Petroleum USTs: RCRA Subtitle 1, Underground Storage Tanks. RCRA Information Brief

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10133346· OSTI ID:10133346

Dailey, R

Underground tanks that contain petroleum or hazardous substances may be subject to the Federal Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations. These regulations, issued by EPA under authority of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery (RCRA) [Section 9003 of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984 (HSWA)], establish standards for installation, operation, release detection, corrective action, repair, and closure. The Department of Energy (DOE) is required by Section 9007 of RCRA to implement these regulations at DOE facilities with USTs. DOE prepared a guidance document, Regulated Underground Storage Tanks (DOE/EH-231/0041/0191, June 1992), that describes the UST procedural requirements which regulate tanks and piping for both petroleum and hazardous substance USTs as well as USTs containing radioactive material regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 USC 2011). This information Brief supplements the UST guidance by responding to critical questions concerning how the regulations apply to petroleum USTs. It is part of a series of information Briefs which address issues pertinent to specific categories of USTs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States). RCRA/CERCLA Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10133346
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH--231-012D/0194; ON: DE94008214; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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