The owner or occupant of any land within the Borough upon which there is installed or located any underground tank, with a storage capacity in excess of 600 gallons, used for the storage or holding of any liquid substance, defined in §
226-2, shall cause said tank and all connecting piping to be tested for leakage no later than one year from the effective date of this chapter and thereafter at least once every two years.
This chapter shall apply to the storage of all liquid substances toxic
to the public water supply, and shall include, but shall not be limited to,
gasoline, oil, kerosene, crankcase drainage, acids, petrochemicals, pesticides,
and all other hydrocarbons and hazardous chemical substances not recommended
for human consumption.
In the event the result of any such tests reveal a leakage, the owner
or occupant of the land upon which said tank is located shall remove all of
the liquid in said tank and shall cease to operate said tank until the tank
is either replaced or repaired to correct the leakage. Any tank which must
be repaired to correct a leakage shall not be put into operation until a further
test of said tank, after the repairs are made, reveals that there are no leaks.
Proof that said tank has no leaks shall be submitted in the form of a certification
or affidavit setting forth the dates of the tests and the results thereof,
to the Board of Health. The Board of Health may, in the event there is reason
to believe there is a leak in any underground tank, order that a test be made
of that tank forthwith. Any underground tank determined to be leaking shall
and is hereby declared to be a nuisance to the Borough health and water supply.
Accurate daily inventory records shall be maintained and reconciled
on all underground storage tanks for indication of possible leakage of tanks
or piping. The records shall be kept at the premises, available for inspection
by the enforcing authority, and shall include, as a minimum, records showing,
by product, daily reconciliation between sales, use, receipts and inventory
on hand. If there is more than one system consisting of a tank(s) serving
a separate pump(s) or dispenser(s) for any product, a reconciliation shall
be maintained separately for each tank system. The Borough of Tuckerton Board
of Health shall make periodic inspections of underground storage tanks such
as to require compliance with this chapter.