A.
Owners or operators storing flammable or combustible materials in underground storage systems shall obtain a permit from the Fire Chief in addition to the hazardous material permit from the Board of Health required under § 113-3. Owners and operators storing hazardous materials or wastes underground which are not flammable or combustible need only obtain a permit from the Board of Health under § 113-3.
B.
Any discharge or abnormal loss of material from underground
storage systems shall be reported to the Fire Chief, the Hazardous
Materials Coordinator, the Board of Health, and the appropriate office
of the DEP immediately upon detection.
C.
Response procedures to any discharge or abnormal loss
of material from an underground storage system shall follow the requirements
of 527 CMR 9.20 or 310 CMR 30.697, whichever is applicable. In the
case of any hazardous material for which response procedures are not
specified under state law, response procedures shall be those required
for hazardous wastes under 310 CMR 30.697, unless otherwise specified
by the Board of Health.
D.
Prior to any change in the material stored in an underground
tank, such change of material shall be approved by the Board of Health
and (in the case of flammable or combustible materials) by the Fire
Chief. Confirmation by the tank manufacturer that such a change in
material would be compatible with the tank type shall also be submitted,
in writing, to the Board/Fire Chief.
A.
All underground storage tanks shall be designed to
minimize the risk of corrosion and leakage, and shall conform to all
construction and installation requirements under applicable state
and federal law. All new underground storage systems for hazardous
materials or waste shall meet the standards for new underground hazardous
waste tanks set forth in 310 CMR 30.693 and 30.694, unless otherwise
specified by the Board of Health. Hazardous wastes or waste products
that are flammable or combustible shall meet 527 CMR 9.
B.
(Reserved)
C.
Installation procedures for all underground storage
tanks shall conform to all requirements under applicable state law.
Installation procedures for any underground tanks for any hazardous
materials not covered by state regulations shall comply with the requirements
in 310 CMR 30.693 for installation of tanks for underground storage
of hazardous wastes, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Health.
