New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter V - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES › Subchapter E - WATER REGULATION › Part 613 - Petroleum Bulk Storage › Subpart 613-1 - General Provisions › Section 613-1.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Aboveground storage tank system or AST system
means any tank
					 system that is not an underground storage tank system.
(b)
Accessible area
means an
					 area - such as a room, basement, cellar, shaft, or vault - that allows for the
					 physical inspection of the entire exterior of the tank.
(c)
Ancillary equipment
means fittings, flanges, valves, pumps, and other devices that are used to
					 distribute, meter, or control the flow of petroleum to and from a tank. This
					 term does not include a dispenser system.
(d)
Carrier
means a person
					 who transports petroleum to or from a tank system. Transporting petroleum does
					 not include dispensing petroleum from a tank system.
(e)
Category 1
means any
					 tank system component (
e.g.
, tank, piping, ancillary
					 equipment, fill port catch basins, containment sumps, secondary containment,
					 etc.) installed before December 27, 1986.
(f)
Category 2
means any
					 tank system component (
e.g.
, tank, piping, ancillary
					 equipment, fill port catch basins, containment sumps, secondary containment,
					 etc.) installed from December 27, 1986 through October 11, 2015.
(g)
Category 3
means any
					 tank system component (
e.g.
, tank, piping, ancillary
					 equipment, fill port catch basins, containment sumps, secondary containment,
					 etc.) installed after October 11, 2015.
(h)
Cathodic protection
means the prevention of electrolytic corrosion of a metallic structure by
					 causing it to act as the cathode rather than as the anode of an electrochemical
					 cell.
(i)
Cathodic
					 protection tester
means a person who can demonstrate an understanding
					 of the principles and measurements of all common types of cathodic protection
					 systems as applied to metal portions of tank systems in contact with the
					 ground. At a minimum, such persons must have education, training and experience
					 in soil resistivity, stray current, structure-to-soil potential, and component
					 electrical isolation measurements of metal portions of tank systems in contact
					 with the ground.
(j)
Change-in-service
means switching the material stored within a
					 tank system from a petroleum substance to a non-petroleum substance. This term
					 is a form of permanent closure.
(k)
Class A Operator
means the individual who has primary
					 responsibility to operate and maintain the UST system(s) at a facility in
					 accordance with applicable requirements of this Part. The Class A Operator
					 typically manages resources and personnel to achieve and maintain compliance
					 with the requirements of this Part.
(l)
Class B Operator
means
					 the individual who has day-to-day responsibility for complying with applicable
					 requirements of this Part. The Class B Operator typically implements field
					 aspects of operation, maintenance, and associated recordkeeping for a UST
					 system.
(m)
Class C
					 Operator
means the individual who has primary responsibility for
					 initially addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release from a UST
					 system. The Class C Operator typically controls or monitors the dispensing or
					 sale of petroleum.
(n)
Compatible
means, in the case of two or more substances, able
					 to maintain their respective physical and chemical properties upon contact with
					 one another for the design life of the tank system under conditions likely to
					 be encountered in the tank system.
(o)
Containment sump
means a
					 liquid-tight container that protects the environment by containing leaks and
					 spills of petroleum and petroleum mixtures from piping, dispensers, pumps, and
					 related components in the containment area. Containment sumps may be located at
					 the top of a tank (
e.g.
, tank top sump, submersible turbine
					 pump sump), underneath a dispenser (
i.e.
, under-dispenser
					 containment sump), or at other points in the piping run (
e.g.
,
					 transition sump, intermediate sump).
(p)
Corrosion expert
means a
					 person who, by reason of thorough knowledge of the physical sciences and the
					 principles of engineering and mathematics acquired by a professional education,
					 training, and related practical experience, is qualified to engage in the
					 practice of corrosion control of metal portions of tank systems in contact with
					 the ground. Such a person must be:
(1) a
					 professional engineer (P.E.) licensed and registered in New York State (by the
					 New York State Education Department under Title 8 of Article 145 of the
					 Environmental Conservation Law, entitled "Engineering, Land Surveying, and
					 Geology"), who has certification or licensing that includes education and
					 experience in corrosion control of metal portions of tank systems in contact
					 with the ground; or
(2) an
					 individual that is accredited or certified by NACE International as a corrosion
					 specialist or cathodic protection specialist.