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Subchapter
001
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UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATION
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1928)
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§ 1928. Regulation of farm and residential large motor fuel tanks
The Secretary shall establish rules for the new installation of or reentry into service
of farm and residential underground storage tanks of greater than 1,100 gallons that
are or have been used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes. These rules
shall establish registration requirements and requirements that address tank condition,
composition, size, type, compatibility, and method of installation. No person shall
install or reenter into service such a tank after the effective date of these rules
without complying with these rules. The Secretary also shall adopt rules that establish
requirements for any monitoring or leak detection system or inventory control system
or tank testing system deemed appropriate and maintaining records thereof. The rules
also shall establish requirements for reporting of any releases and taking corrective
action, requirements for tank closure and evidence of financial responsibility, and
requirements for the upgrade or closure of tanks by December 22, 1998 that do not
meet standards adopted to prevent releases due to corrosion, and spills or overfills.
These rules for new and existing tanks shall take into account the unique schedule
of home and farm use. Inventory control measures shall be appropriate to these uses.
After December 22, 1998, no person shall deliver a regulated substance to a farm or
residential tank regulated under this section if that tank is not visibly designated
on the premises in a manner prescribed by the Agency as meeting standards adopted
to prevent releases due to corrosion, spills, or overfills. (Added 1985, No. 66, § 1; amended 1987, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1989, No. 110, § 4, eff. June 20, 1989; 1997, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 23, 1998.)