[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 26]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR270.16]

[Page 296]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 270_EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT 
PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Permit Application
 
Sec. 270.16  Specific part B information requirements for tank systems.

    Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 264.190, owners and operators 
of facilities that use tanks to store or treat hazardous waste must 
provide the following additional information:
    (a) A written assessment that is reviewed and certified by an 
independent, qualified, registered professional engineer as to the 
structural integrity and suitability for handling hazardous waste of 
each tank system, as required under Sec. Sec. 264.191 and 264.192;
    (b) Dimensions and capacity of each tank;
    (c) Description of feed systems, safety cutoff, bypass systems, and 
pressure controls (e.g., vents);
    (d) A diagram of piping, instrumentation, and process flow for each 
tank system;
    (e) A description of materials and equipment used to provide 
external corrosion protection, as required under Sec. 
264.192(a)(3)(ii);
    (f) For new tank systems, a detailed description of how the tank 
system(s) will be installed in compliance with Sec. 264.192 (b), (c), 
(d), and (e);
    (g) Detailed plans and description of how the secondary containment 
system for each tank system is or will be designed, constructed, and 
operated to meet the requirements of Sec. 264.193 (a), (b), (c), (d), 
(e), and (f);
    (h) For tank systems for which a variance from the requirements of 
Sec. 264.193 is sought (as provided by Sec. Sec. 264.193(g)):
    (1) Detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as 
appropriate, describing alternate design and operating practices that 
will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any 
hazardous waste or hazardous constituents into the ground water or 
surface water during the life of the facility, or
    (2) A detailed assessment of the substantial present or potential 
hazards posed to human health or the environment should a release enter 
the environment.
    (i) Description of controls and practices to prevent spills and 
overflows, as required under Sec. 264.194(b); and
    (j) For tank systems in which ignitable, reactive, or incompatible 
wastes are to be stored or treated, a description of how operating 
procedures and tank system and facility design will achieve compliance 
with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 264.198 and 264.199.
    (k) Information on air emission control equipment as required in 
Sec. 270.27.

[51 FR 25486, July 14, 1986; 51 FR 29431, Aug. 15, 1986; 59 FR 62952, 
Dec. 6, 1994]