Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The owner and
operator of an underground storage tank system that is out-of-service shall:
1. Submit an amended New Jersey Underground
Storage Tank Facility Certification Questionnaire, pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-2.1(b) 7, within
seven calendar days after the underground storage tank system is placed
out-of-service. The information shall include:
i.
The location of the underground storage tank facility;
ii. The underground storage tank facility
registration number;
iii. The
underground storage tank number; and
iv.
A description of the activity being performed.
2. Remain in compliance with all applicable
environmental rules, including N.J.A.C. 7:14B-7, the Administrative Requirements for
the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C, and the Technical
Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E;
3. Maintain release detection monitoring in
accordance with 7:14B-6.1 and 6.2 or 6.1 and
6.3;
4. Maintain all existing corrosion
protection systems pursuant to
7:14B-4.1, 4.2 and 5.2;
5. Install spill and overfill prevention and
corrosion protection in accordance with the requirements of
7:14B-4.1 and 4.2 for systems which do
not have these.
(b) The owner
and operator of an underground storage tank system which is out-of-service for a
period greater than or equal to three months shall follow the guidelines in the
American Petroleum Institute Publication 1604, "Closure of Underground Petroleum
Storage Tanks" titled "Temporarily Out-of-Service," incorporated herein by
reference, as amended and supplemented, no later than the end of the third month in
which the system is out-of-service.
(c)
The owner and operator of an underground storage tank system that has secondary
containment may request that the underground storage tank system remain
out-of-service for a period of more than 12 months without having to close the tank
system as required in (d) below by:
1. Submitting
to the Department a site investigation report prepared by a licensed site
remediation professional in accordance with the Administrative Requirements for the
Remediation of Contaminated Sites, at
7:26C-2.3, and the Technical
Requirements for Site Remediation, at
7:26E-3.3(b) and 3.13,
at least 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the 12-month period referenced
in (c) above; or
2. Submitting
documentation at least 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the 12-month
period referred to in (c) above indicating that the requirements of (a)3 above have
been completed and that:
i. The system has had a
release detection monitoring system operated in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 7:14B-6.1 through
6.6 indicating that no discharge of hazardous substances has
occurred during the operational life of the system or since the performance of a
site investigation or remedial investigation performed in accordance with the
provisions of the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C.
7:26E; and
ii. Corrosion
protection is being operated and maintained and shall continue to be operated and
maintained in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.2
during the out-of-service period. If the corrosion protection is an impressed
current cathodic protection (ICCP) system, the owner and operator must also
demonstrate that the ICCP system has been inspected at least every 60 days, and will
continue to be inspected at least every 60 days to verify that the system is on and
working properly while the tank is out of service.
(d) Except as set forth in (c) above, any
underground storage tank system that is out of service for more than 12 months shall
be closed in accordance with N.J.A.C.
7:14B-9.2.
(e) The owner and operator intending to put an
out-of-service underground storage tank system back into service shall:
1. Submit an amended New Jersey Underground
Storage Tank Facility Certification Questionnaire pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2, at
least 30 calendar days prior to introducing product into the underground storage
tank system, including documentation that corrosion protection was operated and
maintained in accordance with (c)2ii above and N.J.A.C.
7:14B-5.2 during the out-of-service
period; and
2. The New Jersey
Underground Storage Tank Facility Certification Questionnaire shall include a
statement from a certified installer, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13, certifying that
the system is properly designed and capable of being put back into service in
accordance with a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association
or independent testing laboratory or in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
