Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Part 5 - Underground Storage Tank Regulations
Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Underground Storage Tanks Regulations Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) (Adopted March 22, 1989; Amended August 25, 2011, Last Amended August 23, 2018)
Rule 11-5-2.3 - General Operating Requirements
Section 11-5-2.3-280.32 - Operation and maintenance of corrosion protection
Current through September 24, 2024
All owners and operators of steel UST systems with corrosion protection must comply with the following requirements to ensure that leaks due to corrosion are prevented for as long as the UST system can be used to store regulated substances:
(a) All corrosion protection systems must be operated and maintained to continuously provide corrosion protection to the metal components of that portion of the tank, piping, and ancillary equipment that routinely contain regulated substances and are in contact with the soil and/or water (electrolyte).
(b) All UST systems equipped with cathodic protection systems must be inspected for proper operation by a qualified cathodic protection tester in accordance with the following requirements:
(c) UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems must also be inspected every 60 days to ensure the equipment is running properly.
(d) For UST systems using cathodic protection, records of the operation of the cathodic protection must be maintained (in accordance with § 280.35) to demonstrate compliance with the performance standards in this section. These records must provide the following:
