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Don't Forget the Deadlines for Installing Secondary Containment

There are two deadlines remaining in the next three years for secondary containment of underground storage tanks (USTs) and aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) that are important to remember:

• December 31, 2009 Corrosion-protected single-wall USTs and small diameter piping in contact with the soil must have secondary containment.
• January 1, 2010 Single-wall field-erected ASTs must have secondary containment beneath the tank, and single-wall bulk product piping in contact with the soil must have secondary containment unless deferred by an API 570 Integrity Assessment.

We recommend that you consult with your County Inspector or District Office if you have any questions, or for general technical assistance about the rules, please contact John Svec at 850-245-8845. More information is available at the DEP website:

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/tanks/

Please note that the department has never issued any extensions to any of the deadlines since the rules were established in 1984!

Conferences

• 11th Annual International Conference on Aboveground Storage Tank Conference & Trade Show will be held in Orlando on September 10-12, 2008.

• Underground storage tank owner ordered to pay unprecedented penalty for RCRA, cleanup violations