s:
Amount in Fund (market value of fund at close of last fisc al y ear ): ______________________

[I f f un d b a lanc e is i nc re me nta lly fu nd e d a s sp e c if

ie d in 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 7) (a )3
., ins e rt :

Amount added to fund in the most re cently completed f

iscal y ear : _______________________

Number of

y ear s remaining in the pay -in period: __________]

A copy of t he st ate constitut ional provision, or l ocal gove rnment st atute, charter
, ordinanc e or order dedicating the f

und is attache d.

Ihe re by c e rt if y that the wo rd ing of thi s let te r is ide nti c a l to the wo rd ing sp e c if ie d in 31 0 CM R 80.54(7)( b) as suc h regulations were constituted on the date shown immediate ly below.

[Date]

[S ignature]

[Name]

[Tit le]

(8 ) L oc a l G ov e rn me nt F ina nc ia l T e st. (a ) AL oc a l G ov ernm ent Owner or Op e rator may sa tis fy the re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80.52 by passing the financ ial test specifie d at 310 CMR 80.54(8)

. To be e ligible to use the fi na nc ia l te st, the loc a l g ov e rn me nt O wn e r o r O pe rator sh a ll h a ve the a

bil ity a nd a uth or ity to assess and levy

taxes or to fre ely establish fee s and charg es. To pass the loca l gove rnment financ ial test, the Owne r or Operator shall meet the criter ia of 310 CMR 80.54(8)(b) and (c ) based on y ear -end f

inancial state ments for the latest completed fisc al y ear

. (b) The local g overnme nt Owner or O p er at o r shall have the following information available , as shown in the y ear -end financ ial statements for the latest completed fisc al y ear : 1. Total Revenue s: Consi sts of t h e s u m o f g ener al fund ope rating and non-ope rating

reve nues including net local taxes, lice nses and permits, fines and f orfe itures, re venues fro m u s e o f

mo n e y a n d p r o p e rty , c h a r g e s f

o r s e r v ic e s , in v e s tm e n t e a r

n in g s , s a le s (prope rty , publications, e tc .), interg overnme ntal reve n u es (r estricted a nd unrestric ted), and total re venues f

rom all other g overnme ntal funds i ncluding enter prise, debt se rvice
, capital pr ojects, and specia l r evenue s, but e x cluding reve nues to f unds held in a trust or ag ency capa city . For

purposes of this test, the ca lculation of total reve nues shall exclude all transfe rs betwe en funds unde r the dir ec t control of the loc al g overnme nt using the fi na nc ia l te st ( int e rf

un d tr a ns fe rs ), liq

uid a tio n o f i nv e stm e nts , a nd iss ua nc e of de bt. 2. Total Ex penditures: Consist s of the sum of g ener al fund ope rating and non-ope rating

e xpe nd iture s in c lud ingpu bli c sa fe ty , p ubli c uti lit ie s, tr a ns po rt a tio n, pu bli c wo rk s, environmenta l protection, cultura l and re cre ational, community development
, reve nue

s h ar i n g, em p l o y ee b en ef

i t s an d co mp en s at i o n , o ff

i ce m an age m en t , p l an n i n g an d z o n i n g, capital pr ojects, intere st pay ments on debt, pay

ments for r etireme nt of debt principa l, and total expenditures from all other g overnme ntal funds including enter prise, debt se rvice
, capital pr ojects, and special revenue s. For purposes of this test, the ca lculation of total expenditures shall exclude all transfe rs betwe en funds un d er t h e dire ct control of the local g overnme nt using the f inancial test (inter fund transf ers)

. 3. L ocal Reve nues: Consist s of total r evenue s (as define d in 310 CMR 80.54(8)(b)1.) minus the sum of all transfer s from other g overnme ntal entities, inclu d i n g all monies

re c e ive d f ro m F e de ra l, s ta te , o r l oc a l g ov e rn me nt s ourc e s. 4. De bt S e rv ic e : C on si st s of the su m of a ll i nte re st a

nd pr inc ipa l pa

y me nts on a ll lon g -t e rm cred it obl ig a tio ns a nd a ll i nte re st- be a ri ngsh or t- te rm c re dit ob lig a tio ns

. I nc lud e s in te re st a

nd pr inc ipa l pa

y me nts on g e ne ra l ob lig a tio n b on ds , r e ve nu e bo nd s, notes, mortg ag es, judg ments, and intere st bearingwar rant s

. Ex cludes pa

y ments on non-i n t er est -bea

ring short-term oblig ations, interfund oblig ations, amounts owed in a
tr us t or a g e nc y c a pa c ity , a nd a dv a nc e s a

nd c on tin g e nt l oa

ns fr om o the r g ov e rn me nts

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

5. To ta l Fund s: Con sis ts of the su m of ca sh a nd inv e stm e nt s e c ur iti e s f ro m a ll f un ds
, inc lud ingg e ne ra l, e nte rp ri se , d e bt s e rv ic e , c a pit a l pr oje c ts, a nd

sp e cia l r e ve nu e fu

nd s, but excluding employ ee retire ment funds, at the end of the loca l gove rnment' s financia l repor ting y ear . I ncludes F eder al sec urities, Fe dera l ag ency sec u ri t i es, state a

nd local g overnme nt securities, a

nd other secur ities such as bonds, notes and mortg ag es. F or purpo ses of this t e st, the c a lc ulatio n o f t ota l f un ds sh a ll e xclu de a g e nc y fu nd s, pr ivate tr us t f un ds , a c c ounts re c e iva

ble , v a lue of

re a l pr op e rt

y , a nd oth e r n on -s e c ur ity

a sse ts. 6. Population con s i s t s o f t he number of people in the are a ser ved by the local g ov e rn me nt. (c) The loca l gove rnment' s y ear -end f inancial statements, if independe ntly audited, ca

nnot include an a dverse auditor' s opinion or a disclaimer of opinion. The local g overnme nt cannot have outstandingissues of g ener al obligation or reve nue bonds that ar e ra t ed as l ess t han investment g rade

. (d) The local gover

nment Owner or Operator shall have a l etter signed by the chief financ ial office r worde d as spec ified in 310 CMR 80.54(8)(e)

. (e) To demonstrate that it meets the financ ial test under 310 CMR 80. 5 4 (8 )( b ), t he chie f financ ial office r of the loc al g overnme nt O wner or Oper ator, shall sign, w ithin 120 day s of the c l o s e o f ea ch fina

ncial re porting y ear , as def ined by the 12-month period f

or which fi na nc ia l st a te me nts us e d to su pp or t the fi na nc ia l te st a re pr e pa

re d, a le tte r w or de d e xac tly as follows, except that the instructions in brac kets are to be r ep l ac ed b y the re levant information and the br acke ts deleted:

L etter F rom Chief F inancial Of fice r.

Iam the chief financ ial office r of [insert: name a nd addre ss of the owne r or ope rator]. This letter is in support of the use of the loc al g o v ernment financial test to demonstrate financ ial

re sp on sib ili ty

fo r [i ns e rt : " taki ngc or

re c tiv e a c tio n" a nd

/or " c omp e ns a tin g thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y injury and prope rty

damag e" ] caused by [i nsert: "sudden accidenta l relea ses" and/or " nonsudden

a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" ] in the a mou nt o f at le a st [in se rt : do lla r a mou nt] pe r oc c ur

re nc e a nd [ins e rt : d o ll a r a mo u n t] a n n u a l a g g r e g a te a r is in g f r o m o p e r a ti n g [a ] U ST [s ].

U S T s ys t e m s a t t h e f

o l l o w i n g f

a c i l i t i e s a r e a s s u r e d b y t h i s f i n a n c i a l t e s t [ L i s t f

o r e a c h f a c i l i t y: t h e n a m e a n d

a d dr e s s o f

t h e f a c i l i t y w h e r e t a n k s a s s u r e d b y t h i s f i n a n c i a l t e s ta r e l o c a t e d

. If separ ate mec hanisms or combinations of mec hanisms are being used to assure any of the tanks at this facility , list each tank a ssured b y t h i s fi nancia l test by the tank identification number provided in the re g istration submit ted in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.23(1).]

This [ Owner

or Ope rator] has not re ceive d an adve rse opinion, or a disclaimer

of opinion from an indepe ndent auditor on its financ ial statements for the latest completed f iscal y ear . Any outstanding issues of g ener al obl iga tion or revenue bonds, if r ated, have a Moody ' s rating of Aa a, Aa , A , o r B a a or a

Stand a rd a nd Poo r' s r a tin g of

AA A, AA , A , o r B B B ; if ra te d b y bo th f ir ms, the bonds have a Moody ' s rating of Aaa
, Aa, A, or B aa a nd a Standar d and Poor' s rating of AAA
, AA, A, o r BBB.

Wor ks he e t f or Munic ipa l F ina

nc ia l T e st

Part I: Basic I

nformation 1. Total Revenue s a. Reve nues (dollar s) ______ Value of reve nues ex cludes li quidation of i nvestments and is suance of debt. Value inc ludes all g ener al fund ope rating and non-oper ating reve nues, as we ll as all reve nues fr om all other g ov e rn me nta l f

un ds inc lud inge nte rp ri se , d e bt s e rv ic e , c a pit a l pr oje c ts, a nd

sp e c ia l r e ve nu e s, b u te x c l u d i n g r e v e n u e s t o f u n d s h e l d i n a t r u s to r a g e n c y c a

p a c i t y. b. Subtract interf

und transfe rs (dollars)

______ c. Total Reve nues (dollar s)______310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

2. Total Expenditures a. Expenditures (dollars)

______ Value c onsists of the sum of ge nera l fund o p er at i n g and non-ope rating expenditures including inter est pay

ments on debt, pay

ments for re tirement of de b t p ri ncipal, and total expenditures from all other g overnme ntal funds including enter prise, debt servic e, ca

pital pr oje c ts, a nd

sp e c ia l r e ve nu e s. b. Subtract interf

und transfe rs (dollars)

______ c. Total Expenditures (dollars)

______ 3. L ocal Reve nues a. Total Reve nues (f

rom 1c) ( dollars) ______ b. Subtract total interg overnme ntal transfe rs (dollars)

______ c. L ocal Reve nues (dollar s)______ 4. Debt Servic e a. Intere st and fisca l char g es (dollar s)______ b. Add debt re tirement (dollar s)______ c. Total De bt Service ( dollars)______ 5. Total Funds ( Dollars)______ (S um o f a mou nts he ld a s c a sh a nd inv e stm e nt se c ur iti e s fr om a ll fu nd s, e xclu din g a mou

nts he ld fo r e mpl oy e e re tir e me nt f un ds , a g e nc y

fu nd s, a nd tr us t f un ds ) 6. Population (Persons)______

Pa rt I I: Ap pli c ati on of T

est 7. Total Revenue s to Popul ation a. Total Reve nues (f

rom 1c)______ b. Population (from 6)______ c. Divide 7a

by 7b ______ d. Subtract 417______ e. Divide by

5,212______ f. Multiply

by 4.095______ 8. Total Expenses to Popul ation a. Total Expenses (fr om 2c)______ b. Population (from 6)______ c. Divide 8a

by 8b ______ d. Subtract 524 ______ e. Divide by

5,401______ f. Multiply

by 4.095______ 9. L ocal Reve nues to Total Revenue s a. L ocal Reve nues (f

rom 3c)______ b. Total Revenue s (from 1c )______ c. Divide 9a

by 9b ______ d. Subtract .695______ e. Divide by

.205______ f. Multiply

by 2.840 ______ 10. Debt Servic e to Population a. De bt Service ( from 4d) ______ b. Population (from 6)______ c. Divide 10a

by 10b ______ d. Subtract 51 ______ e. Divide by

1,038______ f. Multiply

by -1.866______ 11. Debt Servic e to Total Revenue s a. De bt Service ( from 4d)______ b. Total Revenue s (from 1c )______ c. Divide 11a

by 11b ______ d. Subtract .068 ______ e. Divide by

.259 ______ f. Multiply

by -3.533 ______310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

12. Total Revenue s to Total Ex penses a. Total Reve nues (f

rom 1c)______ b. Total Expenses (from 2c )______ c. Divide 12a

by 12b______ d. Subtract .910 ______ e. Divide by

.899 ______ f. Multiply

by 3.458 ______ 13. Funds B alanc e to Total Revenue s a. Total F unds (from 5)

______ b. Total Revenue s (from 1c )______ c. Divide 13a

by 13b ______ d. Subtract .891 ______ e. Divide by

9.156______ f. Multiply

by 3.270 ______ 14. Funds B alanc e to Total Expenses a. Total F unds (from 5)

______ b. Total Expenses (from 2c )______ c. Divide 14a

by 14b______ d. Subtract .866 ______ e. Divide by

6.409 ______ f. Multiply

by 3.270 ______ 15. Total Funds to Population ______ a. Total F unds (from 5)

______ b. Population (from 6)______ c. Divide 15a

by 15b ______ d. Subtract 270 ______ e. Divide by

4,548 ______ f. Multiply

by 1.866 ______ 16. Add 7f + 8f + 9f

+ 10f + 11f + 12f

+ 13f + 14f + 15f

+ 4.937______

Ihere by cer tify that the financ ial index s hown on line 16 of the w orkshee t is gre ater than zero and that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specifie d in 310 CMR80.54(8)( e) as such r eg ulations were constituted on the date shown immediate ly below.

[Date]

[S ignature]

[Name]

[Tit le]

(f ) I f a loc al g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator usingthe test to provide fina ncial assur ance finds that it no longe r m ee t s t h e require ments of the fina ncial test base d on the y ear -end f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t s , t h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l o b t a i n a l t e r

n a t i v e c o v e r a g e w i t h i n 1 5 0 d a ys of the e nd of the y ear

for whic h financ ial statements have been pr epar ed. (g ) The Depa

rtment may require repor ts of financ ial condition at a ny time f rom th e l o cal g overnme nt Owner

or Op er at o r. I f the De partment finds, on the ba sis of such re ports or other infor

mation, that the local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator no long er me ets the f in ancia l te st r e qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 8) (b ) a nd (c ), the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll o bta in al t ern at e c o v er age wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s af t er n o t i fi ca t i o n o f s u ch a f

i n d i n g. (h) I f the loca l gove rnment Owne r or Oper ator fails to obtain alternate assura nce w ithin 150 day s o f f in d in g th a t it n o lo n g e r me e ts th e r e qu ir e me n ts o f th e f in a n c ia l te s t b a s e d on the
y ear -end f

inancial state ments or within 30 day s of notification by the Depa rtment that it no longe r mee ts the require ments of the fina ncia l t es t , t h e Owner or O perator shall notify the De pa rtme nt o f s uc h f

a ilure wi thi n te n d a y s.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(9) L ocal Gove rnment Gua rante e. (a) A local gove rnment Owner or Operator may satisfy the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52 by ob t ai ning a

g uara ntee that c onforms to the re quirements 310 CMR 80.54(9). The g ua ra nto r m us t be e ith e r t

he state in w hic h th e loc a l g ov e rn me nt O wn e r o r O pera to r is located or

a loca l gove rnment havinga " substantial gove rnmental re lationship" with the Owner or Ope rator a

nd issuing the g uara

ntee as an act incident to that relationship. A local g ov e rn me nt a c tin g a s th e g ua ra nto r s ha ll: 1. Demonstrate that it meets the bond rating test require ment of 310 CMR 80.54(6)and deliver a copy of the c hief financial officer ' s letter as c ontained in 310 CMR 80.54(6)(d) to the local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator; or 2. De mon str a te that it

me e ts the loc a l g ov e rn me nt f un d r e qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80.54(7)( a)1., 2. or

3. and deliver a copy of t he chief financial officer' s letter as c ontained in 301 CMR80.54(7)( b) to the loca l gove rnment Owne r or Ope rator; or 3. Demonstrate that it mee ts the workshee t test require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(8) and deliver a copy of the c hief fina

ncial office r' s letter as contained in 310 CMR 80.54(8)( e) to the local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator. (b) I f t h e l o cal gove rnment g uara ntor is unable to demonstrate financ ial assura nce unde r 310 CMR 80.54(6), 80.54(7)(a )1., 2. or 3., or 80.54(8), at the e nd of the fina ncial re porting
y ear , the g uara

ntor shall send by

cer t ified mail, befor e ca

ncellation or non- rene wal of the g ua ra nte e , n oti c e to t

he Ow ne r o r O pe ra

tor a nd th e Dep a rtme nt. Th e g ua ra nte e wi ll termin ate no less than 120 da y s after the date the Owner

or Ope rator a

nd the Depa

rtment

rec eives the notificat i o n , as evidenc ed by the later return r ece ipt. The Owne r or Ope rator shall obtain alternative cover ag e as spe cified in 310 CMR 80.57. (c) The g uara

ntee a g ree ment shall be worde d as specifie d in 310 CMR80.54(9)( d) or ( e) dependingon which of the following g uara ntee a rra ng ements is selec ted. 1. I f, in the de fa

ult or inc a pa c ity of the Ow ne r or Op e rator , the g ua ra nto r gua ra nte e s to fund a s ta

n d b y tr u s t a s d ir e c te d b y th e D e p a rtm e n t, th e g u a r a n te e s h a ll b e worde d as specifie d in 310 CMR80.54(9)( d). 2. I f, in t he de fa ult or inc a pa c ity of the Ow ne r o r O pe ra tor , th e g ua

ra nto r gua ra nte e s to make pa y ments as direc ted by

the Depa

rtment for taking corre ctive ac tion or compensating third parties for bodily injury and prope rty damag e, the guara

ntee sha ll be worde d as spec ified in 310 CMR 80.54(9)(e)

. (d) I f t h e gu ar antor is a state, the local g overnme nt gua rante e with standby

trust shall be

wo rd e d e xac tly

a s f oll ow s, e xce pt t

hat inst ructions in b ra c ke ts a re to b e re pla c e d w ith rele vant information and the brac kets delete d:

L oc a l G ov e rn me nt G ua

ra nte e WithSta

nd by Tr us t Ma de by

a Sta te

Guar antee made this [date] by [name of st ate] , here in refe rre d to as g uara ntor, to the Massac husetts Depar

tment of Environmental P r o te c ti o n ( th e D e p a r tm ent) a nd to any and all third p a rti e s , a n d

o b li g e s , o n b e h a lf

o f [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].

Re c ita ls

(1) Gua rantor is a state.

(2 ) [L oc a l g ov e rn me nt o wn e r o r o pe rator] ow ns or op e rate s th e fo llo wi ngUST sy ste m( s)

cover ed by

this gua rante e: [L ist the number of tanks at each fa cility and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of the facility (ies) where the t anks are located. I f m ore than one ins trument is used to assure diff

ere nt tanks at any

one fa cility , for e ach ta

nk cover ed by this instrument, list the DEP
tank ide nti fi c a tio n numb e r p ro vid e d in the re g istra tio n su bmi tte d in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), an d t h e n ame a nd addre ss of the fa cility .] This g uara ntee satisfies 310 CMR 80.52 require ments for assuring f unding f or [insert: "taking corr ective a ction" a nd/or " compensating thi rd pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr o p e r t y d a m a g e c a us e d b y " e ith e r " su dd e n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " nonsudden ac cidental rele ases" or "a ccide ntal rele ases" ; if cover ag e is diffe rent for differ ent tanks or locations, indi cate the t y pe of cover ag e applicable to eac h tank or location] arising from operating the a

bove-ide ntified UST(s) in the amount of [i nsert dolla r a mount] per oc curr ence and [i nsert dollar a

mount] annual a g g reg ate.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(3 ) G ua ra nto r gua ra nte e s to the De pa

rtme nt a nd to a ny a nd a ll thir d p a rt ie s th a t:

I n t h e e v en tt h at [ l o ca l go v ern m en to wn er o r o p er at o r] fa i l s t o p ro v i d e a l t ern at i v e c o v er age within 60 day s after

rec eipt of a notice of canc ellation of this g uara ntee and the Depa

rtment has deter mined or suspec ts that a rele ase has occur red at a UST sy stem cover ed by this gua rante e, the g ua ra nto r, up on

ins tr uct io ns fr om t

he De pa rtme nt s ha ll f

un d a sta nd by tr us t f un d in

ac co rd an ce wi t h t h e p ro v i s i o n s o f 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 6 0
, i n an am o u n tn o tt o ex ce edt h e c o v er age limit s specifie d above.

I n the eve nt that the Depa

rtment deter

mines that [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] has failed to perfor m corre ctive ac tion for re lease s arising o u t o f the oper ation of the a bove-ide ntified
tank (s ) in ac c or da

nc e wi th M.G .L . c. 21 E, 31 0 CM R 40 .0 00 0: Massachusetts Contingency P lan and other ap p l icable la

ws and re g ulations, the g uara ntor upon written instructions from the Depa rtment shall fund a standby trust fund i n acc ordanc e with the provisions of, 310 CMR 80.60 in an amount not to exceed the c overa g e limits specified above

.

I f [o wn e r o r o pe rator ] fa ils to s a tis fy a jud g me nt o r a

wa rd ba se d on a de te rm inatio n o f l ia bil ity for bo di ly in ju ry or p rop ert y dam age to th ir d part ies caus ed by [ "sud den " and/ or "n on su dd en"]

acc idental re lease s arising from the operation of the above- identified tank(s) , or fa ils to pay an amount ag ree d to in settlement of a cla im arising f rom or alleged t o ar i s e from such injury or dama g e , the g ua

ra nto r, up on

wr itt e n in str

uc tio ns fr om t

he De pa rtme nt, sh a ll f

un d a sta nd by tr us t in acc ordanc e with the provisions of 310 CMR 80.60 to satisfy such judg ment(s), a

war d(s), or settlement ag ree ment(s) up to the limits of covera g e spec ified above

. (4) Gua rantor a g ree s to notify

[owner or ope rator] and the De partment by cer tified mail of a voluntary or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y ), U.S. Code naming g uara ntor

as d eb t o r, wi t h i n t en d ay s af t er co m m en ce m en to f t h e p ro ce ed i n g.
(5) Guar antor ag ree s to rema in bound under this g uara ntee notwithstanding any

modification or alter ation of any

obligation of [owner or oper ator] pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00.

(6) Gua rantor a g ree s to remain b o u n d u n d er this guar antee for so long as [local g overnme nt

owner o r o p erator] shall comply with the applicable financ ial responsibility require ments of 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for the a bove identified ta

nk(s), e x cept that guara

ntor may canc el thi s g u a r a n t e e b y

s e n d i n g n o t i c e b y

c e rt i f i e d m a i l t o [o w n e r

o r o p e r a t o r ] a

n d t h e D e pa rt me nt, such ca ncellation to bec ome ef

fec tive no ear lie r t h an 1 2 0 d ay s after rec eipt of such notice by [ow ne r o r o pe rator ] an d th e De pa rtme nt, a s e vid e nc e d b y

the la te r r e tur

n r e c e ipt

. (7 ) T h e gu ar an t o r's o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a) Any obligation of [ local g overnme nt owner or operator] under a wor

kers' compensation, disability benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injury to an employ ee of

[i n s er t : l o ca l g overnme nt owner or operator] arising f r o m, a n d in th e c o u r s e o f

, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt: lo c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e t o an y p ro p er ty owned, r ented, loade d to, in the car e, custody , or control of, or occupied by [i nsert: l ocal gove rnment owner or operator] that is not the direc t

re su lt o f a re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m; (e ) B od ily

dama g e or

pr op e rt y dama g e fo r wh ic h [inse rt ow ne r o r o pe rator ] is o bli g a te d to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or ag ree ment other than
a contr act or

ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

(8) Guar antor e x pressly

waives notice of ac cepta nce of this gua rante e by the Depa rtment, by

a n y o r a ll th ir d p a rti e s , o r

b y [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ],310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Ihe re by cert if

y that th e wo rd ingof

thi s g ua ra nte e is i de nti c a l to the wo rd ingsp e c if ie d in 310 CMR 80.54(9)(d) a s such re g ulations were constituted o n t he ef fec tive date shown immediately

below.

Effe ctive date :____________________
[Name of g uara

ntor]

[Authoriz ed sig nature for guara ntor]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[ T i t l e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y:
(e ) I f t he g ua ra nto r i s a loc a l go ve rn me nt, the loc a l g ov e rn me nt gua ra nte e wi th s tand

by tr us t must be worded e x actly

as follows, except that instr u ct i o n s i n brac kets are to be re place d with releva

nt information and the br acke ts deleted:

L ocal Gove rnment Gua

rante e With S tandby

Trust Made by

a L ocal Gove rnment

Guar antee made this [date] by [name of g uara

nteeing entity ], a l o c a l g o v e rnment org anized under the laws of Ma ssachuse tts, herein re fer red to a s g uara

ntor, to the Massac husetts Depar tment of Environmental Protec tion (the Depa rtment) and to a

ny and all third par

ties, and oblig es, on b e h a lf o f [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].

Re c ita ls

(1 ) G ua ra nto r m e e ts o r e xce e ds [se le c t on e : the loc a l g ov e rn me nt b on d r a tin g te st r e qu ir e me nts 310 CMR 80.54(6), the local g overnme nt financ ial test require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(8), or the local g overnme nt fund under 310 CMR 80.54(7)( a)1., 2. or 3.

(2) [ L oc a l g ov e rn me nt o wn e r o r o pe rator ] ow ns or op e ra te s th e fo llo wi ngUST sy ste m( s)

cover ed by

this gua rante e: [L ist the number of tanks at eac h facility and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of

the fa cility (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more tha n one instrument is used to assure diff

ere nt tanks at any

one fa cility , for e ach ta

nk cover ed by this instrument, list t he DEP
tank ide nti fi c a tio n n

umb e r p ro vid e d in

the re g ist ratio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility .] This gu ar an t ee satisfies 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for a ssuring funding for [ insert: "taking corre ctive action" a nd/or " compensating thi rd part ies for

bo di ly in ju ry andpro pert y

dam age caus ed b y " eit her "s ud den acci den tal rele a se s" or " nonsudden ac cidental relea ses" or "ac cidental relea ses" ; if cover ag e is differ ent for differ ent tanks or locations, indi cate the ty pe of cover ag e applicable to eac h tank or location] arising from operating the a

bove-ide ntified UST(s) in the amount of [i nsert dollar a mount] per oc curr e n c e and [i nsert: dollar amount] annual a g g reg ate.

(3) Incide n t t o our substantial g overnme ntal relationship wit h [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator], guar antor g uara ntees to t h e De p ar tment and to any and all third par

ties and oblig es that:

I n t h e e v en tt h at [ l o ca l go v ern m en to w n er o r o p er at o r] fa i l s t o p ro v i d e a l t ern at i v e c o v er age within 60 day s after

rec eipt of a notice of cance llation of t his g uara ntee a nd the Depa

rtment has deter mined or suspec ts t h at a re l ea se has oc curr ed at a UST cover ed by

this gua rante e, the g uara ntor, upon instructions from the De partment shall fund a standby trust fund i n acc ordanc e with the provisions of 310 CMR 80.60, i n an amount not to exceed the c overa g e limits specified above.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

I n the eve nt that the Depa

rtment deter

mines that [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] has failed to perfor m corre ctive ac tion for re l ea s es arisingout of the oper ation of the a bove-ide ntified
tank (s ) in a c c or da

nc e wi th M .G .L . c . 2 1E , 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Massachusetts Contingency P lan and other applicable laws and r eg ulations, the g uara n t o r upon written instructions from the Depa rtment shall fund a standby trust fund i n acc ordanc e with t he provisions of 310 CMR 80.60, in an amount not to exceed the c overa g e limits specified above

.

I f [o wn e r o r op e rator ] f

a ils to s a tis fy

a jud g me nt o r a

wa rd ba se d o n a

de te rm inatio n o f l ia

bil ity for bo di ly in ju ry or pro pert y dam age t o th ir d part ies caus ed b y [ "sud den " and/ or "n on su dd en"]

acc idental re lease s arising from the ope ration of the above -identified tank( s), or fa ils to pay an amount ag ree d to in settlement of a cla im arising fr o m o r al l eged to a rise fr om such injury

or dama g e , th e g ua

ra nto r, up on

wr itt e n instru c tio ns fr om the De pa rtme nt, sh a ll f

un d a sta nd by tr us t in acc ordanc e with the provisions of 310 CMR 80.60 to satisfy such judg ment(s), a

war d(s), or settlement ag ree ment(s) up to the limits of covera g e spec ified above

. (4) Gua rantor a g ree s that, if at the end of any fiscal y ear befor e cance llation of this gua rante e, the g ua ra nto r f a ils to me e t or e xce e d th e re qu ir e me nts of the fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

me c ha nis m sp e c if ie d in pa ra g ra ph(1 ), g ua

ra nto r s ha ll s e nd

wi thi n 1 20 da

y s of su c h f

a ilure , b y c e rt if ie d ma il, notice to [local g overnme nt owner or operator] and the Depa

rtment, as evide nced by

the re turn

re c e ipt

. (5) Gua rantor a g ree s to notify

[owner or ope rator] and the D epar tment by certified mail of a voluntary or involuntary proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y ), U.S

. Code naming g uara ntor

as d eb t o r, wi t h i n t en d ay s af t er co m m en ce m en to f t h e p ro ce ed i n g.
(6) Guar antor ag ree s to rema in bound under this g uara ntee notwithstanding any

modification or alter ation of any

obligation of [owner or oper ator] pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00.

(7) Gua rantor a g ree s to remain bound under this gu ar an t ee fo r so long as [local g overnme nt

owner or oper ator] sha l l co m p l y with the applicable financ ial responsibility require ments of 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for the a bove identified ta

nk(s), e x cept that guara

ntor may canc el thi s g ua ra nte e by sen di ng no tic e by c e rt if ie d ma il t o [ow ne r o r o pe ra tor ] an d th e De pa

rtme nt, such ca ncellation to bec ome ef

fec tive no ear lier than 120 da y s after rec eip t o f s u ch n otice by [ow ne r o r o pe rator ], a s e vid e nc e d b y the la te r r e tur

n r e c e ipt

. (8 ) T h e gu ar an t o r's o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a) Any obligation of [ local gover nment owner

or oper ator] under a

worke rs' compensation, disability benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injury to an employ ee of

[i nsert: local go v er n m en t owner or oper ator] arising f r o m, a n d in th e c o u r s e o f

, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt: lo c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e to a n y p ro p er t y owned, r ented, loane d to, in the car e, custody , or control of, or

occupie d by

[i nsert: local g overnme nt ow ner or operator] that is not the direc t

re su lt o f a re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m; (e ) B od ily

dama g e or pr op e rt

y dama g e fo r wh ic h [inse rt : own e r or op e ra tor ] is o bli g a te d to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than a contr act or

ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

(9) Gua rantor e x pressly

waives notice of ac cepta nce of this g uara

ntee by the Depa rtment, by

a n y o r a ll th ir d p a rti e s , o r

b y [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].

I he r e b y c e rt i f

y t h a t t h e w o r d i n g o f t h i s g u a r a n t e e i s i d e n t i c a l t o t h e w o r d i n g s p e c i fi e d in 310 CMR 80.54(9)(e) as such r eg ulations were constituted on the eff ective date shown immediately

below.

Effe ctive date :____________________
[Name of g uara

ntor]310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

[Authoriz ed sig nature for guara ntor]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[ T i t l e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y:

_________________________ (f) I f the gua

rantor is a state, the loca l gove rnment g uara ntee without standby

trust must be

wor ded e xac tly

a s f oll ow s, e xce pt t

hat in str uc tio ns in b ra c ke ts a

re to b e re pla c e d w ith rele vant information and the brac kets delete d:

L oc a l G ov e rn me nt G ua

ra nte e With ou t Sta

nd by Tr us t Ma de by

a Sta te

Guar antee made this [date] by Massac husetts, h er ei n ref err ed to as g uara

ntor, to the Massac husetts Depa

r tm e n t o f E nv ir o nme n ta l Protection (the De partment) a nd to any and all third
p a rti e s , a n d

o b li g e s , o n b e h a lf

o f [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].

Re c ita ls

(1) Gua rantor is a state.

(2 ) [L o c a l g o v e r

n m e n to w n e r

o r o p e r a t o r ] o w n s o r

o p e r a t e s t h e f

o l l o w i n g U S T s y s t e m (s )

cover ed by

this gua rante e: [L ist the number of tanks at eac h fac ility and the n am e(s) and addre ss(es) of

the fa cility (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more tha n one instrument is used to assure diff

ere nt tanks at any one fac ility
, for eac h tank cover ed by this instrument, list the DEP
tank ide nti fi c a tio n numb e r pr ov ide d in the re g istra tio n sub mit te d in ac c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name an d ad d re ss of the fa cility .] This g uara ntee satisfies 310 CMR 80.52 require ments for a ssuring funding for [insert: "taking c orre ctive ac tion" and/or "c ompensating thi rd pa rt ie s f or bo dil y i n j u r y a n d p ro pe rt

y dama g e c a

us e d b y " e ith e r " su dd e n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " nonsudden ac cidental r elea ses" or " acc idental re lease s"; if cover ag e is diff ere nt for diffe rent tanks or locations, indi cate the ty pe of covera g e applicable to eac h tank or location] arising from operating the above- identified US T(s) in the amount of [insert: dollar amount] per occur renc e and [insert: dollar amount] annual ag g reg ate.

(3 ) G ua ra nto r gua ra nte e s to the De pa

rtme nt a nd to a ny a nd a ll thir d p a rt ie s a

nd ob lig e s th a t:

I n t h e e v en tt h at [ l o ca l go v ern m en to wn er o r o p er at o r] fa i l s t o p ro v i d e a l t ern at i v e c o v er age within 60 day s after

rec eipt of a notice of ca

ncellation of this g uara

ntee a nd the Depa

rtment has deter mined or suspec ts that a rele ase ha s occur red at a UST sy stem cover ed by this gua rante e, the g uara ntor, upon written instructions from the Depa rtment shall make funds available to pay for c orre ctive ac tions and compensate third parties for bodily injury and prope rty damag e in an
amount not to ex cee d the cove rag e limits specified above

.

I n the eve nt that the Depa

rtment deter

mines that [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] has failed to perfor m corre ctive ac tion for rel ea s es arising out of the ope ration of the a bove-ide ntified
tank (s ) i n a c c or da

nc e wi th M. G. L

. c

. 21 E, 31 0 CM R 40 .0 00 0: Massachusetts Contingency P lan and other applicable laws and r eg ulations
, t h e g uara ntor upon written instructions from the Depa rtment shall make f

unds available to pay

for corre ctive actions in an amount not to ex cee d the cove rag e limits specified above

.

I f [o wn e r or op e rator ] f

a ils to s a tis fy

a jud g me nt o r a

wa rd ba se d o n a

de te rm inatio n o f l ia

bil ity for bo di ly in ju ry or p rop ert y

dam age to th ir d part ies caus ed by [ "sud den " an d/ or "n on su dd en"]

acc idental re lease s arising from the operation of the a bove-ide ntified tank(s), or fails to pay

an amount ag ree d to in settlement of a cla im arising f ro m o r al l eged to arise fr om such injury or dam age, the g uara

ntor, upon written instructions from the D epar tment, shall make funds

a va ila ble to c omp e ns a te thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e in a

n amou nt n ot t o exceed the c overa g e limits specified above

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(4) Gua rantor a g ree s to notify

[owner or ope rator] and the D epar tment by certified mail of a voluntary or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y ), U.S. Code naming g uara ntor

as d eb t o r, wi t h i n t en d ay s af t er co m m en ce m en to f t h e p ro ce ed i n g.
(5) Gua rantor a g ree s to r emain bound under this g uara ntee notwithstanding any

modification or alter ation of any

obligation of [owner or oper ator] pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00.

(6) Guar a n to r

a g r e e s to r e ma in

b o u n d u n d e r th is g u a r a n te e f

o r s o lo n g a s [l o c a l g o v e rnment

owner or oper ator] shall comply with the applicable financ ial re s p o n sibili ty require ments of 310 CMR 80.51 t hroug h 80.63 for the above ide ntified tank(s), e x cept that guara ntor may canc el thi s g ua ra nte e by se nd ing no tic e by c e rt if ie d ma il to [ow ne r or op e ra tor ] a nd th e Dep art ment , such ca ncellation to bec ome ef

fec tive no ear lier than 120 da y s after rec ei p t o f s u ch noti ce by [owner or operator] and the Depa rtment, as evidenced by the l ater return rec eipt. I f notified of

a pr ob a ble re le a se , the g ua

ra nto r a g re e s to re ma in bo un d to the te rm s of thi s g ua rantee f or all char g es ar ising fr om the rele ase, up to the cover ag e limit s specifie d above, notwithstanding the

c a nc e llatio n o f t

he g ua ra nte e wi th r e sp e c t to futur e re le a se s.
(7 ) T h e gu ar an t o r's o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a) Any obligation of [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] under a worke rs' compensation disability benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injury to an employ ee of

[i nsert loca l gove rnment o wn er o r o perator] arising f r o m, a n d in th e c o u r s e o f

, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt: lo c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e to any

proper ty own ed
, re n t ed
, loaded to, in the ca re, c ustody , or control of, or

occupie d by

[i nsert: local g overnme nt owner or operator] that is not the dire ct

re su lt o f a re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m; (e ) B od ily dama g e or pr op e rt y dama g e fo r wh ic h [inse rt : own e r or op e ra tor ] is o bli g a te d to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or ag ree ment other than a contr act or

ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

(8) Gua rantor e x pressly

waives notice of ac cepta nce of this gua rante e by the Depa rtment, by

a n y o r a ll th ir d p a rti e s , o r

b y [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].

Ihe re by c e rtify th at the wo rd ingof thi s g ua ra nte e is i de nti c a l to the wo rd ingsp e c if ie d in 310 CMR 80.54(9) (f) as such regulations w ere constituted on the eff ect i v e d at e shown immediately

below.

Effe ctive date :____________________
[Name of g uara

ntor]

[Authoriz ed sig nature for guara ntor]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[ T i t l e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y:
(g ) I f t he guar antor is a local gove rnment, the loca l gove rnment g uara ntee without standby trust must be worded e x actly as follows, except th at instructions in bracke ts are to be repla ced w ith releva

nt information and the br acke ts deleted:

L ocal Gove rnment Gua

rante e Without S tandby

Trust Made by

a L ocal Gove rnment

Guar antee made this [date] by [nam e o f g u a r a nteeing entity ], a local g overnme nt org anized under the laws of Ma ssachuse tts, herein re fer red to a s g uara

ntor, to the Massac husetts Depar tment of Environmental Protec tion (the Depa rtment) and to a

ny and all third par

ties, and oblig es, on b e h a lf o f [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ].310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Re c ita ls

(1 ) Gu a ra

nto r me e ts or e xce e ds [se le c t one : the loc a l go ve rn me nt b on d r atin g te st r e qu ir e me nts of 310 CMR 80.54(6), the loca l g overnme nt financ ial test require ments of 310 C MR 80.54(8), the local g overnme nt fund under 310 CMR 80.54(7)( a)1., 2. or 3.

(2 ) [L oc a l g ov e rn me nt ow ne r or op e rator ] o wn s or op e ra te s the fo llo wi ng UST s y stem (s )

cover ed by

this gua rante e: [ L i s t the number of ta nks at ea ch fa cility

and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of

the fa cility (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more than one instrument is used to assure diff

ere nt tanks at any

one fa cility , for e ach ta

nk cover ed by this instrument, list the DEP
tank ide nti fi c a tio n nu mbe r pr ov ide d in t he re g ist ratio n s ub mit te d in

a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.23(1), a

nd the name a

nd addre ss of the fa ci l i t y

. ] This g uara ntee satisfies 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for a ssuring funding for [ insert: "ta king corre ctive action" and/or " compensating thi rd pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e c a

us e d b y " e ith e r " su dd e n a c c i d e n t a l r e l e a se s" or " nonsudden accidenta l rele ases" or "ac cidental relea ses" ; if cover ag e is differ ent for dif fer ent tanks or locations, indicate the ty pe of cover ag e applicable to eac h tank or location] arising from operating the a

bove-ide ntified UST(s) in the amount of [ insert: dollar amount] per oc curr ence and [insert: dollar amount] annual ag g reg ate.

(3) Incident to our substantial g overnme ntal rela t i o n s hip with [ local g overnme nt owner or ope r a to r ], g u a r a n to r g u a r a n te e s to th e D e p a rtm e n t a n d to a n y a n d a ll th ir d p a rti e s a n d oblige s that:

I n t h e e v en tt h at [ l o ca l go v ern m en to wn er o r o p er at o r] fa i l s t o p ro v i d e a l t ern at i v e c o v er age within 60 day s after rec eipt of a notice of canc ellation of this g uara ntee and the Depa

rtment has deter mined or suspec ts tha t a re l ea s e h as occ urre d at a UST c overe d by this gua rante e, the g uara ntor, upon written instructions from the De partment shall make funds ava ilable to pay for

corr ective a ctions and comp en s ate third pa rties for bodily

injury and prope rty

damag e in an
amount not to ex cee d the cove rag e limits specified above

.

I n the eve nt that the Depa

rtment deter

mines that [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] has failed to perfor m corre ctive ac tion for re lease s arising o u t o f t h e oper ation of the a bove-ide ntified
tank (s ) in a c c or da

nc e wi th M .G .L . c . 2 1E , 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Massachusetts Contingency P lan and o th e r a

p p li c a b le la w s a n d r e g u lati o n s , th e g u a r a n to r u p o n w r itte n in s tr

u c ti o n s f r o m the Depa rtment shall make f

unds available to pay for corre ctive actions in an amount not to ex cee d the cove rag e limits specified above

.

I f [o wn e r o r o pe rator ] fa ils to s a tis fy a jud g me nt o r a wa

rd ba se d on

a de te rm inatio n o f l ia

bil ity for bo di ly in ju ry or pro pert y dam age t o th ir d p art ies caus ed b y [ "sud den " and/ or "n on su dd en"]

acc idental releases arising from the ope ration of the a bove-ide ntified tank(s), or fails to pay

an amount ag ree d to in settlement of a cla im arising f rom or alleg ed t o ar i s e fr o m such injury or damag e, the guara

ntor, upon wri t t en instructions from the D epar tment, shall make funds

a va ila ble to c omp e ns a te thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e in a

n amou nt n ot t o exceed the c overa g e limits specified above

. (4) Guar antor ag ree s that if at the e nd of any fiscal y ear

befor e ca ncellation of this g uara

ntee, the g ua ra nto r fa ils to m e e t or

e xce e d th e re qu ir e me nts of the fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

me c ha nis m sp e c if ie d in pa ra g ra ph(1 ), g ua

ra nto r s ha ll s e nd

wi thi n 1 20 da

y s of su c h f

a ilure , b y c e rt if ie d ma il, notice to [l ocal g overnme nt owner or operator] and the Depa

rtment, as evide nced by

the re turn

re c e ipt

. (5) Guara

ntor ag ree s to notify

[owner or ope rator] and the D epar tment by cer tified mail of a voluntary or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y ), U.S. Code naming g uara ntor

as d eb t o r, wi t h i n t en d ay s af t er co m m en ce m en to f t h e p ro ce ed i n g.
(6) Gua rantor a g ree s to r emain bound under this g uara ntee notwithstanding any

modification or alter ation of any

obligation of [owner or oper ator] pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(7) Guar an t o r agr ees to remain bound under this gua rante e for so long a s [l ocal g overnme nt

owner or oper ator] shall comply with the applicable financ ial responsibi l i t y re q uirements of 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for the a bove identified ta

nk(s), e x cept that guara

ntor may canc el thi s g uara nt ee by

se nd ingno tic e by

c e rt if ie d ma il t o [ow ne r o r o pe rator ] an d th e De pa rtme nt, such ca n ce l l at i o n t o become eff

ective no e arlier

than 120 day s after

rec eipt of such notice by [owner or ope rator], as evide nced b y t h e later return r ece ipt. I f notified of a probable rele ase, the g uara ntor ag ree s to remain bound to the ter ms of this gua

rante e for all char g es ar ising fr om the re lease , up to the cover ag e limits specified above , notwithstanding the c ance llation of the g ua ra nte e wi th r e sp e c t to futur e re le a se s.
(8 ) T h e gu ar an t o r's o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a) Any obligation of [ local g overnme nt owner or operator] under a wor

kers' compensation disability benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injur y t o an em p l oy ee of [i nsert: local g overnme nt owner or operator] arising f r o m, a n d in th e c o u r s e o f

, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt: lo c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

d am age t o an y proper

ty owned, r ented, loade d to, in the car e, custody , or control of, or

occupie d by [i nsert: local g overnme nt ow ner or operator] that is not the direc t

re su lt o f a re le a se fr om a

UST sy ste m; (e ) B od ily

dama g e or pr op e rt

y dama g e fo r wh ic h [inse rt : own e r or op e ra tor ] is o bli g a te d to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than
a contr act or

ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

(9) Gua rantor e x pressly

waives notice of ac cepta nce of this gua

rante e by the Depa rtment, by

a n y o r a ll th ir d p a rti e s , o r

b y [l o c a l g o v e r

n me n t o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ],

Ihe re by c e rt if y that th e wor di ng of

thi s g ua ra nte e is i de nti c a l to the wo rd ingsp e c if ie d in 310 CMR 80

. 5 4 (9 )(g) as such r eg ulations were constituted on the eff ective date shown immediately

below.

Effe ctive date :____________________
[Name of g uara

ntor]

[Authoriz ed sig nature for guara ntor]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[ T i t l e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y:
(10) F inancial Te st of Self-insuranc e. (a ) A n O wn e r o r O pe rator , a nd /or g ua ra nto r, may sa tis fy the re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80.52 by passing a fina

ncial test as specified in 310 CMR 80.54(10). To pass the f inancial test of self

-i n s uranc e, the Ow ner or Oper ator, a

nd/or g uara

ntor shall meet the c riteria of 31 0 CMR 80 .5 4( 10 )( b) or (c ) b a se d o n in de pe nd e ntl y a ud ite d y e a r- e nd

fi na nc ia l st a te me nts for the latest completed fisc al y ear

. (b) The Owner

or Ope rator, a

nd/or g uara

ntor shall meet all the f

ollowing c riteria: 1. Ha ve a tang ibl e ne t w or

th o f at le a st t e n ti me s: a. The total of the applicable ag g reg ate amount require d by 310 CMR 80.52, based

on the nu mbe r o f U ST sy ste m tank s fo r wh ic h a fi na nc ia l te st i s u se d to de mon str a te fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

to t he De pa rtme nt. b. The sum of the c orre ct i v e action cost e stimates, the curr ent closure and post-closure c are cost estimates, and a mount of liabilit y co v er age for which a financ ial test is used to demonstrate fina ncial re sponsibili ty

to the Depa

rtment under 31 0 CM R 30 .0 00 : Ha

za rd ou s W as te ; and 2. Have a tang ible net worth of at least $10 milli on.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

3. Ha ve a le tte r s ig ne d b y th e chi ef fi nan c ia l of fi c e r w or de d a s sp e c if

ie d 3 10 CMR 80.54(10)( d). 4

. C o m p l y wi t h o n e o f t h e f

o l l o wi n g:

a. Fi l e f

i n a n c i al s t at em en t s an n u al l y wi t h t h e U

. S

. S ec u ri t i es an d E x ch an ge Commi ssion, t h e Ene rg y I nformation Administration, or the Rura l Electrific ation Administration; or b. Report annually the firm's t ang ible net worth to Dun and Br adstree t, and have an assig ned Dun a

nd Br adstree t financia l streng th rating of 4A or 5A

. 5. The fir

m's y ear -end f

inancial state ments, which shall be indepe ndently audited, cannot include an adverse auditor' s opinion, a dis claimer of opinion, or a " g oing c oncer n" qualification. (c) The Ow ner or

Oper ator, a

nd/or g uara

ntor shall meet the financ ial test require ments of 40 CF R 26 4.14 7(f) (1 ), su bs tit uti ngthe a

pp ro pr ia te a mou

nts sp e c if

ie d in 31 0 CM R 80.52(3)( a) a

nd (b) f or the "amount of liability cover ag e" eac h time specified in that se ction. 1. The fisc al y ear -end f

inancial statements of the Owne r or Ope rator, a nd/or g uara

ntor, shall be examined by

an independe nt c ertified public a ccounta nt and be a ccompa

nied by the ac countant' s repor

t of the examination. 2. The fir m's y ear -end f

inancial state ments cannot include an adverse a uditor' s opinion, a disclaimer

of opinion, or a " g oing c oncer n" qua lification. 3. The Ow ner or Op er at o r, and/or g uara ntor, shall have a

letter sig ned by

the chief financ ial office r, worde d as spec ified in 310 CMR 80.54(10)(d). 4. I f the fina

ncial stateme nts of th e Owner or O perator, and/or guara ntor, are not

s u b m i t t edan n u al l y

t o t h e U

. S

. S ec u ri t i es an d E x ch an ge C o m m i s s i o n , t h e E n er gy I nformation Administration or the Rura l Electrific ation Admin i s t ration, t he Owne r or Oper ator, a

nd/or g uara

ntor, shall obtai n a s pecia l report by an indepe ndent ce rtified pu bli c a c c ounta

nt s ta tin g that: a. S/he has c ompare d the data that the letter fr om the chief financ ial office r spec ifies as havingbeen de rived fr om the latest y ear -end financ ial statements of the owne r or operator, and/or guara

ntor, with the amounts in such financ ial statements; and b

. I n connec tion with that comparison, no matters ca me to his attention which

cause d him to believe that the spec ified data should be adjusted. (d) To de monstrate that it meets the fina ncial test under para g raph 310 CMR 80.54(10)(b)

or (c ), the c hie f f

ina nc ia l of fi c e r o f t he Ow ne r o r O pe rator , or g ua ra nto r, sh a ll sig n, wi thi n 120 day s of the close of ea ch financial reporting y ear , as defined by the 12-mont h period for which financ ial statements used to suppor t the financ ial test are prepa red, a let t er wo rd ed exactly as follows, except that the instructions in bracke ts are to be repla ced by the re levant information and the br acke ts deleted:

L etter f rom Chief F inancial Of

fice r

Iam the chie f fi nancia l office r of [insert: name a nd addre ss of the owne r or ope rator, or g uara ntor]. This l etter is in support of the use of [insert: "the f inancial test of se lf-insuranc e," and/or " g uara

ntee" ] t o demonstrate f

inancial r esponsibility

for [i nsert: "taking corr ective a ction"

a nd /or " c omp e ns a ti ng thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e " ] ca

us e d b y [ins e rt :

" su dd e n a c c ide nta l re le a se s" a nd /or " no ns ud de n ac c ide nta l re le a se s" ] in the a mou nt of a t le a st [i nsert: dollar amount] per oc curr ence and [insert: dollar amount] annual ag g reg ate arising from operating ( an) unde rg round storag e tank sy stem(s).

Under g round storag e tank sy stems at the following fac iliti es are assure d by this fina ncial test by this [ insert: "ow ner or

operator," and/or " g uara ntor" ]: [L ist for ea ch fa cility : the name a nd addre ss of t he facility wher e tanks assure d by this financ ial test are located, and whethe r tanks

are assure d by

this fi n an cial test. I f sepa rate mecha

nisms or combinations of mecha nisms are be ingus e d to ass ur e a ny

of the tank s a t th is f

a c ili ty , li st e a c h ta

nk a ssu re d b y thi s f ina nc ia l te st by the tank ide nti fi c a tio n numb e r pr ov ide d in the re g istra tio n sub mit te d pur su a nt to 310 CMR 80.23.

A [insert: "financ ial test," a nd/or " g uara

ntee" ] i s also used by this [i nsert: "owner or oper ator,"

or " g ua ra nto r" ] to d e mon str a te e vid e nc e of fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty in th e fo llo wi nga mou nts

un de r 3 10 CMR 3 0. 00 0: Ha za rd ou s W as te

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

DE P Re gul ations Amount

Clo sure (3 10 CMR 3 0. 90 4: Fi na nc ial As su ra nc e for

Clo su re ) $

Pos t- c los ur e Care (3 10 CMR 3 0. 90 6: Fi na nc ial As su ra nc e for

Po st- c los ur e Car e ) $

L ia bil ity Cov e ra g e (3 10 CMR 3 0. 90 8: Liabil ity Requireme nts ( Effective July 1, 1987

)) $

Correc tive Action (310 CMR 30.602(9)) $

Closure $

Post-closure Care $

L i ab i l i t y C o v er age $

Correc tive Action $

Total $

This [ insert: "ow ner o r o p er at o r," or " g uara ntor" ] has not rece ived an a dverse opinion, a dis c la ime r o f o pin ion , o r a " g oin g c on c e rn " qu a lif

ic a tio n f ro m an in dep e nd e nt a

ud ito r o n h is financ ial statements for the latest completed f iscal y ear

. [Fill i n the information for Alternative I if the criteria of 310 CMR80.54(10)( b) ar e beingused to demonstrate c ompliance with the f inancial test re quirements. F ill in t he i n fo rm ation for Alternative I Iif the cr iteria of 310 CMR 80.54(10)( c) a re be ing use d to demonstrate c ompliance with the financ ial test require ments.]

Alter native I

1. Am ount o f a

nnua l U ST a g g re g a te c ov e ra g e be inga ssu re d b y a fi na nc ia l te st, and/or g uara

ntee $_______

2. Am ount o f c or

re c tiv e a c tio n, c los ur e a nd po st- c los ur e c a re c os ts, lia bil ity

c ov e ra g e , a

nd plu g g inga nd

a ba nd on me nt c os ts c ov e re d b y a fi na nc ia l te st, and/or g uara

ntee $_______

3. Sum of lines 1. and 2. $_______

4. Total tang ible assets $_______

5. Total liabiliti es [if any of the amount reported on line 3. is include d in total lia bil iti e s, y ou

may de du c t th a t amou

nt f ro m th is l ine a nd

a dd that amou

nt t o line 6.] $_______

$_______

6. Tang ible net worth [subtract line 5. fr om line 4.] YES NO

7. I s line 6. at least $10 million?

____ ___ 8. I s line 6. at least 10 times line 3.?

____ ___ 9. Have financ ial statements for the latest fisca l y ear been f iled with the Securities and E x chang e Commissi on? ____ ___

1 0

. Ha v e f

i n an ci al s t at em en t s fo r t h e l at es tfi s ca l y ea r b ee n fi l edwi t h t h e E n er gy I nformation Administration? ____ ___

11. Have financ ial statements for the latest fisca l y ear been f iled with the Rural Electrif ication Administration? ____ ___

12. Has fina

ncial information been provide d to Dun and B radstre et, and ha s Dun and B radstre et provided a financ ial streng th rating of 4A or 5A ? [Answer "Y es" only

if both criter ia have been me t.] ____ ___

80.54: continued310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

Al te r nat ive II

1. Amount of annua l UST ag g reg ate c overa g e beingassure d by a test, and/or g uara ntee $_______

2. Am ount o f c or

re c tiv e a c tio n, c los ur e a nd po st- c los ur e c a re c os ts, lia bil ity

c ov e ra g e , a

nd plu g g inga nd

a ba nd on me nt c os ts c ov e re d b y a fi na nc ia l te st, and/or g uara

ntee $_______

3. Sum of lines 1. and 2. $_______

4. Total tang ible assets $_______

5. Total liabiliti es [if any of the amount reported on line 3. is include d in total liabiliti es, y ou may

deduct that amount from this li ne and a dd that amount to line 6.] $_______

6. Tang ible net worth [subtract line 5. fr om line 4.] $_______

7. Total assets in the U.S. [required only if less than 90% of

assets ar e located in the U.S.] $_______

YES NO

8. I s line 6. at least $10 million? $____ ____

9. I s line 6. at least 6 times line 3.?

____ ___ 10. Are at least 90% of

assets located in the U.S.? [I f " No," complete line 11.]

____ ___ 11. I s line 7. at least 6. times line 3?

____ ___ [F ill in e ith e r l ine s 1 2. thr ou g h 1 5. or lin e s 1 6. thr ou g h 1 8. :]

12. Current a ssets $_______

13. Current liabilities

_______ 14. Net wor

king c apital [subtract line 13. from line 12.]

_______ YES NO

15. I s line 14. at least 6 times line 3.?

____ ___ 16. Current bond ra

ting of most rece nt bond issue

____ ___ 17. Name of

rating service

____ ___ 18. Date of

maturity of bond

____ ___ 19

. Ha ve fi na nc ia l st a te me nts fo r t

he la te st f isc a l y e a r b e e n f

ile d w iththe SEC
, the Ener g y

I nformation Administration, or the Rura l Electrific ation Administration? ____ ___

[I f " No," please attach a repor t f rom an indepe ndent ce rtified public ac countant ce rtifying that there are no materia l differ ence s between the data a s repor ted in lines 4-18 above and the financ ial statements for the latest fisca l y ear .]

[For both Alternative Iand Alter native I Icomplete the c ertification with thi s statement.]310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Ihere by ce rt i fy under pe nalty of law that: (i) the [Owner or Oper ator, or guara

ntor] passes [Alt ernative I or Alternative I I ] of the Financ ial Test of Self I nsuranc e; (ii) that the wordingof this letter is ide ntical to the wording specifie d in 310 CMR80.54(10)( d) as suc h regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below; (iii) I

have pe rsonally

examined and am familiar with the infor

mation submit ted in this document and all attac hments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for

obtaining the information, I believe that the in formation is true, a ccur ate, a nd complete. I

am awa re that there a

re sig nificant pe na lti e s f

or su bmi tti ngfa lse inf

or ma tio n, inc lud ingpo ssi ble fi ne s a nd imp ri so nme nt.

[S ignature]

[Name]

[Tit le]

[Date]

(e) I f an Owner or Operator using the test to provide financ ial assura nce f inds that he or she no longe r mee ts the require ments of the fina ncial test base d on the y ear -end f i n ancial statements, the Owne r or Ope rator shall obtain alternative cover ag e within 150 day s of the end of the y ear

for whic h financ ial statements have been pr epar ed. (f) The Depa

rtment may require repor

ts of financ ial condition at any time from the Owne r or Ope rator, a

nd/or g uara

ntor. I f the De partment, on the ba sis of s u ch re p o rt s or other information, deter

mines that the Owner or Oper ator, a nd/or g uara

ntor, no long er me ets the financ ial test require ments of 310 CMR 80.54(10)(b) or (c) and (d) , the Owne r or Ope rator

s h al l o b t ai n al t ern at e c o v er age wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s af t er n o t i fi ca t i o n o f s u ch a f

i n d i n g. (g ) I f t he Owner or Oper ator fails to obtain alternate assurance within 150 day s of finding that h e o r s h e n o lo n g e r me e ts th e r e qu ir e me n ts o f th e f in a n c ia l te s t b a s e d o n th e y ear -end financ ial statement s , or within 30 day s of notification by the Depa rtment that he or she no longe r mee ts the require ments of the fina nci al t es t , t h e Owne r or Ope rator sha ll notify the De pa rtme nt o f s uc h f

a ilure wi thi n te n d a y s.
(11) Gua

rante e. (a ) A n O w n e r o r O p e r at o r m ay m ee tt h e r eq u i re m en t s o f 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 5 2 b y o b t ai n i n g a g uara ntee that c onforms to the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.54(11). 1. The g uara

ntor shall be:

a . A fi rm

that: i. possesses a c ontrolling intere st in the Owner or Oper ator; ii. po sse sse s a con tr ol ling int e re st i n a fi rm de sc ri be d und e r 3 10 CMR 80.54(11)( a)1.a .i.; or iii. is controlled throug h stock owner ship by a common par ent firm that possesses a c ontrolling intere st in the owner or operator; or b. A firm eng ag ed in a substantial business relationship wit h the Owne r or Ope rator and issuing the g uara

ntee a s an ac t incident to that business relationship. (b ) W i t h i n 1 2 0 d a y s o f t h e c l o s e o f e a c h f i n a n c i a l r e p o rt i n g y e a r , t h e g u a r a n t o r s ha ll demonstrate that it meets the financia l test criteria of 310 CMR 80.54(10) based on y ear -end financ ial statements for the latest completed financial reporting y ear by completing the letter from the c hief fina

ncial o ff i ce r descr ibed in 310 CMR 80.54(10)(d) a nd shall deliver the letter to the Ow ner or

Oper ator. I f the g uara

ntor fa i l s t o m ee t the re quirements of the financ ial test at the end of any financ ial repor

ting y ear , within 120 day s of the end of that financ ial repor

ting y ear the g uara n t o r s h all send by cer tified mail, befor e ca

ncellation or

nonrene wal of the g uara

ntee, notice to the Owner or Oper ator. I f the Depa rtment notifies the g ua ranto r th at s/ he no lon g e r m e e ts the re qu ir e me nts of the fi na nc ia l te st o f 3 10 CMR 8 0

. 5 4 ( 1 0 ) ( b ) o r ( c ) a n d ( d )
, t h e g u a r a n t o r s h a l l n o t i f y t h e O w n e r o r O p e r a t o r w i t h i n t e n d a ys of re c e ivi ngsu c h n oti fi c a tio n f ro m th e De pa

rtme nt. I n b oth ca se s, the g ua ra nte e wi ll terminate no le ss than 120 day s after the date the Owne r or Ope rator r ece ives the notification,

as ev i d en ce d

b y t h e r et u rn re ce i p t

. T h e O wn er o r O p er at o r s h al l o b t ai n al t ern at i v e c o v er age as spec ified in 310 CMR 80.57. (c) The g uara

ntee shall be worde d as follows, except that instructions in brac kets are to be repla ced w ith the releva

nt information and the br acke ts deleted:310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

Guarante e

Guar antee made this [date] by [name of guar antee ing e ntity ], a business entity org anized under the laws of

the state of

[name of state ], herein referr e d to a s g ua ra nto r, to t he Ma ssa c hu se tts De pa rtme nt o f E nv ir on me nta l Pr ote c tio n a nd to a ny a nd a ll thir d pa rt ie s, a nd

ob lig e e s, on

be ha lf

o f [o w n e r o r o p e r a to r ] o f

[b u s in e s s a d dr e s s ].

Re c ita ls

. (1) Gua rantor me ets or excee ds the financ ial test criter ia of 310 CMR 80.54(10) (b) or (c) and (d ) a nd a g re e s to c omp ly

wi th t he requ ir e me nts fo r gua ra nto rs a s sp e c if

ie d in 31 0 CM R 80.54(11)( b).

(2 ) [O wn e r o r ope rator ] ow ns or op e ra te s the fo llo wi ng un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste ms( s)

co v ered by

this gua rante e: [L ist the number of tanks at eac h fac ility and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of

the fa cility (ies) w here the tanks ar e located. I f more tha n one instrument is used to assure differ ent tanks at any one fac ility
, for eac h tank cover ed by this instrument, list the tank ide n ti f ic a ti o n n u mb e r p r o v id e d in th e r e g is tr a ti o n s u b mi tt e d p u r s u a n t to 3 1 0 CM R 8 0

. 2 3, and the name a

nd addre ss of the fa cility .] This g uara ntee satisfies 310 CMR 80.51 t hroug h 80.63 require ments for a ssuring funding for [insert: "taking c orre ctive ac tion" and/or "c ompensating thi rd pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y dama g e c a

us e d b y " e i t h e r " su dd e n a c c ide nta l r e le a se s" or " nonsudden accidenta l rele ases" or "ac cidental relea ses" ; if cover ag e is differ ent for dif fer ent tanks or locations, indi cate the ty pe of cover ag e applicable to e ach tank or location] arising f rom operating the a

bove-ide ntified underg round s t o ra ge tank sy stems(s) in the amount of [insert dollar amount] per occ urre nce a nd [i nsert dollar a

mount] annual a g g reg ate.
(3) [I nsert appr opriate phr ase: " On beha lf of our subsidiary " ( if g uara ntor is corporate par ent of the owne r or ope rator) ; "On be half of our aff iliate" ( if g uara

ntor is a re lated firm of

the owner or oper ator); or "Incident to our business re lationship with" (if g uara ntor is providing the g uara ntee a s an incident to a substantial business re lationship with owner or ope rator) ] [ owner
or op e ra tor ], g ua ra nto r gua ra nte e s to [imp le me nti nga g e nc y ] a nd to a ny a nd a ll thir d p a rt ie s th a t:

I n the eve nt that [ owner

or oper ator] fails t o p ro v ide alter native cove rag e within 60 day s after

rec eipt of a notice of ca ncella t i o n o f t h is gua

rante e and the Massac husetts Depar tment of Environmental Protec tion has determined or suspec t s t hat a r elea se has oc curr ed at a n underg round storag e tank sy stem cover ed by th i s g uara

ntee, the guara

ntor, upon instructions from the Ma ssachuse tts Department of Environmental Protection, shall fund a standby trust fund i n ac co rd an ce wi t h t h e p ro v i s i o n s o f 3 1 0 C M R 8 0

. 6 0 i n an am o u n tn o tt o ex ce edt h e c o v er age limit s specifie d above.

I n th e e v e n t t

h a t t h e M a s s a c h u s e tt s D e p a rtm e n t o f E n v ir o n me n ta l P r o te c ti o n d e te r mi n e s that [ o wn er o r oper ator] has failed to pe rfor m corre ctive ac tion for re lease s arising out of the op e ratio n o f t

he a bo ve -i de nti fi e d ta

nk (s ) in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 4 0. 00 00 : Ma ssa c hu se tts Contingency Plan , the guara ntor upon written i nstructions from the Massachusetts De partment of Environmenta l Protection shall fund a standby trust in accor dance wi t h t he provisions of 310 CMR 80.60 i n an amount not to exceed the c overa g e limits specified above

.

I f [o wn e r o r o pe rator ] fa ils to s a tis fy a jud g me nt o r a

wa rd ba se d on a

de te rm inatio n o f l ia

bil ity for bo di ly in ju ry or p rop ert y

dam age to th ir d part ies caus ed by [ "sud den " and /o r "no ns ud den "]

acc idental releases arising from the ope ration of the a bove-ide ntified tank(s), or fails to pay

an amount ag ree d to in settlement of a cla im arising f rom or alleg ed t o ar i s e fr o m such injury or damag e, the guara

ntor, upon writt en instructions from the Ma ssachuse tts Department of Environmental Protec tion, shall fund a standby trust in accordanc e with the provisions of 31 0 CM R 80 .6 0 to sa tis fy

su c h ju dg me nt( s) , a

wa rd (s ), or se ttl e me nt ag re e me nt( s) up to t he lim its of cove rag e spec ified above

. (4) Guar antor ag ree s that if, at the end of any fiscal y ear befor e ca ncellation of this g uara

ntee, the g uara ntor fails to mee t t h e fina ncial test cr iteria of 310 CMR 80.54(10)( b) or ( c) a nd (d), g uara ntor shall send within 120 day s of such fa ilure, by cer tified mail, notice to [owner or operator]. The g uara

ntee will terminate 120 day s from the date of re ceipt of the notice by [owner

or op e ra tor ], a s e vid e nc e d b y

the re tur n r e c e ipt

.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.54: continued

(5) Gua

rantor a g ree s to notify

[owner or ope rator] by cer t i fi ed m ai l o f a voluntary or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 ( Ba n k ru p t cy ), U.S. Code naming g uara ntor as debtor
, wi t h i n t en d ay s af

t er co m m en ce m en to f t h e p ro ce ed i n g.
(6) Gua rantor a g ree s to r emain bound under this g uara ntee notwithstanding any

modification or alter ation of any

obligation of [owner or oper ator] pursuant to 310 CMR 80.00.

(7) Gua rantor ag ree s to rema in bound under this g uara ntee for s o long a s [owner or oper ator] must comply

with the applicable financ ial responsibility re quirements of 310 CMR 80.51 throug h 80.63 for the above- identified tank(s) , except that g uara ntor may canc el this gua

rante e by sending notice by

cer tified mail to [ owner

or operator], such cance llation to become e ffe ctive

no ear lier than 120 da

y s after rec eipt of such notice by [owner or oper ator], as evidenc ed by the

re tur n r e c e ipt

. (8 ) T h e gu ar an t o r's o b l i gat i o n d o es n o tap p l y t o an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g: (a ) A ny ob lig a tio n o f [i ns e rt

ow ne r o r o pe rator ] und e r a wo rk e rs ' c omp e ns a tio n, dis a bil ity benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b) B odily

injury to an employ ee of

[i nsert owne r or ope rator] arisi n g fr o m , and in the

c o u r s e o f
, e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or

e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e to any

proper ty owned
, re n t ed
, l o aded to, in the c are , custody , or

c on tr ol o f, or

oc c up ie d b y [ins e rt ow ne r or op e rator ] that is no t th e dir e c t r e su lt o f a re le a se fr om a un de rg ro un d s tor a g e tank sy ste m; (e ) B od ily

dama g e or

pr op e rt y dama g e fo r w hic h [in se rt ow ne r or op e ra tor ] is obl ig a te d to pay damag es by

rea son of the assumption of liability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than
a contr act or

ag ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

(9 ) G ua ra nto r e xpre ssl y

wa ive s n oti c e of

a c c e ptance of th is g ua

ra nte e by the Ma ssa c hu se tts Depa rtment of Environmenta l Protection, by any or all third par

ties, or by [owner or ope rator].] by signingthe following cer tification.

Ihe re by c e rt if y tha t: ( i) the wo rd ingof

thi s g ua ra nte e is i de nti c a l to the wo rd in g s peci fi e d in 310 CMR 80.54(11)(c) as s u ch re gulations were constituted on the eff ective date shown immediately

below; and ( ii) I have personally examined and am fa miliar with the information

su bm it ted in th is d oc ume nt a nd a ll atta c hme nts a nd

that, b a se d o n my

inq uir y of tho se individuals im mediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, ac curate, and c omplete. I am awa re that there a

re sign i fi ca n t p enalties for submitt ing fa lse inf or ma tio n, inc lud ingpo ssi ble fi ne s a nd imp ri so nme nt.

Effe ctive date :
[Name of g uara

ntor]

[Authoriz ed sig nature for guara ntor]

[ Na m e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

[ T i t l e o f p er s o n s i gn i n g]

S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y:
(d ) A n O wn e r o r O pe rator wh o u se s a guaran te e to s a tis fy the re qu ir e me nts of

31 0 CM R 80 .5 2 sh a ll e sta

bli sh a sta nd by tr us t f un d w he n th e g ua

ra nte e is o bta ine d. Un de r t he te rm s of the g uara

ntee, a ll amounts paid by the g u ara

ntor under the g uara

ntee will be de posited direc tly into the standby

trust fund in acc ordanc e with instructions from the De partment of Environmental Protec tions under 310 CMR 80.60. T h i s s t an dby trust fund must meet the require ments specifie d in 310 CMR80.55.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80 .5 5: R e qu ir e me nts fo r a Stand by Tr us t

(1 ) A ny Ow ne r or Op e rator wh o e sta bli sh e s o ne or

mor e of the fi na nc ia l a ssu ra nc e me c ha

nis ms

a t 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 3) , ( 4) , ( 9) or (1 1) sh a ll es ta

bli sh a sta

nd by tr us t f un d w he n th e me c ha

nis m is ac qu ir e d

. T h e tr

u s te e o f th e s ta n d b y tr u s t f u n d s h a ll b e a

b a n k o r o th e r f in a n c ia l i n s ti tution which has the authority to act as a trustee a nd whose trust oper ations are regulated and e x amined by the Massac husetts Comm issioner of B anks or the tr ustee shall be a

national bank.

(2) A sta

ndby trust ag ree ment, or trust ag ree ment, shall be wo rd ed as follows, ex cept that instructions in brac kets are to be replace d with the relevant i nformation and the bra ckets de leted:

Trust Ag ree ment

This Trust Ag ree ment, here afte r ref err ed to a s the "A g ree ment," is entere d into as of [date] by and betwe en [name of the ow ner or operator ], a [ name of

State] [ insert " corpor ation," "pa rtnership," "a ssociation," " trust" or "individual" ], hereaf

ter re fer red to a s the " Gra

ntor," and [n a me o f c o r p o r a te tr u s te e ], [i n s e rt " I n c o r

p orate d in the s tate o f

_

_ _ " o r " a n a ti o n a l b a n k " ], here aft er refe rredto as t he "Tr us tee ".

Where a s , th e M a s s a c h u s e tt s D e p a rtm e n t o f E n v ir o n me n ta l P r o te c ti o n , h e r e a f te r r e f e r r e d to as

" the De pa rtme nt" an agency

of the Com monwe a lthof

Ma ssa c hu se tts , h a s e sta

bli sh e d c e rt a in regulations applicable to the G rantor, r equiring that the Gra ntor shall provide a ssuranc e that funds will be ava ilable when ne eded f or cor rec tive action and third- party co mpensation for bodily injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by sudden and nonsudden ac cidental r elea ses ar ising from the ope ration of the U ST sy ste m (s ) i dentified in Schedule A. Schedule Ashall list t he number of ta

n k s at eac h fac ility

and the name(s) a

nd addre ss(es) of

the fa cility (ies) w here the
tank s are loc a te d th a t are c ov e re d b y the sta nd by tr us t a g re e me nt.

Whereas, the G ra

nto r h a s e le c te d to e sta

bli sh[ins e rt

e ith e r " a " tr us t f un d" or " sta nd by tr us t fu nd " ] to p ro vid e a ll o r p a rt of su c h f ina nc ia l a ssu

ra nc e fo r t he U S T sy ste ms i de nti fi e d in Schedule A; a

nd

Wherea s, the Gra

ntor, ac ting throug h its duly authorized office rs, has sele cted the T rustee to be the trustee unde r this Ag ree ment, and the Tr ustee is willing to ac t as trustee;

No w, the re fo re , th e Gr a nto r a nd the Tr us te e a g re e a s f

oll ow s:

Section 1. De

finiti ons

As us e d in

thi s A g re e me nt:

( a ) T h e te r

m " G r a n to r " me a n s [n a me o f o w n e r o r o p e r a to r ]. (b ) T he te rm " Tr

us te e " me a ns [name of c or po ra te tr us te e ], [ ins e rt " inc or

po ra te d in th e Sta te of ______ " or " a national ba nk"], and a

ny succe ssor there of. (c) The ter

ms "De partment" and " Be nef iciary " me an the Ma ssachuse tts Department of Environmental Protec tion, an ag ency of the Commonwealth of M as sachuse tts, and any

su c c e sso r o f s a id D e pa

rtme nt.

Se c tio n 2 . I

de nti fic ati on of t

he Fi na nc ial

As su ra nc e Me c ha nis m
This Ag ree ment perta ins to the [ identify the financ ial assura

nce me chanism, either

a g uara ntee, surety bond, or letter of

cre dit, from which the standby trust fu nd is established to rec eive
p a y me n ts ( T h is p a r a g r a

p h is o n ly a p p li c a b le to th e s ta

n d b y tr u s t a g r e e me n t. ) ].

Section 3. Establishment of Trust Fund

The Gr antor a

nd the Trustee here by

establish a trust fun d
, t h e "Fund," for the be nefit of the Depa rtment. T h e Gra

ntor and the Tr

ustee intend that no third par ty have a cce ss to the Fund

e xce pt a s h e re in pr ov ide d. [Th e F un d is esta bli sh e d "i nit ia lly a s a

sta nd by to r e c e ive pa

y me nts

a nd sh a ll n ot c on sis t of

a ny pr op e rt y " or " a s a tr us t initi a lly c on sis tin g of

the pr op e rt

y , w hic h is

acc eptable to the T rustee, f ully descr ibed in Schedule B ".] Pay ments made by the provider of310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.55: continued

financ ial assura

nce pur suant to the Depa

rtment' s instruct i o n ar e transferr ed to the Truste e and

are ref err ed to as the Fund, toge ther with a ll earning s and prof its thereon, less any

pay ments or distributi o n s ma d e b y th e T r u s te e p u r s u a n t to th is A g r e e me n t. T h e F u n d s h a ll b e h e ld by the Tr us te e , I N T RU ST, a s h e re ina ft e r p ro vid e d. Th e Tr us te e sh a ll n ot b e re sp on sib le no r s ha ll i t undertake any

responsibility

for the am o u n t o r ad equac y of, nor a ny duty to collect fr om the Gra ntor, any pay ments nece ssary

to discharg e any

liability o f t h e Grantor esta blished by

the De pa rtme nt.

Section 4. Pay ment for " Corrective Ac tion" and/or Thi rd-Party Liabilit y Claims "

Th e Tr us te e sh a ll make pa

y me nts fr om the F un d a s dir e c te d b y the De pa rtme nt i n w ri tin g . Sa id pay ments shall provide for

the pay ment of the co s t s o f "t aking corr ective a ction" a nd/or compen s at i ng third parties for bodily injury and prope rty

damag e ca

used by " e ither " sudden

acc idental re lease s " o r "nonsudden ac cidental r elea ses" or " acc idental re lease s" a rising f rom op e ratin g the tank s c ov e re d b y t h i s A g r e e m e n t

F o r C o r re c tiv e Ac tio n a

nd /or Th ir d- pa rt y L ia bil ity Claims. The Trustee shall reimburse from the Fund, the Gra ntor or other pe rsons as spec ified in writing by

the Depa

rtment. Such reimburse ment(s) shall be in the a mount(s) as the De p ar t m en td i re ct s i n wr i t i n g.

T h e F u n d m ay n o tb e d ra wn u

p o n t o co v er

an y o f t h e f o l l o wi n g:
(a ) A ny ob lig a tio n o f [i ns e rt

ow ne r o r o pe rator ] und e r a wo rk e rs ' c omp e ns a tio n, dis a bil ity benef its, or unemploy

ment compensation law or other similar law ; (b ) B o d il y in

ju r y to a n e mp lo y e e o f [i n s e rt o w n e r o r o p e r a to r ] a r is in g f r o m, a nd in the

c o u r s e o f e mp lo y me n t b y [i n s e rt o w n e r

o r o p e r a to r ]; (c) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e ar ising fr om the owner ship, maintenance , use, or
e ntr us tme nt t o o the rs of

a ny a ir c ra ft , mo tor

ve hic le , o r w a te rc ra ft ; (d) Prope rty

damag e to any

proper ty owned, r ented, l o an ed t o , in the car e, custody , or
c on tr ol o f, or

oc c up ie d b y [ins e rt ow ne r or op e ra tor ] t hat is no t the dir e c t re su lt o f a re le a se fr om a UST sy ste m; (e) Bodily

injury or prope rty

damag e for

which [insert owner or

operator] is obligated to pay damag es by re ason of the a ssumption of li ability in a contra ct or a g ree ment other than a contra ct or a g ree ment enter ed into to meet the re quirements of 310 CMR 80.52.

The Tr ustee shall re imburse the Gra ntor, or other pe rsons as spec ified by the Depa rtment, from the F un d f

or c or re c tiv e a c tio n e xpe nd iture s a nd /or thi rd -p a rt

y lia bil ity c la ims in s uc h amou nts as the De partment shall dire ct in writing. I n addition, the Trustee shall ref und to the Gra

ntor such amounts as the D epar tment spe cifies in w riting. U pon ref und, such funds shall no long er constitute part of the Fund a s defined he rein.

Section 5. Pay ments Comprising the Fund

Pay ments made to the Trustee for the Fund shall consist of cash and secur ities a cce ptable to the Trustee

. Section 6. Trustee Manage ment

The Tr ustee shall invest an d reinvest the principal and inc ome of the F und and kee p the Fund inv e ste d a s a

sin g le fu nd , with ou t di sti nc tio n b e tw e e n p ri nc ipa l and inc ome , in

a c c or da nc e wi th g ener al investment policies and g uidelines which the Gr antor may communicate in wr iting to the T ru s t ee fr o m t i m e t o t i m e, s u b j ec t , h o we v er , t o t h e p ro v i s i o n s o f t h i s S ec t i o n

. I n i n v es t i n g, reinve sting, e x chang ing, se lling, and manag ing the Fund, the Trustee shall discharg e his duties wi th r e sp e c t to the tr

us t f un d s ole ly

in t he int e re st o f t

he be ne fi c iary

a nd with th e ca

re , s kil l, prudenc e, a n d

d il ig e n c e u n d e r

th e c ir c u ms ta

n c e s th e n p r e v a il in g w h ic h p e r s o n s o f p r u d e n c e,
a c tin g in a lik e c a pa c ity a nd fa mil iar w ith su c h mat te rs , wou ld use in the c on du c t of a n e nte rp ri se of a lik e c ha ra c te r a nd wi th l ike a ims ; e xce pt t

hat:
(a ) S e c ur iti e s o r o the r o bli g a tio ns of the Gr a nto r, a ny oth e r O wn e r o r O pe rator of the UST sy stem(s) or a

ny aff iliates of the Gr antor a s defined in the I nvestment Company Act of 1940,

as ame nded, 15 U.S.C. 80a-2( a), sha ll not be acquir ed or held, unless they are secur ities or oth e r o bli g a tio ns of

the F e de ra l or

Sta te g ov e rn me nt;310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.55: continued

(b) The Trustee is authorized to invest the Fund in time or demand deposits of the Trustee
, to the extent ins ured by

an ag ency

of the F eder al or State g overnme nt; and (c) The Trustee is a

uthorized to hold c ash awa iting investment or distribution uninvested for a rea sonable time and w ithout li ability for the pa

y ment of intere st thereon.

Section 7. Commingling and Inve stment

The Tr ustee is expressly

authorized in its dis cre tion:

(a) To transfe r fr om time to ti me any or all of the assets of the Fund to any common,
c omm ing le d, or

c oll e c tiv e tr

us t f un d c re a te d b y

the Tr us te e in w hic h th e F un d is elig ibl e to participate, subject to all of the provisions there of, t o be comming led with the assets of othe r trusts participating there in; and (b) To pur chase share s in any investment company

reg i s t er ed u nder the I nvestment Company Act of 1940, 15 U .S.C. 80a-1 e t seq

. , i n cl uding one which may be cr eate d, manag ed, under

written, or to which investm ent advice i s rende red or the s hare s of which a re sold by the Trustee . The Tr

ustee may vote such shar es in its discretion.

Section 8. Ex

press Powers of Trust ee

Wit hout in any way limit ing the power s and dis cre tions confe rre d upon the Trustee by the other provisions of this Agr eeme nt or by law, the Tr

ustee is expressly

authorized and e mpowere d:

(a) To sell, exchang e, convey , transfe r, or otherwise dispose of any proper ty held by it, by publi c o r p ri v at e s ale. No person dea ling with the Tr ustee shall be bound to se e to the application of the purcha se money or to inquire into the validity or ex pedienc y of any

such sale or othe r disposition; (b) To make, execute, a cknowledg e, and de liver any and all d o cuments of transfer and convey ance and any

and all other

instruments that may

be nec essar

y or appr opriate to c arr

y out the power s here in gr anted; (c) To reg ister any secur ities held i n the Fund in its own name or i n the name of a nominee and t o h o l d any

secur ity in bear er f

orm or in book entry , or to combine c ertificates repr esenting such sec urities with cer tificates of the same issue he ld by the Trustee in other fiduciar y capa cities, or to deposit or ar rang e for the deposit of such securities in a qua lified

c e ntr a l de po sit or

y e ve n th ou g h, wh e n s o d e po sit e d, su c h s e c ur iti e s ma y be me rg e d a

nd he ld in b ulk in t he name of

the no min e e of su c h de po sit or y wi th oth e r se c ur iti e s dep os ite d th e re in by another person, or

to deposit o r ar ra n g e for the deposit of any

secur ities issued by

the United States Gover

nment, or any ag ency or instrumentality there of, with a Fe dera l Reserve bank, but the books and r ecor ds of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such sec urities

are part of the Fund; (d ) T o d ep o s i tan y

ca s h i n t h e F u n d i n i n t er es t -b ea ri n g ac co u n t s m ai n t ai n edo r s av i n gs
cer tificates issued by the Trustee, in its separ ate corporate ca pacity , or in any

other ba nking instit ution affiliated with the T ru s t ee , to the extent ins ured by an ag ency

of the F eder al or State g overnme nt; and (e) To compromise or othe rwise a djust all claims in favor of or ag ainst the Fund.

Section 9. Taxes and Ex

penses

Al l t a xe s o f a n y k i n d t h a t m a y b e a s s e s s e d o r l e v i e d a g a i n s t o r i n r e s p e c t o f t h e F u n d a nda ll broker ag e commissions incurre d by the Fund sha ll be paid from the Fund. All other expenses incurre d by the Trustee in c onnection with the administration of this Tr ust, inc lu d i n g fe es for le g a l se rv ic e s r e nd e re d to the Tr us te e , th e c omp e ns a tio n o f t he Tr us te e to t he e xten t not pa id direc tly by the Gra ntor, and all other proper charg es and disburse ments of the Truste e shall be paid from the F und.

Section 10. Annual Valuation

The Tr ustee shall annua lly , at l east 30 day s prior to the anniversary date of establishment of the F un d, fu rn ish to t he Gr a nto r a nd to the De pa rtme nt a state me nt c on fi rm ing the va lue of the Tr us t. Any se c ur iti e s in the F un d sh a ll b e va lue d at ma rk e t va lue a s o f n o mo re tha n 6 0 d a y s p ri or

to the anniver sary

date of establishment of the F und.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.55: continued

Section 11. Adv ice of Counsel

The Truste e ma

y f r o m t im e to ti me c o n s u lt

w it h c o u n s e l, w h o ma

y b e c o u n s e l t o th e G r a n tor, wi th re sp e c t to a ny qu e sti on a ri sin g a s to the int e rp re ta tio n o f t his Ag re e me nt o r a

ny a c tio n to be take n here under. The Trustee shall be fully protec ted, to the extent per mitted by law, in acting up on the a dv ic e of

c ouns e l.

Section 12. Trustee Compensation

Th e Tr us te e sh a ll b e e nti tle d to re a so na ble c omp e ns a tio n f

or its se rvi ces a s a g re e d u

po n in writing from time to time with the Grantor.

Section 13. Succ essor Trustee

The Tr ustee may

resig n or the Gr antor may repla ce the Trustee , but such resig nation or

re pla c e me nt s ha ll n ot b e e ff e c ti ve un til the Gr a nto r h a s a pp oin te d a

su c c e sso r t

ru ste e a nd

thi s

succe ssor ac cepts the a

ppointment. The succe ssor trustee sha ll have the same power s and duties as those confe rre d upon the Trustee here under. Upon the succ essor trustee ' s acc eptanc e of the appointment, the Trustee shall assig n, transfe r, and pay over to the suc cessor

trustee the f

unds and prope rties then constituting the Fund. I f for any rea son the Gra

ntor ca nnot or does not ac t in the event of

the re signation of t h e T ru s t ee , the Trustee may apply to a cour t of compete nt jurisdiction for the appointment of a succe ssor trustee or for instructions. The succ essor trustee shall s p e c if

y th e d a te o n w h ic h it a s s u me s a d mi n is tr a ti o n o f th e tr u s t in a w r it in g s e nt to the Gr an t o r, t h e pr es en t T ru s t ee an d t h e De p ar t m en t b y ce rt i fi edm ai l t en d ay s b ef o re s u ch ch an ge be c ome s e ff

e c tiv e . A ny

e xpe ns e s in c ur

re d b y the Tr us te e a s a

res ul t of any

of the a c ts contemplated by

this S ection shall be pa id as provided in Section 9.

Section 14. Instructions to the Trustee

All orders, r equests, and instruc tions by the Gra ntor to the Trustee shall be in w riting, signe d by such per sons as are desig nated in Schedule C or such other de signees as t h e Gr antor may desig nate by

amendment to Schedule C. The Trustee shall be fully protec ted in acting without inq uir y in ac c or da

nc e wi th the Gr a nto r' s ord e rs , re qu e sts , an d inst ru c tio ns . All o rd e rs , r e qu e sts , and instructions by

[t h e De p artment to t he Truste e shall be in wr iting, sig ned by the Commi ssioner or his desig nee], and the Trustee shall act and shall be f ully protec ted in acting in a c c or da

nc e wi th s uc h o rd e rs , r e qu e sts , an d inst ru c tio ns

. Th e Tr

us te e sh a ll ha ve the ri g ht t o assume, in the abse nce of written notice to the c ontrary , that no event constitut ing a chang e or a termination o f

th e a u th o r it y o f a n y p e r s o n to a c t o n b e h a lf

o f th e G r a n to r

o r th e D e p a rtm ent he re un de r h a s o c c u r

r e d

. T h e T r

u s t e e s h a l l h a v e n o d

u t y t o a c t i n t h e a

b s e n c e o f s u c h or de rs , reque sts, and instructions from the Gra ntor and/or the D epar

tment, except as provided f or her ein.

Section 15. Notice of Nonpayme nt

T h e T r u s t e e s h a l l n o t i f

y t h e G r a n t o r

a n d t h e D e p a rt m e n t , b y c e rt i f i e d m a i l
, w i t h i n t e n d a ys following the expiration of the 30 day period a fter the anniver sary of the e stablishm ent of the Trust, if no pay

ment into the Fund is rec eived f rom the Gra

ntor during that period. After the
pa y -i n p e ri od

is c omp le te d, the Tr

us te e sh a ll n ot b e re qu ir e d to se nd a no tic e of no np a y me nt.

Section 16. Ame ndment of Agree ment
This Ag ree ment may

be ame nded by

an instrument in writing execut ed by the Gra ntor, the Tr us te e a nd the De pa rtme nt, or by the Tr us te e a nd the De pa

rtme nt if the Gr a nto r c e a se s to e xist.

Section 17. Irre vocability and Termination

Sub je c t to the ri g ht o f t

he pa rt ie s to ame nd thi s Ag re e me nt as pr ov ide d in Se c tio n 1 6, thi s T ru st shall be irre vocable and shall continue unti l terminated at the written a g ree ment of the Gr antor, the Tr us te e a nd the De pa rtme nt o r b y

the Tr us te e a nd the De pa

rtme nt, if the Gr a nto r c e a se s to exis t. Upon termination of the Trust, all rema ining trust proper ty , less final trust administration expenses, shall be deliver ed to the Gr antor.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.55: continued

Section 18. Im munity and Inde mnification

The T r u s te e s h a ll n o t in c u r p e r s o n a l li a b il it y o f a n y n a tu

r e in c o n n e c ti o n w it

h a n y a c t or omission, m ade in g ood faith, in the administration of this Trust, or in carr

y ing out a ny direc tions by the Gran t o r o r by

the Depa rtment issued in acc ordanc e with this Ag ree ment. The Tr ustee sh a ll b e ind e mni fi e d an d s a ve d h a rm le ss b y the Gr a nto r, fr om a

nd a g a ins t any

pe rs on a l li a

bil ity
t o w h i c h t h e T r

u s t e e m a y b e s u b

j e c t e d b y r e a s o n o f

a n y a c to r

c o n d u c ti n i t s o f

f i c i a l c a p a c i t y, including a ll ex penses r easona bly incurre d in its defense in the e vent the Gr antor fails to provide such def ense.
Section 19. Choice of Law

This Ag ree ment shall be administere d, construed, a nd enfor ced a ccor ding to the la ws o f t he Com monwe a lthof

Ma ssa c hu se tts

.

Section 20. Inte rpretation

As u s e d in th is A g r e e me n t, w o r d s in th e s in g u la

r in c lu d e th e p lu

r a l a n d w o r d s in th e p lu r al include the sing ular. The descr iptive heading s for eac h section of this Ag ree ment shall not affe ct the int e rp re ta tio n o r t

he le g a l e ff

ic a c y of thi s A g re e me nt.

I n Wit ness Whereof

the par ties have c aused this Ag ree ment to be ex ecute d by their re spective office rs duly

authorized and their c orporat e s ea ls to be here unto affixed and atteste d as of the date first above written. The parties below certify that the wording of this Ag ree ment is identical to the wording specifie d in 310 CMR80.55(2) a s in effe ct on the date written above

. [S ignature of G rantor]

[Name of the Gr antor]

[Tit le]

At te st:

[S ignature of T rustee]

[Name of the Tr

ustee]

[Tit le]

[Sea l]

[Sig natur e of

Witn e ss]

[Name of the Witn e ss]

[Tit le]

[Sea l]

(3) The standby

trust ag ree ment, or trust ag ree ment, shall be ac comp an i ed by a for mal

certi f ic a ti o n o f a c kn o w le d g e me n t a s f o ll o w s , e xc e p t th a t in s tr u c ti o n s in b r a c k e ts s h all be repla ced w ith the releva

nt information and the br acke ts deleted.

State of___[Name of State]_________________

County of_[ Name of County ]___________________310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.55: continued

On thi s [date ], be fo re me pe rs on a lly c a me [ow ne r or op e ra tor ] t o me kn ow n, wh o, be ingby me duly sworn, did de pose and say that she/he [strike one] resides at [addre ss] , that she/he [strike one]is [ title] of [corporation] , the cor poration d es cr ibed in and which e x ecute d the above ins tr ume nt; tha

t sh e/h e [str ike on e ] kno ws the se a l of sa id c or po ra tio n; t hat th e se a l a ff

ixed to such instrument is such corpor ate se al; that it was so aff ix ed by order of the B oard of Direc tors of said cor

poration; and that she/he [st rike one] sig ned her/his [st rike one ]name thereto by like order

. [S ignature of N otary

Public]

[]

My Commi ssion ex pires [Date]

(4 ) T he De pa

rtme nt w ill ins tr

uc t th e tr us te e to re fu

nd the ba lanc e of

the sta nd by tr us t f un d to the provider

of financ ial assura

nce if the Depa rtment deter

mines th at n o additional corr ective action costs or third- party liability claims will occu r as a re sult of a re lease cover ed by the financ ial assura

nce me chanism for

which the standby

trust fund was e stablished.

(5 ) A n O wn e r o r O pe rator may e sta bli shon e tr

us t fun d as the de po sit or

y me c ha nis m f or a ll funds assure d in compliance w ith 310 CMR80.51 throug h 80.63.

80.56: Subst itution of Financia l Assuranc e Mec hanisms by Owner or Ope rator

(1 ) A n O w n e r o r O p e r a to r ma y s u b s ti tute a n y a lt e r

n a te f in a n c ia l a s s u r a n c e me c h a n isms as allowed in 310 C MR 80.53, provided that at all times the Owne r or Ope rator ma intains an eff ective f inancial a ssuranc e mec han i s m o r combination of mec hanisms that satisfies the require ments of 310 CMR 80.52.

(2) Af ter obtaining alternate f

i n ancia l assuranc e as spe cified 310 CMR 80.53, an Owne r or Op e rator may c a nc e l a fi na nc ia l a ssu ra nc e me c ha

nis m us inga

pp lic a ble pr oc e dure s.

80.57: Cancellation or Nonr enew al by a Provider of

Financ ial Assuranc e
(1) Except as otherwise provided, a provider of financ ial assura nce may canc el or not re new a financ ial assura

nce me chanism by

sending a notice of

termination by cer

tified mail to the Owner or Ope rator

. Up o n re ceiving a notice of termination, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll notify the Depa rtment in writing
, as soon as poss ible, but in no event later t han seven business day s after

rec eiving the notice. (a) Termination of a local g overnme nt guara ntee, a g uara

ntee, a surety bond, or a letter of

cre dit may not occur until 120 day s afte r t he date on which the Ow ner or Oper ator a

nd the Depa rtment rec eives the notice of termination, as e vidence d by the re turn rec eipt. I f the dates of re c e ipt a re dif fe re nt, the la te r d a te sh a ll c on tr ol. (b) Te rmination of insuranc e or r isk retention cove rag e, except for non-pay ment or misrepre sentation by

the insured, may

not occur

until 60 day s after

the date on w hich the Ow ne r o r O pe rator

re c e ive s th e no tic e of

te rm inatio n, a s e vid e nced by the re tur n r e c e ipt

. Termination for

non-pay ment of premium or m isrepre sentation by the i nsured may not occur until a minim um o f t en d ay s afte r the date on which the O wner or Ope rator r ece ives the

no tic e of te rm inatio n, a s e vid e nc e d b y the re tur n r e c e ipt

. (2) I f a pr ovider of fi n an ci al re s ponsibili ty canc els or does not re new f or re asons other tha

n inc a pa c ity of the pr ov ide r a s sp e c if

ie d in 31 0 CMR 80 .6 2, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll o bta in alternate cove rag e within 60 day s after rec eipt of the n o t i ce of

termination. I f the Ow ner or Oper ator fa ils to obt ain alter nate c overa g e wit hin 60 day s after rec eipt of the notice of termination, the Owne r or Oper ator shall provide written documentation to the Department of

su c h f a ilure a nd su bmi t: (a) The name and a ddress of the provider of financ ial assura

nce; (b) The name a

nd addre ss of the Trustee , if applica ble; (c) The e ffe ctive date of termination; and310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.57: continued

(d) A c opy

of the fina

ncial assur ance mecha

nism that is being ter

minated.

(3 ) N oth ingin 3 10 CMR 8 0. 57 sh a ll r e lie ve Ow ne rs a nd Op e ra tor s f ro m th e ir ob lig a tio n to demonstrate a

nd maintain financ ial assura nce.
(4 ) T e rm inatio n s ha ll n ot r e lie ve the Ow ne r a nd Op e ra tor of a ny fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty obligations under 310 CMR 80.51 through 80.63.

80.58: Requirements for Reporting by

Owner or Ope rator

(1 ) Wi thi n 1 5 0 d a y s o f t h e c l o s e o f t h e f i n a n c i a l r e p o rt i n g y e a r o f t h e O w n e r o r O p e r a tor , if

su c h O wn e r o r O pe rator

is usi ng 31 0 CMR 80.5 4( 10 )( b) to me e t the re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80.52, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll submi t to the Depar tment the following documents with an updated r eg istration pursuant to 310 CMR 80.23(1)(b): (a) L etter from the chief financ ial office r i n acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.54(10)( d); and (b) Ye ar- end fina

ncial stateme nts in accor dance with 310 CMR 80.54(10)( b)5.

(2 ) Wi thi n 1 50 da

y s o f t he c los e of

the fi na nc ial repo rt in g y ear

of the Ow ne r o r O pe rator , if

su c h O wn e r o r O perato r is us ing31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 10 )( c ) t o me e t th e re qu ir e me nts 31 0 CM R 80.52, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll submi t to the Department t he following documents, with an updated r eg istration pursuant to 310 CMR 80.23(1)(b): (a) L etter f

rom the chie f financ ial office r in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.54(10)( d); (b) Ye ar- end fina

ncial stateme nts in accor dance with 310 CMR 80.54(10)( c)1.; a

nd (c ) Asp eci al report f

ro m an in de pe nd e nt c e rt if ie d p ub lic a c c ounta

nt, if a pp lic a ble in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.54(10)(c) 4.

(3 ) Wi thi n 1 50 da

y s o f t he c los e of

the fi na nc ia l repo rt in g y ear of th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator , if

su c h Own er o r O pe rator

is u sin g 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 11 ) t o me e t th e re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80.52, the Owne r or Ope rator sha ll submi t to the Depar tment the following documents with an updated r eg istration pursuant to 310 CMR 80.23(1)(b): (a) L etter from the chief financ ial office r in ac corda nce w ith 310 CMR80.54(11)( b); and (b) A c opy

of the fully

executed g uara

ntee, if the g uara

ntee h as b een amended f rom the previous y ear ; (c ) Ac op y

of the sta nd -b y tr us t in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 8 0. 58 (1 ), if the sta nd -b y tr us t has bee n amende d from the pr evious y ear

. (4) An O wner

or Oper ator shall submit t o the Depa rtment written docume ntation of its curre nt financ ial assura

nce, if the Ow n er o r Ope rator f ails to obtain alternate cover ag e as r equire d by 310 CMR 80. 5 7
, wi t h i n 30 day s after the Owne r or Ope rator r ece ives notice of the following from its financia l assuranc e provide r: (a) Commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proce eding under Title 11 ( Ba nkruptcy ), U.S. Code, naming a provide r of f inancial a ssuranc e as a

debtor; (b) Sus pension or re vocation of the authority of a pr ovider of f

inancial a ssuranc e to issue a fina ncial assur ance mecha

nism; or (c) Other inc apac ity

of a pr ovider of f

inancial a ssuranc e.
(5) I f t he Owner or Oper ator fails to obtain alternate coverag e withi n 60 day s of ca ncellation of its fi na nc ia l a ssu

ra nc e me c ha

nis m, t he Ow ner or Ope ra

tor sh a ll s ub mit

inf or ma tio n in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.57(2).

(6 ) A n O wn e r o r O pe rator sh a ll v e ri fy

c omp l i a nc e wi th t

he fi na nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

re qu ir e me nts of 31 0 CM R 80 .5 1 th ro ug h 8 0. 63 on the c omp lia

nc e c e rt if ic a tio n f or m in a c c or dan ce wit

h 310 CMR 80.34.

(7) The Depa

rt m ent may

require an Owne r or Ope rator to submit evidenc e of f inancial

a ssu ra nc e a s d e sc ri be d 3 10 CM R 80 .5 9 o r o the r i nf or ma tio n to de te rm ine c omp lia nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.51 t hroug h 80.63 at any time.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.59: Requirements for Recordke eping

(1) An Owner or Oper ator shall maintain documentation, in a ccor dance with 310 CMR 80.59, of financ ial as s u

r a n c e mec hanisms used to demonstrate f inancial r esponsibility

for a UST sy stem until re l ea s ed fr om the require ments in acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.61. The Owner or Op e rator sh a ll k e e p th e do c ume ntatio n in ha rd c op y or e le c tr on ic a lly

in a c c or da

nc e wi th 310 CMR 80.36(6). Upon reque st from the Department, the Owner or Oper ator shall make the documentation ava ilable to the Depa rtment as soon as possible, but in no event more than seve n bu sin e ss d a y s a ft e r r e c e ivi ngthe re qu e st.

(2) An Owner

or Ope rator sha ll maintain the following doc umentation of financ ial

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y: (a) An Owne r or Ope rator usingthe Under g round Storag e Ta nk Petroleum Cleanup F und shall maintain a cur

rent c ertificate of c ompliance. (b ) A n O wn e r o r O pe rator us inga n in sura

nc e po lic y or

ri sk re te nti on g ro up c ov e ra g e sh a ll

ma int a in a

c op y of the sig ne d in sura

nc e po lic y

or ri sk re te nti on g ro up c ov e ra g e po lic y , w ith the endor sement or c ertifica te of insura

nce a nd any amendments ther eto. (c) An Owne r or Oper ator using a sure ty bond with a standby

trust shall maintain a copy of the surety bond and any

amendments ther eto, and a copy of the s i gn ed s t an d b y

trust fund ag ree ment and any

amendments ther eto. (d) An O wner

or Ope rator usinga letter of cr edit with a standby

trust shall maintain a copy of the le tte r of cred it and any a me ndme nts the re to, a nd a c op y of the sig ne d s tand

by tr us t fund ag ree ment and any

amendments ther eto. (e) An Owne r or Ope rator usinga trust fund shall maintain a copy of the trust fund a

nd any amendment ther eto. (f) An Owne r or Ope rator usingthe local g overnme nt bond rating test shall maintain: 1. A copy

of its bond rating published within the last 12 months by Moody ' s or Standard & Poor' s; and 2. A c op y of the le tte r sig ne d b y the c hie f f

ina nc ia l of fi c e r i n a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.54(6)( d) or ( e). (g ) An Ow ner or

Oper ator using a loca l gove rnment fund sha ll maintain: 1. A copy

of the state c onstitut ional provision or local gove rnment statute, cha rter, ordinanc e, or or der de dicating the fund; and 2. A c op y

of the le tte r s ig ne d by the c hie f fi na nc ia l of fi c e r in a c c or da

nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.54(7)( d); and 3. Yea r-e nd financ ial statements for the most rece nt completed fina ncial re porting y ear showing the amount in the fund . I f the fund is e stablished using inc reme ntal funding b ac k edb y

b o n d i n g au t h o ri t y , t h e f i n an ci al s t at em en t s m u s ts h o w t h e p re v i o u s y ea r's balanc e, the amount of funding during the y ear , and the closing balanc e in the fund; a nd 4

. If t h e f

u n d i s e s t a

b l i s h e d u s i n g i n c r e m e n t a l f u n d i n g b a c k e d

b y b o n d i n g a

u t h o r i t y, t h e O w n e r

o r O p e r a t o r s h a l l m a i n t a i n d o c u m e n t a t i o n o f t h e r e qu i r e d

b o n d i n g a

u t h o r i t y, including e ither the re sults of a voter r efe rendum unde r 310 CMR 80

. 5 4 (7 )( c)1., or attestation by

the State Attorney

Gene ral a s specifie d under 310 CMR 80.54(7)( c)2. (h) An O wner

or Ope rator usingthe local gove rnment financial test shall maintain a copy of the c hief fi na

nc ia l of fi c e r' s le tte r b a se d o n y e a r- e nd fi na nc ia l st a te me nts fo r t

he mos t

rec ent completed f

inancial r eporting y ear

in acc ordanc e with 3 1 0 C M R 80.54(8)©. Such evidenc e must be on file no later than 120 day s after the close of

the financ ial repor

ting y ear

. (i) An Ow ner or

Oper ator using the local g overnme nt gua rante e shall maintain: 1. A cop y

of the sig ne d s tand

by tr us t f un d a g re e me nt a

nd c op ie s o f a

ny a me ndme nts the re to, if the loc a l g ov e rn me nt gua ra nte e is s up po rt e d b y

a sta nd by tr us t. 2. A c op y

of the c hie f f

ina nc ia l of fi c e r' s lette r b a se d o n y e a r- e nd fi na nc ia l st a te me nts fo r t he mos t r ecent c omp le te d f ina nc ia l r e po rt ingy e a r i n a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.54(8)( c), if the local g overnme nt gua rante e is supported by

the local g overnme nt financ ial test. Such evidenc e must be on file no later than 120 day s after

the close of

the financ ial repor

ting y ear

. 3

. A c o p y

o f t h e gu ar an t o r's b o n d ra t i n g p u b l i s h ed wi t h i n t h e l as t 1 2 m o n t h s b y M o o dy 's or Standard & Poor' s, if the local g overnme nt guara ntee is suppor

ted by the bond rating te st. 4. A copy of the g uara

ntor' s y ear -end f

inancial state ments for the most re cent c ompleted fi n an cial re porting y ear

showing the amount of the f und, if the loca l gove rnment g uara ntee is supported by

the local g overnme nt fund.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.59: continued

(j) An Ow ner or

Oper ator using a financial t est shall maintain a copy of the c hief fina ncial office r' s letter and y ear -end f inancial state ments for the most re cent c omplet ed fina ncial
repor ting y ear on which the f

inancial te s t i s based. Such e vidence shall be on file no late r than 120 day s after

the close of

the financ ial repor

ting y ear

. (k) An O wner

or Ope rator usinga g uara ntee sha ll maintain: 1. A c op y

of the c hie f f

ina nc ia l of fi c e r' s le tte r b a se d o n y e a r- e nd fi na ncial state me nts for the most rece nt completed fina ncial re porting y ear . Such evidenc e shall be on f ile no later tha n 120 day s after

the close of

the financ ial repor

ting y ear

. 2. A c op y

of the sig ne d s tand

by tr us t f un d a g re e me nt a

nd c op ies of a ny a me ndme nts there to.

(3 ) A n O wn e r o r O pera tor us inga fi na nc ia l a ssu

ra nc e me c ha

nis m sp e c if

ie d in 31 0 CM R 80 .5 4( 1) thr ou g h ( 11 ) s ha ll m a int a in a n upd a te d co py

of a c e rt if ic a tio n o f f

ina nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty worde d as follows, except that instructions in brac kets are to be re place d with the rele vant information and the br acke ts deleted:

Ce rt if ic a tio n o f F ina

nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

[Ow ne r o r O pe rator ] he re by c e rt if ie s th a t it is i n c omp lia

nc e wi th t he re qu ir e me nts 31 0 CM R 80.51 throug h 80.63.

The fina ncial assur ance mecha

nism(s) used to demonstrate financ ial responsibility under 31 0 CM R 80 .5 1 th ro ug h 8 0. 63 is ( a re ) a s f oll ow s:
[F or each mecha

nis m, l ist the ty pe of me c ha nis m, n a me of

iss ue r, me c ha

nis m numbe r ( if applicable )
, a

mo u n t o f cove rag e, ef

fec tive period of c overa g e and w hether the mecha

nism covers

" takin g c or

re c tiv e a c tio n" a nd

/or " c omp e ns ati ng thi rd

pa rt ie s f or bo dil y inj ur y a nd pr op e rt y damag e ca

used by " e ither "s u d d en acc idental re lease s" or "nonsudde n acc idental re lease s" or "a ccide ntal rele ases" .]

[S ignature of O wner

or Ope rator] [Name of Owne r or Ope rator] [Tit le] [Date] [ S i g n a tu r e o f

w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y] [ N a m e o f w i t n e s s o r

n o t a r y] [Date]

(a) The Owner or Oper ator shall update this ce rtification whe never the financ ial assura

nce mecha nism(s) used to demonstrate financ ial responsibility chang e(s)

.

80 .6 0: R e qu ir e me nts fo r D ra wi ngon F ina nc ia l A ssu

ra nc e Me c ha

nis ms
(1) Except as spe cified in 310 CMR 80.60(4), the De partment shall dire ct the Truste e to re quire the g uara ntor, surety , or instituti on iss u i n g a l etter of cre dit to place the amount of funds stipulated by

th e De p ar t ment, up to the limit of funds provide d by the financ ial assura

nce mecha nism, int o the standby

trust if: (a ) T he Ow ne r or Op e rator fa ils to e sta bli sh a lte rn a te fi na

nc ia l a ssu ra nc e in a c c or da

nc e wi th 31 0 CM R 80 .5 7 w ith in 6 0 da y s af te r re c e ivi ng no tic e of

te rm inatio n o f t

he g ua ra nte e , s ur e ty bond, letter of c redit, or, a s applicable , other fina ncial assur ance mecha

nism; and (b ) T he De pa

rtme nt d e te rm ine s o r s us pe c ts i n it s d isc re tio n th a t a rel ease fro m a UST sy stem cover ed by

the m echa

nism has occurre d and so notifies the Owner or Oper ator or the Owner or Ope rator ha s notified the Depa rtment of a rele ase f

rom a UST sy stem cover ed by the mecha

nism; or (c) T h e co m m en ceme nt of a voluntary or involuntary

proce eding under Title 11 (B ankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming an Owne r or Ope rator a s debtor; or (d) The Owner

or Ope rator ha s a leg al exist ence and has f ailed to maintain said leg al

e xiste nc e a nd

no su c c e sso r ha s a ssume d its le g a l ob lig a tio ns in a c c or da nc e wi th 3 10 CMR 80.00; or310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.60: continued

(e) The c onditions of 310 CMR80.60(2)( a) or (2)( b)1. or 2. a

re satisfied.

(2) The Depa

rtment may

drawon a standby

trust fund when: (a) The De partment make s a dete rmination in its di scre tion that a rele ase ha s occur red a nd immediate or long -term c orre ctive ac tion for the re l ea s e is neede d, and the Ow ner or Oper ator ha s not conducted r esponse a ction; or (b) The Depa

rtment has re ceive d either: 1. Certification f

rom the Owner or Oper ator and the third-par ty liability

claimant(s) and fr om a tto rney s re pr e se nti ngthe Ow ne r o r O pe rator a nd the thi rd -p a rt

y lia bil ity claimant(s) that a third- p arty liability claim should be paid. The cer tification shall be worde d as foll o ws , except that instructions in bracke ts are to be repla ced w ith the rele vant information and the brac kets delete d:

Ce rt if ic a tio n o f V a lid

Cla im The unde rsig ned, as pr incipals and a s l egal repre sentatives of [insert: owner or operator] and [i nsert: name and addre ss of third-par ty claimant], he re b y

certify that the claim of bodily injury [and/or] proper ty damag e cause d by

an ac cidental rele ase a rising f rom opera

ting [owner' s or oper ator' s] underg round storag e tank

s h o u ld b e p a id in th e a mo u n t o f

$ [_

_ _ _ _ _ ]. [Sig natur e s] Owner or Ope rator Attorney for Ow ner or

Oper ator ( N o t a r y) Date [Sig natur e s] Cla ima nt( s) At tor ne y (s ) f or Cla ima nt( s) ( N o t a r y) Date

2. A valid final c ourt order establishing a

judgme nt a g ainst the Owner or Ope rator f

or bodily injury or prope rty

damag e ca

us ed by an ac cidental r elea se fr om a UST sy stem

cover ed by

financ ial assura

nce under 310 CM R 80.51 through 80.63 a nd the Depa

rtment de te rm ine s th a t th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator ha s n ot s a tis fi e d th e jud g me nt.

(3 ) I f t he De pa rtme nt d e te rm ine s th a t th e a mou nt o f c or re c tiv e a c tio n cost s and thi rd -p a rt y liability claims elig ible for pa

y ment under 310 CMR 80.60(2) may exceed the ba lance of the standby trust fund and the obl igation of t he provider of financ ial assura nce, the first priority

for pa y me nt s ha ll b e c or

re c tiv e a c tio n c os ts n e c e ssa ry to pr ote c t human h e a ltha nd the e nv ir on me nt. The De partment shall pay third-par ty l i ab i l ity

claims in the order

in which the De partment

re c e ive s c e rt if

ic a tio ns un de r 3 10 CMR 8 0. 60 (2 )( b) 1. , a nd va lid c ourt or de rs un de r 3 10 CMR 80.60(2)( b)2.

(4 ) I f t he g ua ra nto r i s th e state , th e loc a l g ov e rn me nt gua ra nte e wi th ou t st a nd

by tr us t, s ha ll

make pa y me nts a s d ir e c te d by

the De pa rtme nt u nd e r t he c ir c ums tanc e s d e sc ri be d in 31 0 CM R 80.60(1) throug h (3).

80 .6 1: R e le a se fr om F ina nc ia l Re sp on sib ili ty

Re qu ir e me nts

(1 ) T he Ow ne r a

nd Op e rator a re su bje c t to the fi na

nc ia l r e sp on sib ili ty

re qu ir e me nts in

acc ordanc e with 310 CMR 80.51 through 80.63 unless a nd until the Owner or

Oper ator c omplies wi th c los ur e re qu ir e me nts a t 31 0 CM R 80 .4 3, in f ull

. (2) Upon the date of sale of a UST sy stem or facility
, the Owner and Oper ator shall no long er be re qu ir e d to ma int a in an d de mon str a te fi na nc ia l re sp on sib ili ty fo r the UST sy ste m or f a c ili ty that was sold.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.61: continued

(3) Rel ea s e fr om the financ ial responsibility require ments shall not relieve the Owner and Op e rator fr om o bli g a tio ns un de r M .G .L . c . 2 1O , M .G .L . c

. 21 E, 31 0 CM R 80 .0 0, 31 0 CM R 40 .0 00 0: Massachusetts Contingency P lan and a n y o t h er applicable laws and r eg ulations pe rt a ini ngto U ST s y ste ms.

80.62: Ba

nkruptcy or Other I ncapa city

of Owne r or Ope rator or

Provider of F inancial Assur ance
(1) Within ten d ay s afte r commenc ement of a voluntary

or involuntary

proce eding under T i t l e 1 1 (B ankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming an Owne r or Ope rator a s debtor, the Ow ner or Oper ator shall notify

the Depa rtment by cer

tified mail of

such commenc ement and submit the

a p p r o p r i a t e f

o r m s l i s t e d i n 3 1 0 C M R

8 0

. 5 9 ( 2 ) d o c u m e n t i n g c u r r e n tf i n a n c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.
(2) Wit hin te n day s afte r commence ment of a voluntary or involuntary proce edin g under Title 11 (B ankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming a local g overnme nt Owner or Operator a s debtor, the local g overnme nt Owner or Ope rator sha ll notify the Depa

rtment by cer tified mail of such

commence ment and submit the appropr iate docume ntation list ed in 310 CMR 80.59(2) d o c u m e n t i n g c u r

r e n tf i n a n c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.
(3) Wit hin te n day s afte r commence ment of a voluntary or involuntary proce eding u n d er Titl e 1 1 (Bankruptc y

), U.S. Code, naming a g uara ntor providing a loca l gove rnment financ ial

assura nce a s debtor, such guara ntor shall notify

the local g overnme nt Owner o r Op er ator by

c e rt if ie d mai l of suc h co mme nc e me nt as re qu ir e d und e r t he te rm s o f t

he g ua ra nte e sp e c if

ie d in 310 CMR 80.54(9).

(4) Wi th in

te n d a y s a f

te r c o mm e n c e me n t o f

a v o lu n ta r y o r in v o lu n ta r y p r o c e e d in g u n der Title 11 (B ankruptc y

), U.S

. Code, naming a guar antor providing financ ial assura nce a s debtor, such g uara

ntor shall notify the Owner or Oper ator by cer tified mail of such c ommenceme nt as require d under the terms of the guara ntee spe cified in 310 CMR 80.54(11).

(5) An O wner

or Ope rator sha ll be deeme d to be without the require d financ ial assura nce in the event of a bankr uptcy or incap ac i t y o f i ts provider of f inancial a ssuranc e, or a

suspension or

r e v o c a t i o n o f

t h e a u t h o r i t y o f

t h e p r o v i d e r

o f f i n a n c i a l a s s u r a n c e t o i s s u e a n i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y, risk rete ntion gr oup cover ag e policy , surety bond, letter of c redit, or suspension or revoc ation of the Un de rg ro un d St or a g e Ta nk Pe tr ole um P ro du c t Clea

nu p Fund

. Th e Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll obtain alternate financ ial assura nce a s specifie d in 310 CMR 80.57 wit hin 30 day s after rec eiving notice of such an event. I f the Owner or Oper ator does not obta in a lternate cover ag e within 30 da y s a ft e r s uc h n oti fi c a tio n, the Ow ne r o r O pe rator sh a ll n oti fy

the De pa rtme nt.

(6) Within 30 day s afte r rec eipt of notification that the Under g round Storag e Ta nk Petroleum Product Cle a n u

p F u n d o r o th e r s tate a s s ur a n c e h a s b e c o me in c a p a b le o f p a y in g f o r a s s u r ed

c or re c tiv e a c tio n o r t

hir d- pa rt y c omp e ns a tio n c os ts, the Ow ne r or Op e rator sh a ll o bta in a lte rn a te financ ial assura

nce.

80 .6 3: R e qu ir e me nts fo r R e ple nis hme nt o f G ua ra nte e s, L oc a l G ov e rn me nt G ua ra nte e s, L e tte rs of

Cr e dit
, or Surety

Bonds

(1 ) I f a t any tim e a ft e r a

sta nd by tr ust is fu

nd e d u po n th e ins tr

uc tio n o f t

he De pa rtme nt w ith fu nd s d ra wn fr om a g ua ra nte e , lo c a l governme nt gua ra nte e wi th s tand

by tr us t, l e tte r o f c re dit
, o r s u re t y b o n d
, an d t h e a m o u n ti n t h e s t an d b y t ru s ti s re d

u ce d b el o w t h e f

u l l am o u n to f c o v er age require d, the Owne r or Operator shall by the anniver sary

date of the financ ial mecha

nism from which the f

unds were draw n: (a) Replenish the value of financ ial assura

nce to e qual the full amount of cove rag e re quired,

or (b) Ac quire a

nother fina

ncial assur ance mecha

nism for the amount by

which funds in the standby trust have be en re duced.310 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

80.63: continued

(2) F or purpose s of 310 CMR 80.63(2), the full amount of c overa g e re quired is the amount of

c ov e ra g e to b e pr ov ide d b y 31 0 CM R 80 .5 2. I f a

c omb inatio n o f m e c ha

nis ms w a s u se d to
pr ov ide the a ssu

ra nc e fu nd s w hic h we re dr a wn up on , re ple nis hme nt sha ll oc c ur by the e a rl ie st

a nn ive rs a ry

date a mon g the me c ha

nis ms.

REGUL ATORY AUT HORI TY

310 CMR 80.00: M.G.L . c. 21O, § 5, c . 21C, c. 21E, § 6 and c . 21A, § 16.

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### MassDEP Issues New Underground Storage Tank Rules: 310 CMR 80.00

On January 2, 2015, MassDEP adopted a new Undergrou nd Storage Tank Regulation (“UST”, 310 CMR 80.00) that addresses design/construction/installat ion, registration, operation, maintenance and inspe ction of UST systems used to store petroleum fuels and hazar dous substances. These new rules have been developed to implement M.G.L. c 21O, which was esta blished by Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the Acts of 20 09. This law also transferred regulation of most aspect s of the Commonwealth’s UST Program from the Department of Fire Services (DFS) to MassDEP. The new regulation maintains the basic requirements established by DFS’s regulation (527 CMR 9.00, whic h was rescinded on January 1, 2015) and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. MassDEP has also updated and streamlined requirements designed to protect groundwater from UST system leaks.

What tanks are covered? MassDEP’s regulation applies to UST systems that ar e covered by M.G.L. c. 21O: tanks and associated piping that have more than ten percent of their volume underground and that hold petroleum products or hazardous substances listed i n the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act (CERCLA) . Only some of the regulatory requirements apply to other types o f underground tanks: e.g., farm and residential tank s holding less than 1100 gallons and storing motor fuel for non-commercial purposes and heating oil for consump tive use on the premises.

What tanks are not covered? M.G.L. c 21O exempts certain types of tanks from regulation under this program altogether (e.g., septic tanks). The new re gulation also excludes tanks that are excluded from federal regulations: hazardous waste UST systems, wastewate r treatment UST systems that are regulated by the U .S. Clean Water Act, equipment or machinery containing regulated substances for operational purposes (e.g.

, tanks serving hydraulic lifts and electrical equipm ent), UST systems containing a de minimis concentra tion of regulated substance, and UST systems holding less t han 110 gallons. The regulation also minimally reg ulates other types of UST systems for which the U.S. Envir onmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deferred regulation: tanks containing radioactive material, tanks serving emergency generators at nuclear faci lities, and wastewater tanks now regulated by the U.S. Clean Wa ter Act.2 What Stays the Same? The basic principles of the DFS regulation have bee n carried into MassDEP’s regulation. These include requirements that:

• Owners and Operators of UST systems have primary r esponsibility for ensuring that their UST systems are designed, constructed, installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with the applicable Massachusetts UST regulation;

• All new and replacement USTs and associated piping must be double-walled;

• All single-walled steel tanks must be removed by A ugust 17, 2017;

• All UST systems have equipment in place for early detection of leaks of regulated substances into the environment;

• All UST systems have equipment in place to prevent releases of regulated substances into the environment;

• UST systems are inspected every three years by a T hird Party Inspector and the Inspector’s report is submitted to MassDEP; and

• Delivery prohibition orders can be issued and take effect immediately for serious violations.
What’s New? New provisions include:
1. Design, Construction, and Installation Requireme nts:

• New installation requirements and related recordke eping:

o Installations must be inspected by the UST system designer or the designer’s designee before the excavation is backfilled [310 CMR 80.16( 6)],

o Owners/Operators must keep records of UST system i nstallations, including installers’ certifications, manufacturers’ specifications and c hecklists, records of all testing results and inspections conducted during installation, and a sc aled drawing or as-built plan of UST systems installed after January 2, 2015 [310 CMR 80 .16(18)].

• Leak detection for piping installed between Januar y 1, 1989 and May 28, 1999: a new option for leak detection is an annual tightness test coupled with quarterly inspections of secondary containment ports [310 CMR 80.19(4)(b)1.b].

• Pressurized piping systems must include Automatic Line Leak Detectors by January 2, 2016. [310 CMR 80.04(3) Table A].

• Turbine, Intermediate and Dispenser Sumps:

o Tanks using submersible pumps that do not have a t urbine sump must install a turbine sump by January 1, 2019, or when the tank top is upgrade d (whichever is earlier). Tanks with submersible pumps that do not have a turbine sump a fter January 1, 2019 must be removed or permanently closed [310 CMR 80.20(3)].

• Spill Buckets and Overfill Prevention Equipment:

o Replacement and new spill buckets installed on or after January 2, 2015 must have a minimum capacity of five gallons [310 CMR 80.21(1)( a)].

o All new and replacement spill buckets must pass a tightness test when they are installed, to ensure that the bucket is liquid tight. The test m ust use vacuum, pressure or liquid testing, and the regulation establishes a standard for passi ng a test [310 CMR 80.21(1)(c)].

o New or replacement ball float valves cannot be use d as a primary overfill prevention device after January 2, 2015. Ball float valves installed before January 2, 2015 may continue to be used as the primary overfill prevention device unti l the valve is replaced. Ball float valves3 may be used as secondary overfill prevention device s, but cannot interfere with the operation of the primary overfill prevention device [310 CMR 80.21(2)(a)].

o Emergency generators and emergency engine-driven p umps installed before January 2, 2015 must be equipped with leak detection. This ca n take the form of continuous interstitial monitoring, a static in-tank monitorin g system, continuous in-tank monitoring, statistical inventory reconciliation, or monthly ta nk gauging with an annual tank tightness test. Tanks holding 1000 gallons or less can meet t his requirement by weekly tank gauging [310 CMR 80.19(3)(d)].

2. General Operating Requirements

• New requirements associated with UST registrations :

o New UST systems and facilities must be registered with MassDEP within 30 days of the UST system’s receipt of regulated substance [310 CM R 80.23(1)].

o Owners may authorize an Operator to sign and submi t registration updates to MassDEP.

• Owners/Operators’ Testing and Inspections of UST s ystems [310 CMR 80.26-80.35]:

o Owners/Operators must periodically test and inspec t UST components to ensure that they are operating properly.

o Monthly inspections can be done by Class A or B Op erators.

o Requirements are also established for periodic mon itoring, testing, and inspections of leak detection and leak prevention equipment.

• Owners/Operators of UST systems must respond to fa iled tests and failures discovered during inspections of UST Components. The regulation pres cribes system tests that apply to different types of equipment. Acceptable responses include r epairing or replacing the system or UST component, taking the UST system temporarily out-of -service, or removing the UST system [310 CMR 80.33 and 80.42].

• Recordkeeping requirements have been streamlined:

o Most records need to be kept for four years (rathe r than for the full life of the UST system).

o The applicable recordkeeping requirements are list ed in each section of the regulation, and a complete list is provided in 310 CMR 80.36.

• New compliance certifications must be submitted to MassDEP by Owners/Operators every three years (these certifications are due 18 months after each Third-Party Inspection). If the UST system is not in compliance with the applicable requiremen ts of 310 CMR 80.00, the submittal must include a “Return to Compliance” Plan or description of how problems have been remedied [310 CMR 80.34].

3. Requirements for taking an UST system Temporari ly Out-of-Service have been clarified (310 CMR 80.42):

• If an UST system no longer holds any regulated sub stance but is not being removed, the system must be taken temporarily out-of-service.

• UST systems can remain temporarily out-of-service for up to five years without having to be permanently closed and removed.

• UST systems containing any regulated substance mus t comply with the applicable requirements of 310 CMR 80.00, including the requirements for perio dic monitoring, inspections and testing.4

4. Third-Party Inspection Requirements [310 CMR 80. 49]:

• Third-Party Inspection reports must be submitted t o MassDEP by the UST system Owner or Operator every three years (rather than by the Thir d-Party Inspector as was required by the MA Dept. of Fire Safety).

• If a Third-Party Inspection identifies non-complia nce with one or more regulatory requirements, the submittal must include a plan to return to complian ce.

• Requirements for Third-Party Inspectors have been enhanced to establish minimum eligibility qualifications. Prospective Third-Party Inspection s will also have to pass an examination, complete annual training to maintain their registration, and conduct their work to avoid conflicts of interest.

5. Financial Responsibility [310 CMR 80.50-63]:

• Financial responsibility requirements now apply to UST systems holding hazardous materials, as well as to systems holding petroleum products. Fin ancial responsibility requirements ensure that Owners and Operators have the means to pay for clea nup of releases from UST systems into the environment, if needed.

• An UST system’s registration must be updated to re flect changes in its financial responsibility (e.g.

, MassDEP must be notified of annual changes in insur ance policies). In addition, financial responsibility documents that support a financial t est of self-insurance or a corporate guarantee must be submitted to MassDEP.

6. Delivery Prohibition [310 CMR 80.48]:

• MassDEP is required to “red tag” UST systems (prev enting the delivery of regulated substance) that are found to lack specific components that are key to preventing leaks and responding to releases. These key components are spill buckets, overfill pr evention equipment, corrosion protection, and leak detection equipment.

• MassDEP is also allowed to “red tag” UST systems w here:

o Spill prevention (e.g., spill bucket) equipment is not operating in accordance with the requirements of 310 CMR 80.28(1) and (2), which est ablish operation and maintenance requirements for spill buckets;

o Overfill protection is not being operated and main tained in accordance with the requirements of 310 CMR 80.28(1) and (3), which establish operation and maintenance requirements for overfill protection;

o Leak detection equipment is not operating in accor dance with 310 CMR 80.26, which establishes requirements for leak detection systems ;

o Corrosion protection equipment is not operating in accordance with 310 CMR 80.29, which establishes requirements for corrosion protection;

o The Owner or Operator of the UST system fails to d emonstrate or maintain financial responsibility in accordance with 310 CMR 80.51-80. 63; or

o Any other violation of 310 CMR 80.00 that poses a significant threat to public health, safety or the environment, as determined by the Department at its sole discretion.

• MassDEP is required to provide UST system Owners a nd Operators with a written notice of its intent to serve the UST facility with a “Delivery P rohibition Order” for the violations identified abo ve, and must issue the Delivery Prohibition Order at le ast 24 hours after providing the written notice. MassDEP will install a red tag on the UST system af ter the Delivery Prohibition Order has been served.5

• MassDEP will inspect the UST system within 24 hour s of being notified that the violations have been addressed, and will remove the red tag if the violations have in fact been remedied. If MassDEP does not inspect the UST system within 24 h ours of being notified that the violations have been remedied, a Third-Party Inspector may rem ove the red tag after filing a certification with MassDEP that the violations have been remedi e d.

For more information about the MassDEP Underground Storage Tank Program:

• Visit MassDEP’s web site for the final regulation, associated documents about implementation, and a schedule of MassDEP workshops about the new progr am: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/toxics/ust /newregs.html

• Call the UST/Stage I & II Hotline: 617-556-1035MassDEP Underground Storage TankProgramProgram Requirementsfor Third Party InspectorsWinter 2015 Workshops1Welcome•Introductions–Tom DeNormandie, Program Manager–Staff: Patti Mullan, Caroline Ganley•Overview of Today’s Workshop–Roll-out of new program–Highlights of regulations – 310 CMR 80.002USTs in Massachusetts:Background & Program Goals•Environmental Challenge–Threat to groundwater andsurface water quality–MA: total of 9,700 systemslocated at 4,500 facilities–Store hazardous substancesand petroleum products•Program Goals–Protect public health andenvironment–Prevent releases/leaks–Save money: avoid clean-upcosts3Regulatory History•DFS Program since 1975 – 527 CMR 9.00•Required permits to install and remove tanks•Established rules for day to day operations•UST program transferred to MassDEP in 2009•MassDEP administered UST program under 527 CMR 9.00•MassDEP begins developing new regulations•Today•New Regulations: 310 CMR 80.00 Underground StorageTank•Effective January 2, 2015•Replaces DFS regulations (527 CMR 9.00, rescinded Jan 1, 2015)4New UST Program•What Has Changed?–MassDEP regulations – environmental code–DFS regulations – fire code•What Has Not Changed?–Basic program structure–Many requirements stay the same•Examples: register tank, no single-walled tanks, TPIinspections every 3 years5Federal, State & Local AgenciesRegulating USTs•Federal: EPA•State:–MassDEP•UST Program: day to day operations•Waste Site Clean-Up Program: reporting releases–Department of Fire Services: permitting authorityandclosure requirements–Department of Revenue•21J program, certificate of compliance•Local Agencies6Program Roll-Out•First 120 days: January 2 – April 30, 2015•Comply with 310 CMR 80.00•Attend trainings and ask DEP questions•Use existing forms•Enforcement Discretion•Exception: Third-party inspections7Workshop Overview•Summary of UST Requirements•Key changes to the regulations–Upgrades–Inspections and Testing–Compliance Certification–Third-party inspections8Overview of UST Regulations•Many of the requirements were in theDepartment of Fire Services regulations•Organized and formatted to match the style ofother MassDEP regulations9Is Your Tank Regulated?•Tank and piping - must be 10% or more belowthe ground•It must hold a regulated substanceSome tanks are exempt••Some tanks are minimally regulated10System Upgrades•Spill buckets – 5 gallons•Submersible pumps – install a sump by 1/1/19•Ball floats – phase out as primary overfillprotection•Automatic line leak detector – install by1/2/2016•Single-walled steel tanks – pull by 8/7/201711New Installation Requirements•Drawings or as-built plans must be preparedfor newly installed UST systems•Can be prepared by the installer or aregistered professional engineer•The person who prepares the drawings orplans must inspect the UST system to ensure itis installed properly12Inspections and Testing•Monthly inspections – different from DFSinspections•Sump inspections and testing•Spill bucket testing•Overfill protection inspections and testing•Leak detection testing13Responses to Failed Tests/Inspections•Leak detection alarms or failed tests–Investigations–Tightness Testing•Repairs–Tanks–Piping–UST components•Response to Leakage or Release14Daily Inventory•Not all UST systems have to perform dailyinventory for abnormal product loss or abnormalwater gain•Tanks that no longer have this requirement mustbe:–Double-walled, and–Equipped with continuous monitoring•New standard for determining a loss of regulatedproduct (same as EPA)15Compliance Certification•Submitted by the Owner or Operator every 3 years(18 months after third-party inspection)•The Owner or Operator must certify compliance withcertain requirements in the UST regulations•There is a return to compliance component16Temporarily Out-of-Service•If all regulated product is removed, UST system mustbe taken temporarily out-of-service or permanentlyclosed•UST system may be taken temporarily out-of-servicefor up to 5 years•Maintain corrosion protection and financialresponsibility•Complete and submit third-party inspections andcompliance certifications•Tightness test before brought back into service17Financial Responsibility•Key changes:–UST systems that hold petroleum products orhazardous substances need financial assurance–Owners and Operators that use the financial testor corporate guarantee have reportingrequirements18Registration•All new UST systems must be registered by the Ownerwithin 30 days of receiving regulated substance intothe UST system•Registration must be updated within 30 days of achange•The Owner or Operator (if authorized by the Owner)may update a registration19Recordkeeping•Day-to-day operational records must be kept for 4 years•Keep most recent copy of registration and third-party inspection•Other records must be kept for the life of the UST system:–Records showing compliance with temporarily out-of-service status–Records of repairs–Installer’s certification and checklist, testing results, inspections and a copyof the scaled drawing or as-built plans•Cathodic protection as-built plans must be kept for the life of thecathodic protection system.•Financial responsibility records must be kept as long as thatfinancial assurance mechanism is used20Third-Party Inspections•Inspection once every three years – same schedule•Owner or Operator responsible for submission•Contains a return-to-compliance component•Plan ahead21Third-Party Inspection Program•2005 Energy Policy Act requires on-site inspectionofUSTs by the EPA or state delegated agency•Department of Fire Services (state delegated agency)adopted a Third-Party Inspection model to meet therequirement for UST inspections–MassDEP continued the DFS Tank Program until issuing ourown regulations•MassDEP new regulations created a TPI certificationprogram22Inspection Transition•For thenext 12 months, current TPIs can continueto perform inspections•FP289 Third-Party Inspection form will continue tobe used during the program roll-out23Current TPIs•Must become certified in the new program tocontinue performing inspections after the initial 12month period•Get Certified•Have performed 10 inspections , and•Pass TPI Exam•For a seamless transition, take and pass the examwithin the next 12 months (by Jan 20, 2016)24New TPI Certification•Demonstrate expertise in the field of UST installation,or operation and maintenance:–5 years of work experience,or–3 years of work experience plus a bachelors or associatesdegree in science or engineering•Hands-on Experience–Assist at 10 TPIs with a registered TPI within the past 3years,or–Hold TPI certification from another state, and havecompleted 10 TPIs within the past 3 years,AND25TPI Certification ExamTake and pass all:•MassDEP specified regulatory exam,and•International Code Council(ICC) All 4 exams:oUST Installation and Retrofitting #U1oUST Decommissioning #U2oUST Tank Tightness #U3oUST Cathodic Protection #U426TPI Exam LogisticsTake TPI Certification Examon MassDEP website(when it becomes available)•Cost $75Take ICC Examsat a Pearson Vue Test Center•Cost $75 per exam = $300•Computerized Testing Centers:–Metro Boston(3 locations)–Worcester–SpringfieldContact Pearson Vue 1-800-275-8301, or register at:http://www.iccsafe.org/Certification/Pages/ustastexams.aspxInformation and study guides can be found at:http://www.iccsafe.org/Certification/Pages/ExamCandidates.aspx27Professional ResponsibilityAt the time of inspection and for the year immediatelypreceding, the TPI shall not be:•AnOwner or Operatorof the UST system beinginspected•Anemployeeorcontractorof the Owner oremployeecontractorof the Owner orOperator of the UST system being inspected•A person, or employee of a person, having anyfinancial interestin ordaily on-site responsibilityforthe UST system28Professional ResponsibilitycontinuedAt the time of inspection and for the yearimmediately preceding, the TPI shall not be:•Thedesignated Class A, B or C operatorof theUST system•A relative of the Owner or Operator,who hasperformed work on the UST system•A relative of an employee or contractorof theOwner or Operator, who has performed work onthe UST system29•Meeteligibilitycriteria and pass TPIexam•Certification numbers issued by MassDEP•Certification valid for 5 years•Maintain your TPI Certification–Complete annual training provided by MassDEPTPI Certification Re-Cap–Keep certification records until TPI certification status is nolonger valid–Renew at least 90 days before the certification expires30Key Elements of Third PartyInspection1. Facility Registration – up to date?•Facility Owner/Operatorcontact information•UST system information•Financial Responsibility2. Operational Compliance–system installed and operatingcorrectly?3. Record Keeping – represents “compliance over time”•Day-to-day operations: facility keeps records for 4years.Inspection ReportsMonthly A/B Operator InspectionsMaintenance and Repair Records31TPI Inspection ResultsWhat happens if there is non-compliance?•Record non-compliance on TPI report•Owner or Operator makes repairs•If not repaired by compliance date, submitTPI report with a Return to CompliancePlan32Contact MassDEPWeb:www.mass.gov/dep/ust•Bureau of Air and Waste UST Program•Notification, Permits, Removal or Closure Forms•Third Party Inspector Form•Query tool for UST look-upEmailquestions or submittalsdep.ust@state.ma.us33Hotlinefor any questions related to UST617-556-1035 ext. 2MassDEPBureau of Air and Waste UST ProgramPO Box 120-0165Boston, MA 02112-0165Thank you !We look forward to working together.Contact Information:Web site @http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/toxics/ust/UST Hotline phone @ 617-556-1035UST Staff:Thomas.DeNormandie@state.ma.usPatti.Mullan@state.ma.usCaroline.Ganley@state.ma.us34Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

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- Party Inspector Certification/Renewal Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor
- do not use the return key.

UST/ TPI1

– Rev. 12/15 Type of Application: New C ertification

– Complete Sections A, B & D Renewal

– Complete Sections A, C & D

A. Contact Information

– P lease type or print

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First Name L ast Name

Address 1

Address 2

City/Town State Zip Code

Email Address (Required) Telephone Number

B. I nitial Certification: Third

- Party Inspector (TPI) Qualifications

- 310 CMR 80.49(4)

1. I hold a MassDEP TPI certification issued before January 2, 2015

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Yes

– Provide Current MassDEP TPI Number & Continue to 2

. No

– Skip to 3. Current MassDEP TPI Registration Number

2. I have performed at least ten (10) third

- party inspections of UST systems in Massachusetts since August 8, 2007

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Yes

– Skip to 5. No

– Stop and apply only after you h ave completed ten (10) third

- party inspections

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3. D ocument your expertise in the field of US T installation or operation/ maintenance by checking the appropriate box below

. Attach a resume that details your pertinent work experience and document your educat ional experience, if applicable.
I have at least five (5) years of work e xperience or

I have at least three (3) years of w o rk e xperience and a b achelor’ s or a ssociate’ s d egree in s cience or e ngineering

4. D ocument your hands

- on UST system inspection experience by checking the appropriate box(es) below and attaching letters, including relevant state TPI certification dates and numbers , to document the experience you claim

I have assisted a quali fied TPI with at least ten (10) UST inspections over the last three (3) years.

I hold a TPI certification from another state and have completed at least ten (10) UST inspections within the last three (3) years.

5. Document that you hav e taken and passed all required certification examinations by checking the boxes below and attaching the appropriate documentation (i.e. Massachusetts and International Code Council (ICC) certifications).

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ICC UST Installation & Retrofitting Exam (#U1) ICC UST Decommissioning Exam (#U2)

ICC UST Tank Tightness Exam (#U3) ICC UST Cathodic Protection Exam (#U 4)

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- Party Inspector Certification/Renewal Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor
- do not use the return key.

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– Rev. 12/15 C

. Re newal: Annual Training Requirements

– 310 CMR 80.49(4)

To renew your TPI certification, you must apply at least 90 days before the current certification expires and complete the tr aining log below.

MassDEP Third

- Party Inspector (TPI) Certification Number TPI Certification Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
Training Attended :
Year 1 Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Location Year 2 Date (M M/DD/YYYY) Location Year 3 Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Location Year 4 Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Location Year 5 Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Location

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. Signature Statement

“ I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediate ly responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including possible fines and imprisonment .”

Printed Name Signature Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Submit a scan of this completed and signed form to: dep.ust@state.ma.us