OAR 340-150-0560
Upgrading Requirements for Existing UST Systems
(1)
Tank upgrading requirements. An owner and permittee of an existing steel UST must upgrade the UST system to meet one of the requirements set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 280.21(b) (October 13, 2015), and OAR 340-150-0320 (Corrosion Protection Performance Standards for USTs and Piping).(2)
Piping upgrading requirements. An owner and permittee of an existing UST system must cathodically protect metal underground piping that routinely contains a regulated substance in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 280.21(c) (October 13, 2015), and OAR 340-150-0320 (Corrosion Protection Performance Standards for USTs and Piping).(3)
Spill and overfill prevention equipment. An owner and permittee of an existing UST system must comply with new UST system spill and overfill prevention equipment requirements specified in 40 C.F.R. § 280.20(c) (October 13, 2015), and OAR 340-150-0310 (Spill and Overfill Prevention Equipment and Testing Requirements).(4)
Owners and permittees must permanently close, in accordance with subpart G of 40 C.F.R. § 280 (October 13, 2015), any UST system that does not meet the new UST system performance standards in 40 C.F.R. § 280.20 (October 13, 2015), OAR 340-150-0160 (General Permit Requirements for Installing an UST System), or has not been upgraded as specified in sections (1) through (3) of this section. This does not apply to previously deferred UST systems described in OAR 340-150-0137 (UST Systems with Field-Constructed Tanks and Airport Hydrant Fuel Distribution Systems) and where an upgrade is determined to be appropriate by DEQ.
Source:
Rule 340-150-0560 — Upgrading Requirements for Existing UST Systems, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=340-150-0560
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