Current through February 27, 2024
(a)
General
requirements. In order to prevent or detect releases caused by
manufacturing defects, structural failure, corrosion, or spills or overfills
for as long as the UST is used to store petroleum, the owner or operator of a
new UST shall meet the requirements of this section.
(b)
Secondary containment and
interstitial monitoring for tanks and piping installed on or after July 25,
2012 and before April 11, 2016. Tanks and piping installed on or after
July 25, 2012 and before April 11, 2016 and within 1,000 feet of an existing
community water system as defined under
18 AAC
80.1990(a), an existing potable water
system as defined under
18 AAC
80.1990(a), or a sole source aquifer
as defined under
18 AAC 75.990 must be in secondary
containment and use interstitial monitoring for leaks. Secondary containment
must be able to contain petroleum released from anywhere in the UST system
until it is detected and removed, and must prevent a release of petroleum to
the environment at any time during the operational life of the UST system. For
the purposes of this subsection,
(1) in the
case of a replacement of an existing tank or existing piping, secondary
containment and interstitial monitoring is only required for the tank or piping
being replaced; and
(2) the 1,000
feet must be measured from the closest part of the tank or piping to the
closest part of the existing community water system, potable water system, or
sole source aquifer, including well heads for groundwater, the location of the
intake points for surface water, water lines, processing tanks and water
storage tanks, water distribution and service lines under the control of the
community water system operator, and the wellhead of the nearest existing
potable drinking water well.
(c)
Secondary containment and
interstitial monitoring for tanks and piping installed on or after April 11,
2016. Tanks and piping installed on or after April 11, 2016 must be in
secondary containment and use interstitial monitoring in accordance with
18 AAC 78.065(h),
except for suction piping that meets the requirements of
18 AAC
78.060(f)(1)(B)(i) -(v). Secondary
containment must be able to contain petroleum leaked from the primary
containment until it is detected and the petroleum removed, and must prevent
the release of petroleum to the environment at any time during the operational
life of the UST. For cases where the piping is considered to be replaced, the
entire piping run must be within secondary containment.
(d)
Notification. At least 15
days, but not more than 60 days, before beginning installation of a UST, the
owner or operator shall notify the department in writing that it will do so, on
a form provided by the department.
(e)
Tanks. Each tank must be
properly designed, constructed, and installed in a manner that will prevent
releases for its operating life due to manufacturing defects, structural
failure, or corrosion, in accordance with a nationally recognized code of
practice, and meet one of the following requirements:
(1) the tank must be constructed of
fiberglass-reinforced plastic; unless the department approves another
procedure, code, or standard it determines to be no less protective of human
health and safety and the environment, the owner or operator of a UST shall
ensure that the following are used, the provisions of which are adopted by
reference:
(A) Underwriters Laboratories
Standard 1316, Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks
for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures,
Second Edition, 1994; and
(B) Steel
Tank Institute Specification F894, ACT-100 Specification for External
Corrosion Protection of FRP Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks,
December 2010;
(2) the
tank must be constructed of steel and cathodically protected in the following
manner:
(A) the tank must be coated with a
suitable dielectric material; for purposes of this subparagraph, suitable
dielectric material does not include paint or asphalt coating;
(B) field-installed cathodic protection
systems must be designed by a corrosion expert;
(C) impressed current systems must be
designed to allow determination of current operating status as required in
18 AAC
78.045(e);
(D) cathodic protection systems must be
operated and maintained in accordance with
18 AAC 78.045; and
(E) unless the department approves another
procedure, code, or standard it determines to be no less protective of human
health and safety and the environment, the owner or operator of a UST shall
ensure that the following are used, the provisions of which are adopted by
reference:
(i) Steel Tank Institute
Specification STI-P3, STI-P3 Specification and Manual for External
Corrosion Protection of Underground Steel Storage Tanks, August
2011;
(ii) Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc., Standard for Safety 1746, External Corrosion
Protection Systems for Steel Underground Storage Tanks, Third Edition,
January 17, 2007;
(iii) NACE
International Standard RP0285-2002, Standard Recommended
Practice-Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic
Protection, 2002; and
(iv)
Underwriters Laboratories Standard UL 58, Steel Underground Tanks for
Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Ninth Edition, 1996;
(3) the tank must be
constructed of steel and must be clad or jacketed with a non-corrodible
material; unless the department approves another procedure, code, or standard
it determines to be no less protective of human health and safety and the
environment, the owner or operator of a UST shall ensure that the following are
used, the provisions of which are adopted by reference:
(A) Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Standard
for Safety 1746, External Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel
Underground Storage Tanks, Third Edition, January 17,2007;
(B) Steel Tank Institute Specification F894,
ACT-100 Specification for External Corrosion Protection of FRP
Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks, December 2010;
(4) the tank must be constructed
of metal, but additional corrosion protection measures are not required, if
(A) the tank is installed at a site that is
determined by a corrosion expert not to be corrosive enough to cause the tank
to have a release due to corrosion during the tank's operating life;
and
(B) the owner or operator
maintains records that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of (A) of
this paragraph for the remaining life of the tank; or
(5) the tank construction and corrosion
protection must be determined by the department to be designed to prevent the
release or threatened release of any stored petroleum in a manner that is no
less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements in
(1) - (4) of this subsection.
(f)
Piping. This subsection
applies to the piping that routinely contains petroleum, including all product
piping, except for vent lines and except for most tank fill pipes. The piping
that routinely contains petroleum and is underground or in contact with the
ground must be properly designed, constructed, and installed in a manner that
will prevent, for the piping's operating life, releases due to manufacturing
defects, structural failure, or corrosion, in accordance with a nationally
recognized code of practice, and must meet one of the following requirements:
(1) the piping must be constructed of a
non-corrodible material; unless the department approves another procedure,
code, or standard it determines to be no less protective of human health and
safety and the environment, the owner or operator of a U ST shall ensure that
the following are used, the provisions of which are adopted by reference:
(A) Underwriters Laboratories Standard 1316,
Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum
Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures, Second Edition,
1994; and
(B) Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. Standard for Safety UL 567, Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-Connection Fittings for Petroleum Products
and LP-Gas, Ninth Edition, July 28, 2003;
(2) the piping must be constructed of steel
and cathodically protected in the following manner:
(A) the piping must be coated with a suitable
dielectric material; for purposes of this subparagraph, suitable dielectric
material does not include paint or asphalt coating;
(B) field-installed cathodic protection
systems must be designed by a corrosion expert;
(C) impressed current systems must be
designed to allow determination of current operating status as required in
18 AAC
78.045(e);
(D) cathodic protection systems must be
operated and maintained in accordance with 1 8 AAC 78.045; and
(E) unless the department approves another
procedure, code, or standard it determines to be no less protective of human
health and safety and the environment, the owner or operator of a UST shall
ensure that the following are used, the provisions of which are adopted by
reference:
(i) National Fire Protection
Association Standard 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Code, 2008 Edition;
(ii)
American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1615, Installation of
Underground Petroleum Storage Systems, Fifth Edition, March
1996;
(iii) Petroleum Equipment
Institute Recommended Practice PEI/RP 100-11, Recommended Practices for
Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems, 201 1;
(iv) American Petroleum Institute Recommended
Practice 1632, Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage
Tanks and Piping Systems, Third Edition, May 1996; and
(v) NACE International Standard SP0169-2007,
Standard Practice: Control of External Corrosion on Underground or
Submerged Metallic Piping Systems, reaffirmed March 15,
2007;
(3) the
piping must be constructed of metal, but additional corrosion protection
measures are not required, if
(A) the piping
is installed at a site that is determined by a corrosion expert to not be
corrosive enough to cause the piping to have a release due to corrosion during
the piping's operating life; and
(B) the owner or operator maintains records
that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of (A) of this paragraph for
the remaining life of the piping; or
(4) the piping construction and corrosion
protection must be determined by the department to be designed to prevent the
release or threatened release of any stored petroleum in a manner that is no
less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements in
(1) - (3) of this subsection.
(g)
Spill and overfill prevention
equipment. The requirements for UST spill and overfill prevention
equipment are as follows:
(1) except as
provided in (2) and (3) of this subsection, to prevent spilling and overfilling
associated with transfer of petroleum to the UST, the owner or operator shall
use the following spill and overfill prevention equipment:
(A) spill prevention equipment, such as a
spill catchment basin, that will prevent release of the petroleum to the
environment when the transfer hose is detached from the fill pipe;
and
(B) overfill prevention
equipment that will
(i) automatically shut off
flow into the tank when the tank is no more than 95 percent full; or
(ii) alert the transfer operator when the
tank is no more than 90 percent full by restricting the flow into the tank or
triggering a high-level alarm;
(2) the owner or operator is not required to
use the spill and overfill prevention equipment specified in (1) of this
subsection if
(A) alternative equipment is
used that is determined by the department to be no less protective of human
health and safety and the environment than the equipment specified in (1)(A) or
(B) of this subsection; or
(B) the
UST is filled by transfers of no more than 25 gallons at one time;
(3) flow restrictors used in vent
lines may not be used to comply with (1 )(B) of this subsection when overfill
prevention is installed or replaced after October 13, 2015;
(4) spill and overfill prevention equipment
must be periodically tested or inspected in accordance with 1 8 A AC 78.057;
and
(5) if a UST system has one or
more of the following, the owner or operator of the system may not use a ball
float valve or a vent restrictor shut-off device on that system:
(A) a tank that receives a pumped
delivery;
(B) suction piping with
air eliminators;
(C) remote fill
pipes and gauge openings; or
(D) an
emergency generator or an oil heating tank.
(h)
Installation. The
installation of a UST is subject to the following:
(1) the owner or operator shall ensure that
the installer of a new UST is certified under this chapter;
(2) a person may not install or permit the
installation of a UST within 100 feet of a community water system,
non-transient non-community water system, or transient non-community water
system, or within 25 feet of a private water system, as each of those systems
is defined in 1 8 AAC 80.1990(a);
(3) the department may inspect or require
inspection of an installation to determine compliance with this section; if the
department requires an inspection, it must be conducted by an independent third
party certified under this chapter; and
(4) unless the department approves another
procedure, code, or standard it determines to be no less protective of human
health and safety and the environment, the owner and the operator of a UST
shall ensure that the following are used, the provisions of which are adopted
by reference:
(A) American Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practice 1615, Installation of Underground Petroleum
Storage Systems, Fifth Edition, March 1996;
(B) Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended
Practice PEI/RP 100-11, Recommended Practices for Installation of
Underground Liquid Storage Systems, 2011;
(C) American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Code for Pressure Piping, B31, an American National Standard, B31.3,
Process Piping, 2010 Edition;
(D) American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Code for Pressure Piping, B31, an American National Standard, B31.4,
Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other
Liquids, 2009 Edition;
(E)
National Fire Protection Association Standard 30, Flammable and
Combustible Liquids Code, 2008 Edition;
(F) National Fire Protection Association
Standard 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair
Garages, 2012 Edition;
(G)
International Code Council, International Fire Code, Chapter
57, (flammable and combustible liquids), 2012; and
(H) International Code Council,
International Fire Code, Chapter 50, (hazardous materials -
general provisions), 2012.
(i)
Certification of
installation. The owner or operator shall ensure that the installer has
been certified under this chapter and shall provide certification of compliance
to the department on the UST registration form in accordance with
18 AAC
78.035(d).
(j)
Dispenser systems. Each UST
must be equipped with under-dispenser containment for any new dispenser system,
replacement of an existing dispenser, or replacement of any piping or equipment
below a dispenser installed on or after July 25, 2012. Under-dispenser
containment must
(1) be liquid-tight on its
sides and bottom, and at any penetrations; and
(2) allow for visual inspection and access to
the components in the containment system or be periodically monitored for leaks
from the dispenser system at least annually during the walk through inspections
required under 18 AAC 78.058.
1. The publications adopted by reference in 18 AAC 78.025
and other sections of this chapter may be reviewed at the department's office
in Anchorage or may be obtained directly from the appropriate publisher. The
mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and website, if available,
for each publisher are as follows:
American Petroleum Institute (API), Publications
Department, 1220 L St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005; telephone: (202) 682-8375;
fascimile: (202) 962-4776; Internet address:
http://global.ihs.com/?RID=API1;
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 22 Law
Drive, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300; telephone: (800) 843-2763;
facsimile: (201) 882-1717; Internet address: http://www.asme.org/;
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr
Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone: (610)
832-9585; facsimile: (610) 832-9555; Internet address:
http://www.astm.org;
International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road,
Country Club Hills, IL 60478; telephone: (800) 786-4452; facsimile: (866)
891-1695; Internet address: http://www.iccsafe.org/store;
International Conference of Building Code Officials,
Ordering Department, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601;
telephone: (310) 692-4226; facsimile: (310) 692-3853; Internet address:
http://www.iccsafe.org;
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE),
Publications Department, 1440 South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77218-8340;
telephone: (281) 228-6200 or (800) 797-6223; facsimile: (281) 228-6300;
Internet addresss: http://www.nace.org/;
National Fire Protection Association, Inc. (NFPA),
Publications Department, 11 Tracy Dr., Avon, MA 02322; telephone: (800)
344-3555; facsimile: (800) 593-6372; Internet address:
http://www.nfpa.org/;
National Leak Prevention Association (NLPA), P.O. Box 1643,
Boise, ID 83701; telephone: (815) 301-2785; facsimile: (240) 757-0211; Internet
address: http://www.nlpa-online.org;
Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), Publications
Department, P.O. Box 2380, Tulsa, OK 74101; telephone: (918) 494-9696;
facsimile: (918) 491-9895; Internet address: http://www.pei.org/;
Steel Tank Institute (STI), 944 Donata Court, Lake Zurich,
IL 60047; telephone: (847) 438-8265; facsimile: (847) 438-8766; Internet
address: http://www.steeltank.com/;
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), COMM 2000, 151
Eastern Ave., Bensenville, IL 60106; telephone: (888) 853-3503; Internet
address: http:/lstandardsinfonet.ul.com.
2. In addition to the organizations listed in Note 1,
above, other sources of nationally-recognized codes of practice include:
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Customer
Service Department, 25 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036;
telephone: (212) 642-4980; facsimile: (212) 392-1286; Internet address:
http://www.ansi.org/;
Fiberglass Petroleum Tank & Pipe Institute, 11150 South
Wilcrest Drive, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77099-4343; Internet address:
http://www.fiberglasstankandpipe.com/;
United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA), Publication Office, Francis Perkins Building, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-3101, Washington, D.C. 20210; telephone: (202)
693-1888; facsimile: (202) 693-2498; Internet address:
http://www.osha.gov/.
3. A UST installed in an area that has been given a special
designation for drinking water protection by a local government may be subject
to additional requirements imposed by the local
government.
Authority:AS
46.03.020
AS
46.03.365
AS
46.03.375
