|
The ADEQ Regulated Storage Tank (RST) Division drafts, administers and enforces state
regulations pertaining to underground storage tanks as prescribed by 40 CFR 280, as well as aboveground
petroleum storage tanks. These tanks are located primarily at retail gasoline and diesel sales facilities, but
may also include bulk petroleum storage facilities, private fleet fueling facilities, and emergency generating
stations.
The controlling regulation for regulated storage tanks in Arkansas is the Arkansas Pollution
Control and Ecology Commission's Regulation 12. As of September, 2002, it has revised requirements for
Release Notification which are summarized on our Regulation 12 page.
Prior to the mid 1980s, underground storage tanks had been regulated piecemeal by the federal
government through various environmental statutes. When studies revealed growing problems with a large
number of tank systems, along with an alarming potential for future problems, Congress mandated changes that
were initiated by the states. These standards focused on new tank system installation standards, existing
tank upgrades, registration requirements, closure requirements and corrective action requirements.
Besides overseeing the regulatory program, the RST Division administers a trust fund for
storage tank owners to help them meet their financial responsibility requirements or use for cleanup costs.
The agency also may activate the fund for emergencies associated with storage tanks. |
