[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR281.32]

[Page 525]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 281--APPROVAL OF STATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Criteria for No-Less-Stringent
 
Sec. 281.32  General operating requirements.

    In order to be considered no less stringent than the corresponding 
federal general operating requirements, the state must have requirements 
that ensure all new and existing UST systems conform to the following:
    (a) Prevent spills and overfills by ensuring that the space in the 
tank is sufficient to receive the volume to be transferred and that the 
transfer operation is monitored constantly;
    (b) Where equipped with cathodic protection, be operated and 
maintained by a person with sufficient training and experience in 
preventing corrosion, and in a manner that ensures that no releases 
occur during the operating life of the UST system;
    Note: Codes of practice developed by nationally-recognized 
organizations and national independent testing laboratories may be used 
to demonstrate the state program requirements are no less stringent.
    (c) Be made of or lined with materials that are compatible with the 
substance stored;
    (d) At the time of upgrade or repair, be structurally sound and 
upgraded or repaired in a manner that will prevent releases due to 
structural failure or corrosion during their operating lives;
    (e) Have records of monitoring, testing, repairs, and closure 
maintained that are sufficient to demonstrate recent facility compliance 
status, except that records demonstrating compliance with repair and 
upgrading requirements must be maintained for the remaining operating 
life of the facility. These records must be made readily available when 
requested by the implementing agency.