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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.102 - APPLICABILITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided in (2)
				through (6), this chapter applies to all owners and operators of UST systems
				and to all owners and operators of petroleum storage tanks who seek or intend
				to seek reimbursement from the Montana Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund. An
				UST system listed in (4) or (5) must comply with ARM
				17.56.104.
(2) This chapter does not apply to the
				following UST systems:
(a) any UST system
				holding hazardous wastes listed or identified under Subtitle C of the Solid
				Waste Disposal Act, or a mixture of such hazardous waste and other regulated
				substances; and
(b) any wastewater
				treatment tank system that is part of a wastewater treatment facility regulated
				under section 402 or 307(b) of the Clean Water Act.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.103 - INTERIM PROHIBITION FOR INSTALLATION (REPEALED)

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75-10-405, MCA; IMP,
					 75-10-405,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.104 - TANK STANDARDS FOR EXCLUDED UST SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Owners or operators must install an UST system listed in ARM
				17.56.102(4) or
				(5) that meets the following requirements for
				storing regulated substances (whether of single- or double-wall construction):
(a) will prevent releases due to corrosion or
				structural failure for the operational life of the UST system;
(b) is cathodically protected against
				corrosion, constructed of noncorrodible material, steel clad with a
				noncorrodible material, or designed in a manner to prevent the release or
				threatened release of any stored substance; and
(c) is constructed or lined with material
				that is compatible with the stored substance.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.105 - VARIANCES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Any person subject to this chapter may
				request in writing that a variance from requirements or procedures of this
				chapter be granted by the department to the requestor if the request includes
				approval of an alternate requirement or procedure.
(2) The written request must include the
				following:
(a) the specific site for which a
				variance is sought;
(b) the
				specific provision of this chapter from which the variance is sought;
(c) the time period for which the
				variance is sought;
(d) the reason
				the variance is requested; and
(e)
				the alternate procedure or requirement for which approval is sought and a
				demonstration that the alternate procedure or requirement provides an
				equivalent or greater degree of protection for the public health, welfare,
				safety, and environment as the established requirement.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.120 - NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-11-505, MCA; IMP,
					 75-11-505,
					 75-11-525,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.1 - General Provisions › Rule 17.56.121 - DETERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-11-505, MCA; IMP,
					 75-11-505,
					 75-11-525,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.201 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW TANK SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In order to prevent releases due to
				structural failure, corrosion, or spills and overfills for as long as the UST
				system is used to store regulated substances, all owners and operators of new
				UST systems shall meet the following requirements:
(a) each tank must be properly designed and
				constructed, and any portion underground that routinely contains product must
				be protected from corrosion, in accordance with any one of the codes of
				practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent
				testing laboratory identified in (1)(a)(i) through (iii):
(i) the tank is constructed of
				fiberglass-reinforced plastic in accordance with any one of the standards in
				(6)(a) and (b); or
(ii) the tank is
				constructed of steel and cathodically protected in the following manner and in
				accordance with any one of the standards in (6)(c) through (j):
(A) the tank is coated with a suitable
				dielectric material;
(B)
				field-installed cathodic protection systems are designed by a corrosion
				expert;
(C) impressed current
				systems are designed to allow determination of current operating status as
				required in ARM
				17.56.302;
				and
(D) cathodic protection systems
				are operated and maintained in accordance with ARM 17.56.302;
				or
(iii) the tank is
				constructed of steel and clad or jacketed with a non-corrodible material in
				accordance with all of the standards in (6)(k) through (n);
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.202 - UPGRADING OF EXISTING UST SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners
				and operators must permanently close, in accordance with ARM Title 17, chapter
				56, subchapter 7, any UST system that does not meet the new UST system
				performance standards in ARM
				17.56.201
				or has not been upgraded in accordance with (2) through (4). This requirement
				does not apply to previously deferred UST systems described in [17.56.1601 ]
				and where an upgrade is required by the department.
(2) All existing UST systems must comply with
				one of the following requirements:
(a) new
				UST system performance standards under ARM 17.56.201;
(b) the upgrading requirements in (2) through
				(4); or
(c) closure requirements
				under subchapter 7, including applicable requirements for corrective action
				under subchapter 6.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.203 - ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW UNDERGROUND PIPING CONNECTED TO ABOVEGROUND TANKS OR TO UNDERGROUND TANKS WITH A CAPACITY OF 660 GALLONS OR LESS USED TO STORE HEATING OIL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Primary
				underground piping connected to above ground tanks or to underground tanks with
				a capacity of 660 gallons or less used exclusively to store heating oil for
				consumptive use on the premises where stored may be constructed of copper
				provided that the piping is enclosed in secondary containment consistent with
				these rules.
(2) In addition to
				cathodically protected steel or non-metallic pipe listed for use with petroleum
				products and/or motor fuels, schedule 40 or greater PVC pipe and fittings may
				be used to provide secondary containment for heating oil tank systems subject
				to this rule provided that only adhesives resistant to petroleum products are
				used to bond PVC joints.
(3) If
				liquid or vapor sensors are not used to monitor the interstitial space for a
				release, the piping system must be installed so that any liquid released into
				the interstitial space will not move more than 20 feet before being visually
				detected in a sump or standpipe.
75-11-302,
					 75-11-505, MCA; IMP,
					 75-11-302,
					 75-11-505,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.204 - SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, UNDER-DISPENSER CONTAINMENT, AND INTERSTITIAL MONITORING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Any UST that is
				replaced or installed after November 26, 2009 must employ:
(a) secondary containment and approved
				continuous interstitial monitoring, as described in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(g)
				and (2), as a monthly leak detection method;
				and
(b) a liquid-tight tank top
				sump where the product piping exits the tank.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.205 - ANTI-SIPHON REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator of an UST system that is located at an elevation that produces a
				gravity head on an underground piping system shall ensure that the product pipe
				is equipped with one of the following devices:
(a) a department-approved anti-siphon
				valve;
(b) a department-approved
				normally closed solenoid valve; or
(c) any other department-approved device
				designed to prevent siphoning.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.2 - UST Systems: Design, Construction, and Installation › Rule 17.56.221 - ISSUANCE OF COMPLIANCE TAGS AND CERTIFICATES (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
75-11-505, MCA; IMP,
					 75-11-505,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.301 - SPILL AND OVERFILL CONTROL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners and
				operators shall ensure that releases due to spilling or overfilling do not
				occur. The owner and operator shall ensure that the volume available in the
				tank is greater than the volume of product to be transferred to the tank before
				the transfer is made and that the transfer operation is monitored constantly to
				prevent overfilling and spilling. The transfer procedures described in National
				Fire Protection Association Standard 385, "Standard for Tank Vehicles for
				Flammable and Combustible Liquids," must be used to comply with this section.
				Further guidance on spill and overfill prevention appears in American Petroleum
				Institute Publication 1621, "Recommended Practice for Bulk Liquid Stock Control
				at Retail Outlets," and National Fire Protection Association Standard 30,
				"Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code."
(2) The owner and operator shall report,
				investigate, and clean up any spills and overfills in accordance with ARM
				17.56.505.
(3) The department adopts and incorporates by
				reference the version in effect on January 1, 2016, of the following standards
				and publications:
(a) National Fire
				Protection Association Standard 385, "Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable
				and Combustible Liquids," which applies to tank vehicles to be used for the
				transportation of normally stable flammable and combustible liquids with a
				flash point below 200ºF (93.4ºC). Standard 385 provides minimum
				requirements for the design and construction of cargo tanks and their
				appurtenances. A copy may be obtained from National Fire Protection
				Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, (800) 344-3555;
(b) American Petroleum Institute Publication
				1621, "Recommended Practice for Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets,"
				which sets forth transferring and dispensing practices for flammable and
				combustible liquids, a copy of which may be obtained from Global Engineering
				Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, M/S C303B, Englewood, CO 80112-5776, (303)
				397-7956; and
(c) National Fire
				Protection Association Standard 30, "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code,"
				which sets forth transferring and dispensing practices for flammable and
				combustible liquids, a copy of which may be obtained from National Fire
				Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, (800) 344-3555.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.302 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CORROSION PROTECTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All owners and operators of metal UST
				systems with corrosion protection shall comply with the following requirements
				to ensure that releases due to corrosion are prevented until the UST system is
				permanently closed or undergoes a change-in-service pursuant to ARM Title 17,
				chapter 56, subchapter 7:
(a) all corrosion
				protection systems must be operated and maintained to continuously provide
				corrosion protection to the metal components of that portion of the tank and
				piping that are in contact with the ground;
(b) all UST systems equipped with cathodic
				protection systems must be inspected for proper operation by a qualified
				cathodic protection tester in accordance with the following requirements:
(i) all cathodic protection systems must be
				tested within six months of installation and at least every three years
				thereafter; and
(ii) the criteria
				that are used to determine that cathodic protection is adequate as required by
				this rule must be in accordance with one of the codes of practice listed in
				(2);
(c) UST systems
				with impressed current cathodic protection systems must also be inspected every
				60 days to ensure the equipment is running properly; and
(d) for UST systems using cathodic
				protection, records of the operation of the cathodic protection must be
				maintained in accordance with ARM
				17.56.305
				to demonstrate compliance with the performance standards in this rule. These
				records must provide the following:
(i) the
				results of the last three inspections required in (1)(c); and
(ii) the results of testing from the last two
				inspections required in (1)(b).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.303 - COMPATIBILITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners and operators shall use an UST
				system made of or lined with materials that are compatible with the substance
				stored in the UST system. Owners and operators storing alcohol blends shall use
				American Petroleum Institute Publication 1626, "Storing and Handling Ethanol
				and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends at Distribution Terminals and Filling Stations to
				comply with the requirements of this rule.
(2) The department adopts and incorporates by
				reference the version in effect on July 1, 2018, of American Petroleum
				Institute Publication 1626, "Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-Ethanol
				Blends at Distribution Terminals and Filling Stations," which sets forth
				requirements for storing and handling regulated substances at UST facilities, a
				copy of which may be obtained from API Publications Department, 1220 L Street
				NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 682-8375.
(3) Owners and operators must notify the
				department at least 30 days prior to switching to a regulated substance
				containing greater than 10 percent ethanol, greater than 20 percent biodiesel,
				or any other regulated substance identified by the department.
(4) Owners and operators with UST systems
				storing these regulated substances must demonstrate compatibility of the UST
				system (including the tank, piping, containment sumps, pumping equipment,
				release detection equipment, spill equipment, and overfill equipment) with the
				regulated substance stored using one of the following options:
(a) certification or listing of UST system
				equipment or components by a nationally recognized, independent testing
				laboratory for use with the regulated substance stored; or
(b) equipment or component manufacturer
				written approval indicating an affirmative statement of compatibility and
				specifying the range of biofuel blends the equipment or component is compatible
				with; or
(c) use another option
				determined by the department to be no less protective of human health and the
				environment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.305 - REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners and
				operators of UST systems shall cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring,
				and testing conducted by the department, as well as requests for document
				submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator pursuant to
				section 9005 of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
				(RCRA), amending the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended or pursuant to other
				state laws or rules, including the following:
(a) owners and operators shall submit the
				following information to the department:
(i)
				notification for all UST systems on a department-approved form that includes
				certification of installation of new UST systems and notification when any
				person assumes ownership of an UST system;
(ii) reports of all releases including
				suspected releases, spills and overfills, and confirmed releases;
(iii) corrective actions planned or taken
				including initial abatement measures, initial site history, free product
				removal, the result of remedial investigations, and cleanup plan;
(iv) a notification before permanent closure
				or change-in-service; and
(v)
				notification at least 30 days prior to UST systems switching to certain
				regulated substances under ARM
				17.56.303.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.306 - PERIODIC TESTING OF SPILL PREVENTION EQUIPMENT AND CONTAINMENT SUMPS USED FOR INTERSTITIAL MONITORING OF PIPING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF OVERFILL PREVENTION EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners
				and operators of UST systems with spill and overfill prevention equipment and
				containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping must meet the
				following requirements to ensure the equipment is operating properly and will
				prevent releases to the environment:
(a)
				containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping and spill
				prevention equipment, such as a catchment basin, spill bucket, or other spill
				containment device, must prevent releases to the environment by meeting one of
				the following:
(i) the equipment is double
				walled and the integrity of both walls is periodically monitored at a frequency
				not less than the frequency of the walkthrough inspections described in
				[17.56.307 ]. Owners and operators must begin meeting (1)(a) and conduct a test
				within 30 days of discontinuing periodic monitoring of this equipment;
				or
(ii) the spill prevention
				equipment and containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping are
				tested at least once every three years to ensure the equipment is liquid tight
				by using vacuum, pressure, or liquid testing in accordance with one of the
				following criteria:
(A) requirements developed
				by the manufacturer only if the manufacturer has developed
				requirements;
(B) code of practice
				developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing
				laboratory; or
(C) requirements
				determined by the department to be no less protective of human health and the
				environment than the requirements listed in (1)(a)(ii)(A) and (B) or follow one
				of the department-approved methods listed below:
(I) hydrostatically test all containment
				sumps once every three years with liquid for one hour to a height six inches
				above the highest sump penetration. A passing test must show no liquid loss
				measured during the testing interval; or
(II) vacuum or pressure test containment
				sumps in accordance with the testing equipment manufacturer's instructions and
				pass/fail requirements.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.307 - PERIODIC OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WALKTHROUGH INSPECTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) To properly operate and maintain UST
				systems, no later than October 13, 2021, owners and operators must meet one of
				the following:
(a) conduct a walkthrough
				inspection that, at a minimum, checks the following equipment as specified
				below:
(i) every 30 days, except spill
				prevention equipment at UST systems receiving deliveries at intervals greater
				than every 30 days may be checked prior to each delivery:
(A) visually check spill prevention equipment
				for damage;
(B) remove liquid or
				debris;
(C) check for and remove
				obstructions in the fill pipe;
(D)
				check the fill cap to make sure it is securely on the fill pipe;
(E) for double walled spill prevention
				equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial
				area;
(F) check release detection
				equipment to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no
				alarms or other unusual operating conditions present; and
(G) ensure records of release detection
				testing are reviewed and current; and
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.308 - OPERATING PERMIT REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) After March
				31, 2003, except as provided in (9), a person may not place a regulated
				substance in, dispense a regulated substance from, or otherwise operate an
				underground storage tank system unless the owner or operator has a valid
				operating permit for the system.
(2) When the ownership of an UST changes, the
				operating permit in the name of the previous owner will remain valid for the
				new owner for 45 days after the transfer is completed.
(3) The department shall issue an operating
				permit when:
(a) the owner or operator has
				filed with the department an inspection report signed by a licensed compliance
				inspector and the department determines, on the basis of the inspection report
				and other relevant information, that the operation and maintenance of the
				underground storage tank systems at that facility are not in significant
				noncompliance with Title 75, chapter 11, part 5, MCA, or rules adopted
				thereunder, on the date of the inspection. The department may issue and renew
				permits for tanks that are in significant noncompliance with applicable
				requirements. The department may take enforcement actions, including actions
				for penalties, and may pursue any other remedy available to the department to
				address noncompliance with statutes, rules, permits, or orders issued pursuant
				to this chapter; and
(b) the
				department has received all required UST-related permit, inspection, and
				registration fees.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.309 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator of an underground storage tank system shall have all active
				underground storage tank systems inspected by a licensed compliance inspector,
				licensed pursuant to ARM
				17.56.1402(3), at
				least every three years for compliance with the operation and maintenance
				requirements of this chapter. The inspections must:
(a) be completed at least 90 days before the
				expiration date of the operating permit issued pursuant to ARM
				17.56.308; and
(b) include examination, assessment, and
				documentation of compliance with all tank operation and maintenance
				requirements set forth in rules adopted under
				75-11-505, MCA, or in rules
				adopted or permits issued under
				75-11-509, MCA.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.310 - CONDITIONAL, ONE-TIME FILL AND EMERGENCY OPERATING PERMITS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For an underground storage tank system
				installed after December 31, 2001, the department shall issue a conditional
				operating permit upon the submission of all documentation required by ARM
				17.56.1305, related to the
				installation of that underground storage tank system.
(2) The department may issue or reissue a
				conditional operating permit when an underground storage tank system is
				returned to active status, pursuant to ARM
				17.56.701, or when the department
				has determined that violations resulting from a compliance or oversight
				inspection have not been resolved.
(3) A conditional operating permit issued
				under (1) or (2) expires 180 days after issuance.
(4) Notwithstanding issuance of a conditional
				operating permit, the department may pursue any enforcement measures available
				under Title 75, chapter 11, part 5, MCA, to address UST violations.
(5) The department may issue a one-time fill
				permit for the following purposes:
(a)
				testing related to installation of a new UST system. The department may issue
				the fill permit concurrently with an installation permit issued pursuant to
				subchapter 13; or
(b) testing
				related to returning an inactive UST system to active status. The department
				may issue the fill permit upon receipt of written notice, in accordance with
				ARM 17.56.701, that the UST will return to active operational status.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.311 - PERMANENT NONEXPIRING TAG

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For
				purposes of this rule, "permanent nonexpiring tag" means a tank tag issued by
				the department for an underground storage tank system for identification and
				recordkeeping purposes.
(2) After
				September 1, 2011, the department shall issue a permanent nonexpiring tag for
				each underground storage tank for which the department has newly issued an
				operating permit as described in ARM
				17.56.308(3) and
				(5). The tag must be visibly affixed by the
				owner or operator to each tank's fill pipe or to another visible part of the
				tank if affixing the tag to the fill pipe is impracticable.
75-11-505,
					 75-11-509, MCA; IMP,
					 75-11-509,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements › Rule 17.56.312 - DELIVERY PROHIBITION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For purposes of
				meeting the delivery prohibition requirements of The Energy Policy Act of 2005,
				whenever the department finds that there has been significant noncompliance
				with Title 75, chapter 11, part 5, MCA, or with rules, permits, or orders
				issued pursuant to part 5, and the department has suspended, revoked, or
				determined not to renew an operating permit pursuant to ARM
				17.56.308(7),
				or determined not to issue, or determined not to renew an operating permit
				pursuant to
				75-11-509(9),
				MCA, the department will classify such underground storage tank(s) as
				ineligible for delivery, deposit, or acceptance of product.
(2) The department shall:
(a) make every reasonable effort to notify
				tank owners, operators, or both prior to prohibiting the delivery, deposit, or
				acceptance of product;
(b) notify
				product deliverers when an underground storage tank is ineligible for delivery,
				deposit, or acceptance of product;
(c) issue a certificate that clearly
				identifies the ineligible underground storage tank classified in (1); and
(d) issue an operating permit to
				the owner or operator within ten business days to reclassify an ineligible
				underground storage tank as eligible following correction of violations
				identified as significant noncompliance based on a follow-up inspection report
				submitted to the department in accordance with ARM
				17.56.309(8).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.4 - Release Detection › Rule 17.56.401 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL UST SYSTEMS

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(1) Owners and operators of new and existing
				UST systems shall provide a method, or combination of methods, of release
				detection that:
(a) can detect a release from
				any portion of the tank and the connected underground piping that routinely
				contains product;
(b) is installed
				and calibrated, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;
(c) meets the performance requirements in ARM
				17.56.407
				or
				17.56.408,
				with any performance claims and their manner of determination described in
				writing by the equipment manufacturer or installer. In addition, methods listed
				in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(b)
				through (d), (h) and (i); in ARM
				17.56.408(1)(a)
				and (b); or in [17.56.1601 ] must be capable
				of detecting a leak rate or quantity specified for that method in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(b)
				through (d), (h) and (i); in ARM
				17.56.408(1)(a)
				and (b); or in [17.56.1601] with a
				probability of detection of 0.95 and a probability of false alarm of 0.05;
				and
(d) beginning on October 13,
				2021, the release detection method or a combination of methods must be operated
				and maintained, and electronic and mechanical components must be tested for
				proper operation, in accordance with one of the following:
(i) manufacturer's instructions;
(ii) a code of practice developed by a
				nationally recognized association or an independent testing
				laboratory;
(iii) the Petroleum
				Equipment Institute Publication RP1200 "Recommended Practices for the Testing
				and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary Containment
				Equipment at UST Facilities;" or
(iv) requirements determined by the
				department to be no less protective of human health and the environment than
				the two options listed in (d)(i) and (d)(ii).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.4 - Release Detection › Rule 17.56.402 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PETROLEUM UST SYSTEMS

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(1)
				Except as provided in (3), owners and operators of petroleum UST systems shall
				provide release detection for tanks and piping as follows:
(a) tanks must be monitored at least every 30
				days for releases using one of the methods listed in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(d)
				through (h) except that:
(i) UST systems that meet the performance
				standards in ARM
				17.56.201
				or
				17.56.202,
				and the 30-day inventory control requirements in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(a)
				or (b), may use tank tightness testing
				(conducted in accordance with ARM
				17.56.407(1)(c)
				) at least every five years until ten years after the tank was installed;
(ii) tanks with capacity of 550
				gallons or less and tanks with a capacity of 551 to 1,000 gallons that meet the
				tank diameter criteria in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(b)
				in Table 1 may use manual tank gauging (conducted in accordance with ARM
				17.56.407(1)(b)
				); and
(iii) farm or residential
				tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for
				noncommercial purposes installed prior to November 26, 2009, and a tank of
				1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing heating oil for consumptive use
				on the premises where stored installed prior to November 26, 2009, may use
				manual tank gauging (conducted in accordance with ARM
				17.56.407(1)(b)
				); and
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.4 - Release Detection › Rule 17.56.403 - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UST SYSTEMS

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(1) For hazardous substance UST systems
				installed after October 13, 2018, owners and operators shall provide
				containment that meets the following requirements and monitor these systems
				pursuant to ARM
				17.56.407(1)(g)
				at least every 30 days:
(a) secondary
				containment systems must be designed, constructed, and installed to:
(i) contain regulated substances leaked from
				the primary containment until they are detected and removed;
(ii) prevent the release of regulated
				substances to the environment at any time during the operational life of the
				UST system; and
(iii) be checked
				for evidence of a release at least every 30 days.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.4 - Release Detection › Rule 17.56.407 - METHODS OF RELEASE DETECTION FOR TANKS

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(1)
				Each method of release detection for tanks used to meet the requirements of ARM
				17.56.402
				must be conducted in accordance with the following:
(a) product inventory control (or another
				test of equivalent performance) must be conducted monthly to detect a release
				of at least 1.0% of flow-through plus 130 gallons on a monthly basis in the
				following manner:
(i) inventory volume
				measurements for regulated substance inputs, withdrawals, and the amount still
				remaining in the tank are recorded each operating day;
(ii) the equipment used is capable of
				measuring the level of product over the full range of the tank's height to the
				nearest one-eighth of an inch;
(iii) the regulated substance inputs are
				reconciled with delivery receipts by measurement of the tank inventory volume
				before and after delivery;
(iv)
				deliveries are made through a drop tube that extends to within one foot of the
				tank bottom;
(v) product
				dispensing is metered and recorded within for an accuracy of six cubic inches
				for every five gallons of product withdrawn; and
(vi) the measurement of any water level in
				the bottom of the tank is made to the nearest one-eighth of an inch at least
				once a month;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.4 - Release Detection › Rule 17.56.408 - METHODS OF RELEASE DETECTION FOR PIPING

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(1)
				Each method of release detection for piping used to meet the requirements of
				ARM
				17.56.402
				must be conducted in accordance with the following:
(a) automatic line leak detectors, which
				include methods that alert the operator to the presence of a leak by
				restricting or shutting off the flow of regulated substances through piping or
				triggering an audible or visual alarm, may be used only if they detect leaks of
				three gallons per hour at ten pounds per square inch line pressure within one
				hour and an annual test of the operation of the leak detector is conducted in
				accordance with ARM
				17.56.401.
				If an automatic line leak detector fails the annual test at 3.0 gallons per
				hour at 10 pounds per square inch line pressure within 1 hour, it must be
				replaced;
(b) line tightness
				testing, including periodic test of piping, may be conducted only if it can
				detect a 0.1 gallon-per-hour leak rate at 1 1/2 times the operating pressure;
				and
(c) tank methods designed to
				detect a release from any portion of the underground piping that routinely
				contains regulated substances. These methods include those set forth in ARM
				17.56.407(1)(e)
				through (i) and (2).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.501 - GENERAL

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this
				subchapter, owners and operators of UST systems must comply with the
				requirements of this subchapter. Owners and operators of PSTs seeking
				reimbursement from the Montana Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund must comply
				with the requirements of this subchapter.
75-10-405,
					 75-11-319, MCA; IMP,
					 75-10-405,
					 75-11-309,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.503 - INVESTIGATION DUE TO OFF-SITE IMPACTS

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(1) When required
				by the department based upon a suspected release, an owner and operator must
				follow the procedures in ARM
				17.56.504 to determine if the
				system is the source of off-site impacts. These impacts include the discovery
				of regulated substances (such as the presence of free product or vapors in
				soils, basements, sewer and utility lines, and nearby surface and drinking
				waters) that have been observed by the department or brought to its attention
				by another person.
AUTH:
					 75-10-405,
					 75-11-319, MCA; IMP:
					 75-10-405,
					 75-11-309,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.504 - RELEASE INVESTIGATION AND CONFIRMATION STEPS

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(1) Unless corrective action is initiated in
				accordance with ARM Title 17, chapter 56, subchapter 6, owners and operators
				must immediately investigate and confirm all suspected releases of regulated
				substances requiring reporting under ARM
				17.56.502,
				within seven days of the discovery of the condition identified in ARM
				17.56.502, using either of the following steps, unless both are required by the
				language of this rule:
(a) Owners and
				operators must conduct tests (according to the requirements for tightness
				testing in ARM
				17.56.407
				and
				17.56.408
				or, as appropriate, secondary containment testing in ARM
				17.56.304(3)(f)(iii)
				) that determine whether a leak exists in any portion of the tank that
				routinely contains product, or the attached delivery piping, or both.
(i) Owners and operators must immediately
				repair, replace, upgrade, or close the PST or UST system, and begin corrective
				action in accordance with ARM Title 17, chapter 56, subchapter 6 if the test
				results for the system, tank, or delivery piping indicate that a release
				exists.
(ii) Further investigation
				is not required if the test results for the system, tank, and delivery piping
				do not indicate that a release exists and if environmental contamination is not
				the basis for suspecting a release.
(iii) Owners and operators must conduct a
				site check as described in (1) (b) if the test results for the system, tank,
				and delivery piping do not indicate that a leak exists but environmental
				contamination is the basis for suspecting a release.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.505 - REPORTING AND CLEANUP OF SPILLS AND OVERFILLS

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(1) Owners and
				operators must contain and immediately clean up a spill or overfill,
				immediately report the spill or overfill to the department pursuant to (3) or
				by another method that ensures that a person within the department receives
				notice within 24 hours of the release, and must begin corrective action in
				accordance with subchapter 6 in the following cases:
(a) spill or overfill of petroleum that
				results in a release to the environment that exceeds 25 gallons, or that causes
				a sheen on nearby surface water; and
(b) spill or overfill of a hazardous
				substance that results in a release to the environment that equals or exceeds
				its reportable quantity under 40 CFR Part 302.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.506 - REPORTING OF CONFIRMED RELEASES

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(1) Upon
				confirmation of a release in accordance with ARM
				17.56.504, or after a release from
				the PST or UST system is identified in any other manner, owners and operators,
				any person who installs or removes an UST, or who performs subsurface
				investigations for the presence of regulated substances, and any person who
				performs a tank tightness or line tightness test pursuant to ARM
				17.56.407 or
				17.56.408, must report releases to
				the department within the specified timeframes and in the following manner:
(a) Except as provided in (1)(b), all
				confirmed releases must be reported to a person within the department or to the
				24-hour Disaster and Emergency Services duty officer available at (406)
				324-4777 within 24 hours of confirming the release. Messages left on answering
				machines, received by facsimile, e-mail, voice mail, or other messaging device
				are not adequate 24-hour notice. For further assistance, the department's
				release reporting hotline may be reached at 1 (800) 457-0568.
(b) When a release is confirmed from
				laboratory analysis of samples collected from a site, the release must be
				reported to the department by a method that ensures the department receives the
				information within seven days of release confirmation. The date of release
				confirmation, for purposes of this rule, is the date the owner, operator,
				installer, remover, or person who performs subsurface investigations for the
				presence of regulated substances received notification of the sample results
				from the laboratory. Laboratory analytical results that exceed the following
				values confirm that a release has occurred:
(i) risk-based screening levels (RBSLs)
				established for petroleum contaminants in surface soil at UST sites, published
				in the first numeric column of the Tier 1 Surface Soil RBSL Table (Table 1) of
				Montana Risk-based Corrective Action Guidance for Petroleum Releases (RBCA) for
				petroleum compounds and mixtures in surface and subsurface soil;
(ii) regional screening levels published in
				the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Screening Level
				(RSL) Table for contaminants in soil that are not listed in RBCA; or
(iii) contaminant levels in water that exceed
				background levels in the receiving water.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.507 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE

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(1) For purposes of
				this subchapter, the department adopts and incorporates by reference:
(a) Department Circular DEQ-7, "Montana
				Numeric Water Quality Standards" (June 2019 edition);
(b) Montana Risk-Based Corrective Action
				Guidance for Petroleum Releases (RBCA) (February 2024);
(c) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
				Regional Screening Level (RSL) Tables (November 2023); and
(d) Reportable Quantities for Hazardous
				Substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
				Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) published at 40 CFR Part 302
				(2023).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES › Subchapter 17.56.5 - Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation › Rule 17.56.508 - NUMBERING PETROLEUM RELEASES

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(1) The
				department shall assign each confirmed petroleum release from a petroleum
				storage tank a unique identification number. Except as provided in (2), from
				the date of discovery of a confirmed release of petroleum from a petroleum
				storage tank at a facility, all contamination from petroleum storage tanks
				subsequently discovered through any investigative or corrective action in
				response to the previously confirmed and numbered release pursuant to
				subchapter 5 or 6, is considered "one release" and part of the previously
				confirmed and numbered release.
(2)
				Under the following circumstances the department shall confirm a separate
				release and assign another release identification number to petroleum
				contamination from a petroleum storage tank at a facility that has a previously
				confirmed and numbered release:
(a) when a
				separate release from a petroleum storage tank is discovered at a facility and,
				based on substantial evidence, the department finds the release began after the
				department categorized all earlier confirmed releases at the facility as
				resolved in accordance with ARM
				17.56.607(4);
(b) when, based on substantial evidence, the
				department finds that there is a separate release of petroleum from a petroleum
				storage tank at a facility that began after any previously confirmed and
				numbered release was discovered; or
(c) when additional contamination from a
				petroleum storage tank is discovered and, based on substantial evidence, the
				department finds that the contamination originated from a petroleum storage
				tank or tanks at a different facility than the facility where the previously
				confirmed and numbered release occurred.