Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0009 - Solid Waste Management
Chapter 8 - SPECIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
Section 8-6 - Petroleum Storage Tank Management Standards
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 8-6
Current through December 21, 2024
(a) Applicability: The standards in this section apply to all solid waste management facilities which manage petroleum storage tanks, unless one of the following conditions are met:
(i) The provisions of this section do not
apply to the temporary storage of petroleum storage tanks at the point of
generation if the following standards are met:
(A) The time of the waste management activity
does not exceed thirty (30) days;
(B) Public access to the solid waste
management unit is controlled;
(C)
The petroleum storage tanks are identified by Department of Transportation
(DOT) placards which identify the original contents on the tanks;
(D) Measures are taken to insure that the
atmospheres in the petroleum storage tanks are maintained at levels less than
twenty-five (25) percent of the lower explosive limit.
(ii) Upon request by a solid waste management
facility operator, the administrator may waive application of the provisions of
this section where the administrator finds that the petroleum storage tanks are
of a limited volume, the management event is likely to be a nonrecurring event,
and the operator demonstrates that the management can occur in a manner that is
protective of the public health and safety;
(iii) The provisions of this section may be
waived by the administrator if the petroleum storage tank owner can demonstrate
that the petroleum storage tank contains de minimis quantities of petroleum
products, sludges and scale, and has an ambient atmosphere which is less than
ten (10) percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL);
(b) Location standards: All facilities which transfer, treat and store petroleum storage tanks shall belocated in accordance with the following standards, as well as any other applicable facility location standards;
(i) Facilities shall not be located within
100 feet of any occupied dwelling house, school or hospital except with the
written consent of the owner or school district board of trustees, as
applicable;
(ii) Facilities shall
not be located within 100 feet of a public park or recreation area, except with
the written consent of the owner;
(iii) Facilities shall not be located in an
area which is not approved by the governing fire marshall;
(iv) The administrator may authorize any
existing solid waste management facility which does not conform with the
location requirements of this subsection to manage petroleum storage tanks,
provided the operator demonstrates that the facility design and construction,
operating procedures, monitoring procedures and closure procedures are
protective of human health and the environment.
(c) Design & construction standards: All facilities which transfer, treat and store petroleum storage tanks shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following standards, as well as any other applicable facility design and construction standards:
(i) Solid waste
management units shall be constructed in an area of the facility which is
physically isolated from other areas of the facility which are frequented by
the general public;
(ii) Solid
waste management units shall be designed and constructed to prevent the
migration of contaminants to soils, ground water and surface water.
(d) Operating standards: All facilities which transfer, treat and store petroleum storage tanks shall be operated in accordance with the following standards, as well as any other applicable facility operating standards:
(i) Petroleum storage tanks shall be managed
in conformance with American Petroleum Institute Publications 1604, 1631, 2015
and/or other relevant publications as recommended by Subtitle I of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act as amended as of September 23, 1988, unless
equivalent procedures are approved by the administrator;
(ii) Petroleum storage tanks shall be managed
within forty-eight (48) hours unless measures are taken to insure that
atmospheres in the petroleum storage tanks areless than twenty-five (25)
percent of the lower explosive limit;
(iii) Petroleum storage tanks shall be
managed to meet the following objectives:
(A)
Residual petroleum products shall be removed;
(B) Residual sludge and scale shall be
removed;
(C) Ambient tank
atmospheres shall be less than ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit
and contain a minimum of nineteen and one-half (19.5) percent by volume
oxygen.
(iv) All wastes
generated by the petroleum storage tank management process shall be collected,
containerized and properly managed in compliance with applicable local, state
and federal requirements;
(v) Any
spill(s) or leak(s) of refined product which is greater than twenty-five (25)
gallons shall be reported to the Water Quality Division within forty-eight (48)
hours following the spill(s) or leak(s). The operator shall submit to the Solid
and Hazardous Waste Division a written remedial plan describing the steps taken
to abate the problem within seven (7) days after the spill or leak;
(vi) The operator shall provide the waste
generator with written certification at the completion of the petroleum storage
tank management process. Written certification shall contain, at a minimum, the
following information:
(A) The name and
address of the generator of the petroleum storage tanks;
(B) The location at which the petroleum
storage tanks were generated, including the Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality/Water Quality Division registration numbers, if applicable;
(C) The dimensions and capacity of the
petroleum storage tanks;
(D) The
volume and disposition of any wastes generated by the petroleum storage tank
management process; and
(E) The
date on which management of the petroleum storage tanks was
completed.
(vii) The
following records shall be marked with the appropriate date and time and
maintained at the facility or an approved alternative location and available
for inspection and copying as specified by Chapter 1, Section 1(g):
(A) Copies of any analytical testing done to
characterize any wastes generated by the petroleum storage tank management
process;
(B) Copies of all written
certifications which are issued to generators.
(e) Reserved.
(f) Reserved.
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