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13 DE Reg 796a 12-01-09
1.1.1 These Regulations are enacted in accordance with Title 7 Del.C. Chapter 60, Environmental Control, and 7 Del.C. Chapter 74, Delaware Underground Storage Tank Act.
1.2.1 The requirements of these Regulations shall apply to any Person, including without limitation to all Owners and Operators of an UST System as defined in Title 7 Del.C. §7402 (20) herein unless specifically exempted. The following UST Systems shall only be subject to the requirements of Part A §4.10, and Part B §4.6, and Part C §4.5, and Part D §3.6, and Part E of these Regulations:
1.2.1.1 Agricultural/Farm and residential UST Systems of 1,100 gallons or less used for storing Motor Fuels for nNon cCommercial purposes.
1.2.1.2 UST Systems containing Heating Fuel of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or less for Consumptive Use On The Premises Where Stored.
1.2.1.4 Any wastewater treatment tank system that is part of a wastewater treatment facility regulated under §402 or 307(b) of the Clean Water Act.
1.2.2 The requirements contained in these Regulations with the exception of requirements in Part A, §1.3 and Part E of these Regulations do not apply to any of the following UST Systems:
1.2.2.5 Wastewater treatment tank systems.
1.3.1 No Person may install an UST System as described under §1.2.2. of this Part for the purpose of storing Regulated Substances unless the UST System:
1.4.1 Any Person who violates these Regulations shall be subject to all appropriate legal sanctions including but not limited to the provisions set forth in Title 7 Del.C. Chapter 74, §7411 or Title 7 Del.C. Chapter 60.
1.6.1 Any Person or party whose interest is substantially affected by any action of the Secretary may appeal to the Environmental Appeals Board in accordance with 7 Del.C. Chapter 60, Environmental Controls, §6008.
1.6.2 Any Person or party to an appeal before the Environmental Appeals Board who is substantially affected by a decision of the Environmental Appeals Board may appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with 7 Del.C. Chapter 60, Environmental Controls, §6009.
2.1 The following words, terms and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
"Containment Sump" means Product Tight under dispenser, Piping and Underground Storage Tank top structures, enclosing equipment and or pPiping or used for Release Detection, such that there are no pathways for Regulated Substances to enter the environment.
"Facility" means any location or part thereof containing one or more Underground Storage Tanks Systems.
"Heating Fuel UST" means an UST System containing Heating Fuel or Used Oil that is used solely for the operation of equipment used for the generation of heat.
"Owner" means a Person who has or has had a legal interest in a Facility or UST System, or who has or has had an equitable interest in a Facility or UST System, except when a Person holds an interest in an UST System as a security interest unless through foreclosure or other such action the holder has taken possession of or operated the UST System; and in the case of an UST System in use on November 8, 1984, or brought into use after that date, any Person who owns an UST System used for storage, use, or dispensing of Regulated Substances; and in the case of any UST System in use before November 8, 1984 but no longer in use on that date, any Person who owned such UST System immediately before the discontinuation of its use.
"Pipe" or "Piping" or “Line” means an impermeable hollow cylinder or tubular conduit that conveys or transports Regulated Substances, or is used for venting, filling, or vapor recovery or removing of Regulated Substances.
(c) Petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature (60 degrees Fahrenheit) and pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch absolute), including without limitation petroleum and substances containing petroleum comprised of a complex blend of hydrocarbons derived from crude oil through processes of separation, conversion, upgrading and finishing, such as Motor Fuels, Motor Oil, Heating Fuel, residual fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents, Used Oils, and biodiesel; and or
"Tank" means a that portion of an Underground Storage Tank System that consists of the stationary containment vessel or stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of Regulated Substances and constructed of non earthen materials (e.g., concrete, steel, plastic) that provides structural support and does not include any connected Piping Ancillary Equipment.
"Termination" in Appendix §3.3, Form C and §3.4, Form D of Part F means only those changes that could result in a gap in coverage as where the insured has not obtained substitute coverage or has obtained substitute coverage with a different retroactive date of the original policy.
"Underground Area" means an underground room, such as a basement, cellar, shaft or vault, providing enough space to permit physical inspection of the entire exterior UST situated on or above the surface of the floor.
"Underground Storage Tank System" or "UST System" means an Underground Storage Tank, connected underground product, vent, and vapor recovery Piping and its associated Ancillary Equipment, and containment systems, and all appurtenances including but not limited to spill containment systems, overfill prevention systems, and Release detection systems, if any.
3.3.6.1 STI P3, Specification for sti P3® System for External Corrosion Protection of Underground Steel Storage Tanks
3.3.6.3 F-894, ACT-100® Specification for External Corrosion Protection of FRP Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks
3.3.6.4 F-961, ACT-100U® Specification for External Corrosion Protection of Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks
3.3.6.5 R-972, Recommended Practice for the Addition of Supplemental Anodes to sti-P3® USTs
3.3.6.6 F-922, Specification for Permatank®
4.1.1 No Person shall own or operate an UST System unless the UST is registered with the Department utilizing a form provided by the Department, unless specifically exempted in this Part. At a minimum, the notice must specify to the extent known, the location, size, type of UST System, type of Release protection Detection, age of the UST, and the type of Regulated Substance(s) stored.
4.1.32 All UST Systems, unless specifically exempted, that were in the ground on or after July 12, 1985, unless taken out of operation and Closed In Place on or before January 1, 1974, are required to be registered with the Department in accordance with 7 Del.C. Chapter 74 on utilizing a form provided by the Department. Owners and Operators who have not complied with the registration requirements may obtain a notification form from the Department which must be accurately completed, signed, dated and returned to the Department.
4.1.43 Owners and Operators must provide notification for each UST. Owners and Operators may provide notice for multiple USTs at a single Facility using one notification form. Owners with USTs located at more than one Facility must file a separate notification form for each Facility.
4.1.54 Registration of UST Facilities must be renewed on or before February 1 of every year from the date of the last valid Registration Certificate and until the Department receives a formal notice that the UST Facility has been permanently Removed or Closed In Place or that the ownership of the Facility has been transferred. Registration shall be automatically renewed by the Department upon receipt of the annual Tank registration fee. Nonpayment of fees shall render the Registration Certificate invalid.
4.1.65 The Owner shall sign and date all UST registration submittals.
4.1.76 The Owner shall notify the Department in writing of any significant change in the information presented on the original registration form including but not limited to change of address, change in UST System status including Removal, Closure in Place, and Change in Service, or change in product stored Change in Substance Stored, Retrofit, or Upgrade at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the change.
4.1.87 No Person shall order or accept delivery of a Regulated Substance into an UST System unless the UST Facility has a valid Registration Certificate issued by the Department.
4.1.98 No Person shall deposit a Regulated Substance into an UST System unless the UST Facility has a valid Registration Certificate issued by the Department.
4.1.109 Any Person who sells an UST System must notify the new Owner and Operator of the UST System registration requirements of this Part.
4.2.1 On or before February 1 of each calendar year, Owners and Operators of UST Systems must pay an annual per Underground Storage Tank registration fee in accordance with 7 Del.C. §7418.
4.2.2 Consumptive Use Heating Fuel UST Systems are subject to the tank registration fee in 7 Del.C. §7418 as follows:
4.2.2.1 Consumptive Use Heating Fuel UST Systems with a storage capacity greater than one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons and less than or equal to two thousand (2,000) gallons are subject to the annual tank registration fee beginning January 1, 1989 and ending May 14, 1993.
4.2.23 Beginning May 14, 1993, on or before February 1 of each calendar year thereafter, Owners and Operators of UST Systems containing Heating Fuel with a storage capacity greater than 2,000 gallons must pay an annual per tank registration fee in accordance with 7 Del.C. §7418. Consumptive Use Heating Fuel UST Systems with a storage capacity greater than two thousand (2,000) gallons are subject to the annual tank registration fee beginning January 1, 1989.
4.2.34 No annual registration fee will be required if an UST System is Removed or Closed In Place prior to the February 1 deadline for payment of the UST fee. To qualify for this exemption, the Owner and Operator of the UST System must comply with the notification and Removal or Closure In Place requirements of these Regulations.
4.6.8 During construction, an Owner and or Operator shall not cause or allow a design change which is not in accordance with the approved plans and all terms and conditions of the Department's approval.
7.1.1 For the purpose of developing or assisting in the development of a standard regulation or enforcement of these Regulations, an Owner and or Operator shall, upon the request of a duly designated officer or employee of the State designated by the Secretary of the Department, furnish information relating to the UST System and its contents and shall permit the designated officer or employee at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records relating to the UST System or its contents and to conduct monitoring or require remediation activities, pursuant to Title 7 Del.C. Chapter 74, The Delaware Underground Storage Tank Act, which the designated officer or employee deems necessary. For the purpose of developing or assisting in the development of a standard or regulation or enforcement of these Regulations, the designated officer or employee is authorized to:
7.1.2 In submitting data under Title 7 Del.C. Chapter 74, The Delaware Underground Storage Tank Act, and these Regulations, a Person required to provide such data may:
7.1.3 Any such records, reports or information obtained shall be entitled to protection under United States Code Title 18 §1905, Disclosure of cConfidential iInformation gGenerally.
7.1.4 Any information submitted to the Department in which a confidential business information designation is requested shall be subject to Part A §8 of these Regulations and the Freedom of Information Act Regulations adopted pursuant to 29 Del.C. Chapter 100 as amended.
8.1.4 Any information submitted to the Department in which a confidential business information designation is requested shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations adopted Pursuant to 29 Del.C., Chapter 100 as amended.
9.1.1.2 "No person shall remove, deface, alter or otherwise tamper with this Delivery Prohibition Tag. This Delivery Prohibition Tag is affixed by the Tank Management Branch, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, pursuant to Part A, §§9.1.1. through 9.1.15. of the Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tank Systems, as amended. Violators are subject to civil and criminal penalties pursuant to 7 Del.C. §§6005, 6013 and 7411." Contact information for the Tank Management Branch shall be included on the Delivery Prohibition Tag.
9.1.7 Any failure of the Tank Management Branch to take any action specified in §§9.1.1 through 9.1.15. of this Part shall not be a condition on the effectiveness of the Delivery Prohibition Tag to prevent deliveries under penalty of law, and shall not constitute a defense to any violations under the Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tank Systems or 7 Del.C. Ch. 60 and 74.
9.1.8 There are two procedures for affixing a Delivery Prohibition Tag with separate tracks to an Expedited Evidentiary Hearing. Sections 9.1.9., 9.1.10. and 9.1.11. of this Part apply to a violation that poses an imminent threat. Section 9.1.12. of this Part applies to all other violations.
9.1.10 The Tank Management Branch shall contact the Owner and Operator, as soon as practical subsequent to the affixing of the Delivery Prohibition Tag pursuant to §9.1.9. of this Part, and inform the Owner and Operator of the affixing of the Delivery Prohibition Tag, the violation(s) that pose an imminent threat upon which it is based, and procedures for filing a Notice of Appeal. An Owner or Operator may at any time submit a written Notice of Appeal, disputing the underlying violation(s) that pose an imminent threat, to the Tank Management Branch. The Notice of Appeal shall provide all information, substantiation, and documentation to allow an informed decision on the appeal, and contact information. A Manager of the Tank Management Branch shall issue a written response to the Notice of Appeal within five (5) business days of receipt, and shall arrange for it to be delivered to the Owner or Operator submitting the Notice of Appeal as soon as practical. An Owner or Operator may submit more than one written Notice of Appeal.
9.1.11 Within seven (7) business days of receipt by an Owner or Operator of the Manager's written response, as provided in §9.1.10., the Owner or Operator may submit a Request for an Expedited Evidentiary Hearing to the Tank Management Branch. Within seven (7) business days of receipt of the Request, the Tank Management Branch shall schedule an Expedited Evidentiary Hearing, with written notice to the Owner or Operator. This notice shall be received by the Owner and Operator at least thirty (30) days before the date of the Expedited Evidentiary Hearing.
9.1.14 The Owner or Operator may appeal an adverse determination from the Expedited Evidentiary Hearing by requesting a public hearing pursuant to the procedural provisions for a public hearing found in 7 Del.C. Ch. 60 and 74. The request for a public hearing shall be made by the Owner or Operator to the Secretary's Office in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of an adverse determination of the Expedited Evidentiary Hearing. The public hearing may be consolidated with any public hearing requested of Release Prevention Regulations underlying the Delivery Prohibition Tag.
10.1.1 Owners and Operators shall submit to the Department on a form provided by the Department a list of the individuals designated as the Class A and Class B and Class C Operator for each UST System that is subject to the requirements of Part B, or Part C with the exception of Heating Fuels UST Systems used for single family residential heating purposes, or Part D of these Regulations, and that is In Service, Out of Service and is not empty, or has not been Removed or Permanently Closed in Place in accordance with these Regulations. The list shall include the name of the operator(s), classification of the operator(s), date each operator assumed the responsibility for their classification and date the operator training or written assessment was successfully completed.
10.1.2 A list in accordance with the requirements of §10.1.1 shall be received by the Department no later than August 8, 2012 for UST Systems in existence on that date.
10.1.3 A list in accordance with the requirements of §10.1.1 shall be submitted to the Department a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the operation of an UST System installed after August 8, 2012.
10.1.4 Owners and Operators shall notify the Department in writing within ten (10) days of any change in the information provided in §10.1.1 of this Part.
10.1.7 A Facility shall not operate after August 8, 2012 unless a Class A, Class B, and Class C Operator has been designated for each UST System and Class A & Class B Operators have successfully completed a Department approved training program and Class C Operators have been trained in accordance with §10.1.12 of this Part.
10.1.8 Individuals designated as a Class A or Class B Operator in another state may comply with the training requirements of §10.1.7 of this Part by successfully completing a written assessment approved by the Department.
10.1.9 In addition to successful completion of an initial training program as required in §10.1.7 of this Part, upon notification from the Department that an UST System is not in compliance with these Regulations, Owners and Operators shall ensure that the Class A and Class B Operators at the Facility successfully complete additional training as required in a written notice issued by the Department.
10.1.10 Individuals assuming responsibility for the duties of a Class A or Class B Operator after August 8, 2012 must successfully complete Department approved training in the areatopics listed in §10.1.11 of this Part within forty-five (45) days of being designated as the Class A or Class B Operator.
10.1.12 Owners and Operators shall ensure that Aall Class C Operators shall be are trained in emergency response procedures specific to the Facility prior to assuming Class C Operator responsibilities.