Aboveground storage tank regulations

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Pollution Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:6370842

Geyer, W ^[1]

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1. Steel Tank Inst., Lake Zurich, IL (United States)

There are critical differences between the potential for environmental impact of aboveground and underground oil storage. For example, while leaks from underground storage tanks (USTs) seep into soil or aquifers, the concern with aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) is that an overfill or tank rupture can cause product to escape into a navigable stream and immediately create an oil spill pollution incident. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has very distinct programs outlining regulation parameters for each type of storage, including source of authority, regulatory cutoffs and exclusions, definitions, prevention and response requirements, and penalties, etc. Engineers considering changing or recommending a change in type of storage, particularly from a UST to an AST, need to be aware of existing federal regulations. UST regulation, administered primarily by the states, falls under EPA Regulation 40 CFR 280. EPA's underground storage tank program, which began in 1988, and the individual state programs that have evolved since then, provide generally accepted benchmarks for safe, reliable underground storage of petroleum and hazardous liquid products.

• OSTI ID: 6370842
• Journal Information: Pollution Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Pollution Engineering; (United States) Vol. 25:14; ISSN PLENBW; ISSN 0032-3640
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
294002 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Petroleum
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
LEAKS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL SPILLS
PETROLEUM
REGULATIONS
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TANKS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS