18 AAC 78.010. Minimum requirements

(a) A person who owns or operates a UST, or who intends to install, have installed, return to operation, or acquire ownership of a UST shall meet the requirements of 18 AAC 78.015. If the UST is closed, the owner or operator shall notify the department as required by 18 AAC 78.085(a) .

(b) A person may not install a UST, including a UST described at 18 AAC 78.005(f) , to store petroleum unless the UST, whether of single-wall or double-wall construction,

(1) will prevent a release caused by corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the system;

(2) is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrodible material, steel clad with a noncorrodible material, or designed to prevent the release or threatened release of a stored petroleum; and

(3) is constructed or lined with a material that is compatible with the stored petroleum, as provided at 18 AAC 78.050.

History: Eff. 3/25/91, Register 118; am 11/3/95, Register 136

Authority: AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.365

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