25 Pa. Code § 245.561 - Permanent closure or change-in-service
Before permanent closure or change-in-service is completed, the owner and operator shall comply with the following:
(1) At least 30 days before beginning either
a permanent closure or change-in-service, or within a lesser time as determined
by the Department, the owner and operator shall notify the Department of their
intent to permanently close or perform a change-in-service, unless the action
is in response to a corrective action or waived by the Department.
(2) The owner shall complete and submit an
amended tank registration form, signed by the owner and the certified installer
that provided direct onsite supervision of the tank handling activity, to the
Department within 30 days of either of the following:
(i) The completion of permanent
closure.
(ii) Change-in-service of
the tank.
(3) The owner
and operator shall complete a site assessment to measure for the presence of
any release from the aboveground storage tank system and a closure report. The
assessment of the site shall be made after the notification to the Department
and may be conducted in a manner consistent with the Department's technical
document entitled "Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems"
or in a manner at least as protective of public health and safety and the
environment and which meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The
results of the site assessment and the closure report shall be retained for 3
years.
(4) If contaminated soil,
sediment, surface water or groundwater, or free product is discovered or
confirmed by either direct observation or indicated by the analytical results
of sampling, the owner and operator shall proceed with the corrective action as
required in Subchapter D (relating to corrective action process for owners and
operators of storage tanks and storage tank facilities and other responsible
parties) or, if applicable, in accordance with remedial action
agreements.
(5) Regulated substance
and contents removed from the aboveground storage tank system shall be reused,
treated or disposed of in a manner consistent with applicable State and Federal
waste management requirements.
(6)
Aboveground storage tank systems shall be cleaned, rendered free of hazardous
vapors and ventilated if left onsite or shall be emptied and removed from the
site in a manner consistent with current industry practices and Bureau of Waste
Management requirements such as Chapters 263a and 299 (relating to transporters
of hazardous waste; and storage and transportation of residual
waste).
(7) Aboveground storage
tanks permanently closed and left onsite shall be legibly marked with the date
of permanent closure.
(8) The
appropriate State agency, county and local jurisdiction shall be notified if
the tank is under a fire marshal, flammable and combustible liquids or other
State agency, county or local jurisdiction permit.
(9) Aboveground storage tanks that are closed
in place shall:
(i) Be rendered inoperable and
incapable of storing liquid substance.
(ii) Be secured against unauthorized
entry.
(iii) Meet the requirements
specified in paragraphs (1)-(8).
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