The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued final underground storage tank system testing and inspection regulations, marking the first significant revision to the regulations since they were issued in 1988. The rules cover several areas, including tanks’ compatibility with alternative fuel blends and emergency generators. Although the new rules impose enhanced obligations on tank owners, they are superior to the initial, proposed rules that EPA had released several years ago, including more limited burdens associated with monitoring interstitial areas and limiting the frequency of inspections.
NATSO has provided a 16-page memorandum outlining the key components of the lengthy and complex regulation.
Highlights of the rule include...