A.
All underground tanks which do not conform to the requirements for new tank installations in § 113-16A shall be tested for tightness at the expense of the owner. Testing schedules, except as provided in § 113-19C, shall follow the requirements of 527 CMR 9.13 in the case of flammable or combustible materials. Tanks for other hazardous materials or waste shall be tested annually or more frequently if required by the Board of Health.
B.
Test results for tanks storing flammable or combustible
materials shall be submitted to the Fire Chief and the Board of Health.
Test results for tanks storing hazardous materials or wastes that
are not flammable or combustible shall be submitted to the Board of
Health and to the Hazardous Materials Coordinator.
C.
Prior to its transfer, all underground storage tanks
located on a property shall be tested for tightness at the expense
of the owner. The results of such testing shall be submitted to the
Fire Chief and to the Board of Health, and kept on file.
D.
The Fire Chief, the Board of Health, or the Hazardous
Materials Coordinator may request to be present for any tank testing
procedures.
Inventory and monitoring of underground tanks
for storage of flammable and combustible materials shall conform to
the requirements of 527 CMR 9.11 and 9.12. Inventory and monitoring
of underground tanks for storage of other hazardous materials not
covered by 527 CMR 9.11 and 9.12 shall conform to the requirements
in 310 CMR 30.692, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Health.
A.
Removal procedures for tanks for storage of flammable
or combustible materials shall follow the requirements of 527 CMR
9.22 and 9.23 as well as 502 CMR 3.00.
B.
Removal procedures for tanks for the storage of hazardous
materials or waste which are not flammable or combustible shall conform
to the procedure in 310 CMR 30.699 for removal of hazardous waste
tanks unless otherwise specified by the Board of Health.
C.
All residential underground storage tanks shall be
removed at a tank age of 20 years, unless the structure of the tank
is sound. Proof of soundness must consist of results of a tightness
test which follows the requirements of 527 CMR 9.13 and must be provided
annually to the Board of Health and the Fire Chief beginning the 20th
year of the tank's life.
D.
No underground residential home heating oil tanks shall be repaired and placed back in service. Any such tank which is in need of repair shall be removed and replaced by an aboveground storage system. All replacements of residential home heating oil tanks shall require a permit under § 113-3 of this chapter, and are not excepted by § 113-10E.
E.
No underground storage system which has leaked shall
be relined, repaired or continued in use. Tanks which have leaked
or need repair shall be removed.
Applications for permits from either the Board of Health or the Fire Chief must include appropriate drawings showing the location of all tanks in relation to the aquifer protection zones delineated in § 107-6 of Chapter 107, Groundwater Protection, as amended. The location of all tanks shall conform to all applicable legal requirements, including but not limited to Chapter 107, Groundwater Protection, other regulations of the Board of Health, and the Wetlands Protection Bylaw administered by the Stoughton Conservation Commission.[1]
