[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR280.11]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 280_TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR 

OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart A_Program Scope and Interim Prohibition

 

Sec.  280.11  Interim prohibition for deferred UST systems.



    (a) No person may install an UST system listed in Sec.  280.10(c) 

for the purpose of storing regulated substances unless the UST system 

(whether of single- or double-wall construction):

    (1) Will prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for 

the operational life of the UST system;

    (2) 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

    (3) Is constructed or lined with material that is compatible with 

the stored substance.

    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, an UST system 

without corrosion protection may be installed at a site that is 

determined by a corrosion expert not to be corrosive enough to cause it 

to have a release due to corrosion during its operating life. Owners and 

operators must maintain records that demonstrate compliance with the 

requirements of this paragraph for the remaining life of the tank.

    Note: The National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard RP-

02-85, ``Control of External Corrosion on Metallic Buried, Partially 

Buried, or Submerged Liquid Storage Systems,'' may be used as guidance 

for complying with paragraph (b) of this section.