Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7001 - PERMITS AND CERTIFICATIONS
MAJOR FACILITY SUBSTANCE STORAGE PERMITS
Part 7001.4201 - PURPOSE
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
The purpose of parts 7001.4200 to 7001.4250 is to establish a major facility permit for aboveground storage of substances that reasonably ensures proper retention of those substances and detection of entry into any waters of the state in a manner that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state.
Safeguards established in the permit shall reflect:
A. the nature, toxicity, viscosity, and quantity of the substance being stored;
B. the potential for a storage tank system to fail;
C. the potential for the failure of a storage tank system to have an adverse impact on the waters of the state;
D. the hydrogeologic setting of the facility, including the thickness of and permeability of soils present between the tank system and groundwater;
E. factors that influence the quality and mobility of the stored substance and the potential for it to migrate to surface water or groundwater; and
F. any other factors necessary to prevent, control, or abate water pollution.
Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03
