Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The owner and each
operator shall register each underground storage tank facility with the Department
pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:14B-2.2, as follows:
1. At least 30 days prior to the use of an
underground storage tank system installed after December 21, 1987; and
2. Prior to beginning any closure activities on an
underground storage tank system if the tank is not identified on the facility's
underground storage tank registration certificate.
(b) The owner and each operator shall amend the
underground storage tank facility registration pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:14B-2.2:
1. Within 30 days after a substantial modification
to a facility or the underground storage tank system;
2. Within 30 days after a change in the hazardous
substance stored in an underground storage tank, except for any regulated substance
that contains greater than 10 percent ethanol, greater than 20 percent biodiesel, or
as identified by the Department which requires notification 30 days prior to
introducing the substance into the system pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:14B-5.3;
3. Within 30 days after any change in the
ownership of the facility, including, but not limited to, the sale or transfer of
all or a portion of the ownership;
4.
Within 30 days after the addition, removal, replacement, or other change to an
operator of the facility;
5. Within 30
days after the addition, removal, or replacement of the facility's designated Class
A or Class B operator;
6. Within 30 days
after termination, modification, addition, or other change to the financial
responsibility for the UST system, as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:14B-15;
7. Within seven days after taking an underground
storage tank system out of service or closure of an underground storage tank system;
and
8. At least 30 days prior to putting
an out-of-service underground storage tank system back into service.
(c) The owner and operator shall only
use an underground storage tank upon receipt from the Department of a valid UST
registration certificate. The UST registration certificate shall reflect an
expiration date, which shall not exceed one year from the date of
issuance.
(d) An owner and each operator
shall, at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the facility's UST
registration certificate, renew the underground storage tank registration in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2.2.
