No persons, firm, association, company or corporation shall construct, maintain or use any underground fluid storage tank or container of any capacity for the storage of any fluid other than water or tanks installed under the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering State Environmental Code, Title 5 - Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage, unless the same is installed in a watertight, reinforced concrete vault or double-walled, coated steel tank or double-walled, fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) tank.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Ayer 6-15-2020 ATM by Art. 32. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The design and construction of the vault and/or tank shall be such that it will allow access to the tank or container for an annual inspection in accordance with the provision of Chapter 148 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and for the detection of any fluid leaking from the tank or container or any water infiltrating or inflowing into the tank or container installation shall be designed and constructed under the supervision of a registered professional engineer, certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The plans, specifications and installation of both the tank or container and the vault shall be approved by both the Fire Department and the Department of Public Works.
This bylaw shall not apply to existing tanks or containers now used for the storage of any fluid, unless the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall determine that the continued use of the same shall constitute a hazard, or if the tank or container is replaced or relocated or until July 1, 2005.