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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 18. Environmental Conservation. |
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Chapter 18.78. Underground Storage Tanks. |
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Article 18.78.1. Underground Storage Tanks. |
Section 18.78.010. Minimum requirements.
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(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.
Authorities
46.03.020;46.03.365