Implementation plan for Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 280 and 281; Final rules for underground storage tanks
This report presents the schedules and methods required to comply with the newly promulgated Underground Storage Tank (UST) Regulations Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 280 and 281. These rules were promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 23, 1988, and became effective December 22, 1988. These regulations are required by Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. Their purpose is to protect the groundwater supplies of the United States in the following ways: Closing old tanks; detecting and remediating tank leaks and spills; establishing stringent standards for new tanks; and upgrade of existing tanks to new-tank standards. 3 refs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/EH
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 6349551
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SP-0472; ON: DE91002773; TRN: 90-037726
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HANFORD RESERVATION
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANKS
REGULATIONS
CHEMICAL SPILLS
CHEMICAL WASTES
COMPLIANCE
CONTRACTORS
COST ESTIMATION
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
LEAKS
LEGAL ASPECTS
OIL SPILLS
PETROLEUM
PIPES
PLANNING
STANDARDS
CONTAINERS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
STORAGE
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
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