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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SOLID WASTE FACILITY OPERATORS March 27, 2012. Solid Waste Division. Major Projects. Solid Waste Plans Compost General Permit Draft Updating Reg. 11 & 14 Draft changes to Reg. 22 Enforcement – Penalty Calculations

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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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  1. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SOLID WASTE FACILITY OPERATORS March 27, 2012

  2. Solid Waste Division

  3. Major Projects • Solid Waste Plans • Compost General Permit Draft • Updating Reg. 11 & 14 • Draft changes to Reg. 22 • Enforcement – Penalty Calculations • Reviewing Grant – Recycling and E-Waste

  4. 10 - Year Solid Waste Plan • Current plan expires November 2013 • Began planning activities August 2011 • Recruited participants for Oversight Committee • Developed primary Goal-Diversion • Created 6 sub-committees • Disposal, Collection, Recycling, Special Material, Education & Public Participation, • Waste Management Needs Assessment

  5. Regulated Storage Tanks Terry L. Perry Enforcement/Compliance Branch Manager Regulated Storage Tanks Division

  6. Regulated Storage Tanks Division • Programs Branch • Technical Branch • Enforcement / Compliance Branch

  7. What is an Underground Storage Tank? (UST) • Definition: • Stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of “regulated” substances; • Constructed of non-earthen materials (e.g., concrete, steel, fiberglass reinforced plastic) that provide structural support; and • Volume of which is 10% or more beneath the surface of the ground (including the associated underground piping.)

  8. RST Regulations • Arkansas PC&E Commission Regulation 12 • USTs & certain Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) • Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund • UST Contractor / Individual Licensing • UST Operator Training/Certification • 40 CFR Part 280 • UST Technical Requirements

  9. Regulated Substance • UST – 40 CFR 280.12 • CERCLA substance on 101(14) list • Petroleum • Liquid at standard temperature and pressure • Motor fuels, jet fuels, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents and used oils

  10. Regulated Substance • AST – APC&EC Regulation 12.103 (B)(1)(a) and (b) • Motor fuels, distillate special fuels, or other refined petroleum products • No CERCLA substances (101.14 list)

  11. Tanks Requiring Registration (Not a “Permit” program) • USTs • > 110 gallons • Storing a regulated substance • Not exempted or deferred by federal regulations • ASTs • 1,320 – 40,000 gallons • Storing a regulated substance • Not excluded by state regulations (i.e., farm tanks, transitory tanks, tanks used in the production of petroleum or natural gas)

  12. How To Register USTs/ASTs • Two Different ADEQ Forms • Forms include: • Registration form • Financial assurance form (UST required, AST optional)

  13. How to register (cont.) • Registration fee of $75.00/tank/year • Certificate issued (annual sticker)

  14. What we’re responsible for • RST Division isresponsible for monitoring UST technical compliance • RST Division is NOT responsible for monitoring technical compliance … EXCEPT … • Overseeing remediation of AST leaks and releases

  15. AST Technical Compliance • Arkansas State Fire Code − Enforced by Arkansas State Fire Marshal and Local Fire Officials

  16. “The Big Picture” Compliance Requirements for USTs • Release detection • Monthly monitoring • Release prevention • Spill protection • Overfill prevention • Corrosion protection

  17. Release Detectionfor Tanks and Piping

  18. “The Big Picture” Compliance Requirements for Piping • Pressurized piping • Automatic line leak detector; and • Monthly monitoring or annual tightness test • Suction piping • “Safe” suction (European system) • Conventional suction (American system) • Monthly monitoring or tightness test

  19. Release Prevention • Spill prevention • Overfill prevention • Corrosion Protection

  20. Spill Prevention

  21. Butterfly Valve

  22. Ball Float Valve

  23. Visual or Audio Alarm Must be where driver can see or hear alarm!

  24. Corrosion Protection

  25. Reporting Suspected Releases • Report suspected release to ADEQ within 24 hours, if: • Free product or vapors are discovered at a tank site or surrounding area • Unusual operating conditions are observed • Sudden loss of product • Unexplained water in tank • Erratic dispensing • Monthly monitoring indicates a release (USTs only)

  26. Reporting Suspected Releases (Continued) Upon receipt of a suspected release report, the RST Division staff will guide the tank owner/operator through the steps of confirmation/denial, investigation, assessment, and cleanup (as necessary).

  27. SPCC: Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures • Regulatory Requirements • 40 CFR Part 112 • Regulatory Authority • EPA Region 6, Dallas, Texas (non-delegable federal program)

  28. SPCC Reporting National Response Center(1-800-424-8802) ADEQ: (501) 682-0744 Arkansas Department of Emergency Management(1-800-322-4012)

  29. SPCC Contact Chris Perry EPA Region 6 Dallas, Texas (214) 665-6702 perry.chris@epa.gov

  30. Visit us online ADEQ Regulated Storage Tanks Division http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/rst/default.htm

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