California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 16 - Underground Tank Regulations › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 2620 - General Intent, Content, Applicability and Implementation of Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  regulations in this chapter are intended to protect waters of the state from
				  discharges of hazardous substances from underground storage tanks. These
				  regulations establish construction requirements for new underground storage
				  tanks; establish separate monitoring requirements for new and existing
				  underground storage tanks; establish uniform requirements for unauthorized
				  release reporting, and for repair, upgrade, and closure of underground storage
				  tanks; and specify variance request procedures.
(b) Owners and operators shall comply with
				  these regulations except as otherwise specifically provided herein. If the
				  operator is not the owner, then the owner shall enter into a written contract
				  with the operator requiring the operator to monitor the underground storage
				  tank; maintain appropriate records; and implement reporting procedures as
				  required by any applicable permit. Both the owner and operator are responsible
				  for assuring that the underground storage tank system is repaired or upgraded
				  in accordance with Article 6, or closed in accordance with Article 7, as
				  appropriate.
(c) Counties shall
				  implement the regulations in this chapter within both the incorporated and
				  unincorporated areas of the county through the issuance of underground storage
				  tank operating permits to underground storage tank owners. A city may, by
				  ordinance, assume the responsibility for implementing the provisions of this
				  chapter within its boundaries in accordance with section
				  25283
				  of the Health and Safety Code. Local agencies shall issue an operating permit
				  for each underground storage tank, for several underground storage tanks, or
				  for each facility, as appropriate, within their jurisdiction.
(d) Owners and operators shall comply with
				  the construction and monitoring requirements of Article 3 (new underground
				  storage tanks) or the monitoring requirements of Article 4 (existing
				  underground storage tanks). However, owners of existing underground storage
				  tanks which meet the construction and monitoring requirements of Article 3 may
				  be issued operating permits pursuant to the requirements of Article 3 in lieu
				  of the requirements of Article 4. In addition, owners or operators of
				  underground storage tanks shall comply with the release reporting requirements
				  of Article 5, the repair and upgrade requirements of Article 6, the closure
				  requirements of Article 7, the underground storage tank operating permit
				  requirements of Article 10 and the corrective action requirements of Article
				  11.
(e) On and after October 1,
				  2018, the period between all testing and inspections shall not exceed the
				  maximum number of months set forth in these regulations. All testing and
				  inspections shall be completed anytime before or during the month the testing
				  or inspection is required.
1.
					 Renumbering and amendment of former section
					 2620 to section
					 2610 and renumbering and amendment
					 of former 2610 to section
					 2620 filed 8-9-91 as an emergency;
					 operative 8-9-91. Text remains in effect uninterrupted pursuant to Health and
					 Safety Code section
					 25299.7
					 (Register 92, No. 14).
2. Editorial correction of printing errors in
					 HISTORY 1 (Register 92, No. 43).
3. Amendment of subsections (a),
					 (b) and (d) filed 4-5-94; operative 5-5-94 (Register 94, No. 14).
4.
					 Editorial correction deleting former HISTORY 1 and renumbering remaining
					 HISTORY NOTES (Register 95, No. 17).
5. New subsection (e) filed
					 8-27-2018; operative 10-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25299.3
						and
						25299.7,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25283,
						25284,
						25299.1
						and
						25299.3,
						Health and Safety Code; and 40 CFR 280.