D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-5903

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

Rule 20-5903 - COMPATIBILITY

5903.1

Each owner and operator shall use an UST system that is made of, or lined with, materials that are compatible with the substance stored in the UST system.

5903.2

Each owner or operator shall notify the Department at least thirty (30) days prior to changing the product stored in an UST to a regulated substance containing greater than ten percent (10%) ethanol or greater than twenty percent (20%) biodiesel.

5903.3

Each owner or operator of an UST system storing a regulated substance identified in § 5903.2 shall demonstrate compatibility of the UST system (including the tank, piping, containment sumps, pumping equipment, release detection equipment, spill equipment, and overfill equipment) with the regulated substance by:

(a) Certification or listing of the UST system equipment or components for use with the regulated substance in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice RP 1626, "Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends at Distribution Terminals and Filling Stations," or an alternative industry standard or code of practice approved by the Department in accordance with § 5506;

(b) Equipment or component manufacturer approval in writing, affirmatively stating the equipment or component is compatible with the regulated substance stored and specifying the range of biofuel blends with which the equipment or component is compatible; or

(c) Another option determined by the Department to be no less protective of human health and the environment than the options listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.

5903.4

Each owner or operator shall maintain records documenting compliance with §§ 5903.2 and 5903.3 for as long as the UST system is used to store the regulated substance.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-5903

Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 7835, 7865 (November 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7699 (October 1, 1999); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 1778 (2/21/2020)