D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-5600

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 20-5600 - NOTICE OF THE EXISTENCE, USE, PURCHASE, SALE, OR CHANGE-IN-SERVICE OF AN UST SYSTEM

5600.1

An owner of an UST system shall notify the Department by submitting an UST facility notification form, which is available on the Department's website at https://doee.dc.gov/page/ust-forms-guidance-and-public-documents, to the Department within thirty (30) days after the owner or operator:

(a) Begins using an UST system;

(b) Begins using a heating oil tank with a capacity of one thousand one hundred (1,100) or more gallons;

(c) Sells an UST system;

(d) Purchases or acquires an UST system that has not been permanently closed or any tank that is intended to be used as an UST;

(e) Changes the product stored in an UST system, even if the new product is unregulated; or

(f) Changes any required information on a previously submitted UST facility notification form.

5600.2

A responsible party who permanently closes an UST system shall file an UST facility notification form with the Department within thirty (30) days of permanent closure by removal or closure in-place.

5600.3

The responsible party shall complete the UST facility notification form in accordance with Department instructions and shall provide all required information.

5600.4

A responsible party who is required to submit an UST facility notification form may provide notice for several tanks using a single form if the tanks are located at the same facility and are being brought into use or closed at the same time.

5600.5

A responsible party who is required to submit an UST facility notification form for tanks located at more than one (1) facility shall file a separate UST facility notification form for each separate facility.

5600.6

Unless each tank is permanently closed, the owner shall sign the UST facility notification form and shall certify compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Subsection 5700.1;

(b) Subsections 5701.2, 5701.3, 5702.2, 5702.3, 5703.2, 5703.3, 5704.3, and 5704.4;

(c) Subsections 5706.2 and 5706.4 through 5706.6;

(d) Chapter 60; and

(e) Chapter 67.

5600.7

No person other than a responsible party is authorized to sign the UST facility notification form, except an UST System Technician may sign the certification of installation, upgrade, or repair resulting in a change in the information on the UST facility notification form.

5600.8

Any owner of real property who determines that there is an UST system (active or inactive) on the owner's property for which notification has not been provided to the Department shall file an UST facility notification form (or give notice to the Department if information is limited) within seven (7) days of the determination.

5600.9

Any person who deposits regulated substances into an UST, or who sells or leases a tank or piping intended for use as an UST or UST system, shall inform the owner, buyer, or lessee of the tanks of the notification requirements of this section.

5600.10

Each owner or operator of any UST system that has been upgraded or modified in any way shall ensure that the installer certifies, on the UST facility notification form required under this section, that the methods used to upgrade or modify the UST system comply with the requirements of § 5801.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-5600

Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 7835, 7844 (November 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7699 (October 1, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6678 (August 21, 2009); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 1778 (2/21/2020)

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 13 of the District of Columbia Underground Storage Tank Management Act of 1990, as amended, D.C. Law 8-242, D.C. Code § 6-995.1 et seq. (1995 Repl. Vol.), Mayor's Order 91-160 dated October 9, 1991; and the District of Columbia Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-188, D.C. Code 6-921 (1995 Repl. Vol.), Mayor's Order 85-152 dated September 12, 1985.