Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 449(d) - Underground Storage Tank System Management › Section 22a-449(d)-110 - UST system upgrading, abandonment and removal date

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Petroleum UST system of which
			 construction or installation began prior to November 1, 1985.
No owner or operator of a petroleum UST system of which
				construction or installation began prior to November 1, 1985, shall use or
				operate any component of that UST system beyond September 1, 1989, or for
				longer than five years beyond its life expectancy as determined in accordance
				with section
				22a-449(d)
				-111 of these regulations, whichever date is later, but in no event later than
				December 22, 1998, unless such component is modified so as to comply with the
				standards for new UST systems specified in subdivisions
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) (1), (2), (3), (4), and (10) of these regulations. If life expectancy
				has not been determined in accordance with section
				22a-449(d)
				-111 of these regulations, such component shall not be used or operated unless
				such component is modified so as to comply with the standards for new UST
				systems specified in subdivisions
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (10) of these regulations. Not later than
				December 22, 1998 all existing UST systems shall be modified to comply with
				standards specified in subdivision
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) (5) of these regulations. If the UST system is not so modified in
				accordance with this subsection, it shall be removed or abandoned in accordance
				with the procedures specified in NFPA 30 and also as of December 22, 1988, the
				closure requirements in section
				22a-449(d)
				-107 of these regulations including applicable requirements for corrective
				action in section
				22a-449(d)
				-106 of the regulations.
(b)
Hazardous substance UST system of
			 which construction or installation began prior to December 22, 1988.
No owner or operator of a hazardous substance UST system of
				which construction or installation began prior to December 22, 1988, shall use
				or operate any component of that UST system beyond four years after the
				effective date of these regulations or for longer than five years beyond its
				life expectancy as determined in accordance with section
				22a-449(d)
				-111 of these regulations, whichever is later, but in no event later than
				December 22, 1998, provided however, that for UST systems used for the storage
				of benzene that date shall not be beyond September 1, 1989, or five years
				beyond the life expectancy, whichever is later, unless such component is
				modified so as to comply with the standards for new UST systems specified in
				subsection
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) of these regulations. The owner or operator of a hazardous UST system
				component for which the date of initial installation cannot be documented to
				the satisfaction of the commissioner and the life expectancy cannot be
				determined in accordance with section
				22a-449(d)
				-111 of these regulations, shall not use or operate such component beyond four
				years after the effective date of these regulations unless such component is
				modified so as to comply with the standards for new UST systems specified in
				subsection
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) of these regulations. If the UST system is not so modified in
				accordance with this subsection, it shall be removed or abandoned in accordance
				with the applicable procedures specified in NFPA 30 and as of December 22,
				1988, the closure requirements in section
				22a-449(d)
				-107 of these regulations including applicable requirements for corrective
				action in section
				22a-449(d)
				-106 of these regulations.
(c)
UST systems which comply with the
			 standards specified in subsection
			 22a-449(d)
			 -102 (a) of these regulations.
No owner or operator of an UST system which complies with the
				standards specified in subsection
				22a-449(d)
				-102 (a) of these regulations shall use or operate any component of that UST
				system beyond its life expectancy as determined in accordance with section
				22a-449(d)
				-111 of these regulations. Prior to the last day of the life expectancy of a
				facility component, the owner or operator shall remove or abandon the UST
				system component in accordance with the procedures specified in NFPA 30 and the
				closure requirements in section
				22a-449(d)
				-107 of these regulations including applicable requirements for corrective
				action in section
				22a-449(d)
				-106 of these regulations.