Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 17 - STORAGE TANKS
Part C - STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS: GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Section 17-9 - Notification Requirements

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 17-9

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) New UST Systems. Any owner and/or operator who brings an underground storage tank system into use after May 8, 1986, shall, within thirty (30) days of bringing such tank into use, submit, on the form prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank system to the department.

(b) Existing Storage Tank Systems. Owners and operators of an UST(s) that has been used to store regulated substances since January 1, 1974, and that was in the ground as of May 8, 1986, shall immediately submit, on the form prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank(s) to the department. Owners and/or operators of any AST that has been used to sell fuel to the public since July 1, 1994 shall immediately submit, on the form prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank(s) to the department. All storage tanks located at the same facility shall be registered under the same facility identification number.

(c) Fees. Owners and/or operators of storage tank systems shall pay the annual fees specified by W.S. 35-11-1425 no later than January 1 of each year or thirty (30) days after the first invoice, whichever is the later date. Fees are not prorated, the fee is assessed based on a calendar year. Fees begin on the date when the tank is first filled with a regulated substance and end on the date when the tank is placed permanently out of service or converted to a non-regulated use under these regulations.

(d) Certification. All owners and/or operators of new UST systems shall certify on the notification form conformance with the following requirements:

(i) Installation of tanks and piping under Section 6(d);

(ii) CP of steel tanks and piping under Section 6(a) and (b);

(iii) Financial responsibility under Chapter 19, Water Quality Rules and Regulations, UST Program Financial Responsibility;

(iv) Release detection under Sections 14 through 17; and

(v) Overfill and spill prevention under Section 6(c).

(e) Installer Certification. All owners and/or operators of new UST systems shall ensure that the installer certifies on the notification form that the methods used to install the tanks and piping complies with the requirements in Section 6(d).

(f) Requirements for sellers. After the effective date of these regulations, any person who sells a tank intended to be used as a regulated storage tank, and any person who transfers an existing storage tank system shall notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner's notification obligations in accordance with this section. After the effective date of these regulations, any person who sells a contaminated site shall notify the purchaser that the site is a contaminated site subject to requirements of this chapter.

(g) Transfer of Control. Prior to the transfer of control of a storage tank system to a different owner and/or operator, notification of the transfer shall be provided to the department pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 35-11-1420(a). Such notifications shall be provided on a form developed and provided by the department.

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