Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 580 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS: TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS
Part VI - Release Response and Corrective Action for UST Systems Containing Petroleum or Hazardous Substances
Section 9VAC25-580-270 - Free product removal
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
At sites where investigations under subdivision A 6 of 9VAC25-580-250 indicate the presence of free product, owners and operators must remove free product to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the department while continuing, as necessary, any actions initiated under 9VAC25-580-240 through 9VAC25-580-260, or preparing for actions required under 9VAC25-580-280. In meeting the requirements of this section, owners and operators must:
1. Conduct free product removal in a manner that minimizes the spread of contamination into previously uncontaminated zones by using recovery and disposal techniques appropriate to the hydrogeologic conditions at the site, and that properly treats, discharges or disposes of recovery by-products in compliance with applicable local, state and federal regulations;
2. Use abatement of free product migration as a minimum objective for the design of the free product removal system;
3. Handle any flammable products in a safe and competent manner to prevent fires or explosions; and
4. Unless directed to do otherwise by the department, prepare and submit to the department within 45 days after confirming a release a free product removal report that provides at least the following information:
Statutory Authority: §§ 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.34:9 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 6901 et seq.; 40 CFR Parts 280 and 281.
