18 AAC 78.025. Requirements for new UST systems

(a) To prevent or detect a release caused by structural failure, corrosion, a spill, or an overfill while the UST is used to store petroleum, the owner or operator of a new UST shall meet the requirements of this section in addition to the requirements of 18 AAC 78.040 - 18 AAC 78.070.

(b) At least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, before beginning installation of a UST, the owner or operator shall notify the department in writing that it will do so, on a form provided by the department.

(c) Tanks, piping, and related UST equipment must be properly installed, using a nationally-recognized code of practice listed in (f) of this section, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended installation instructions. The owner or operator shall ensure that the installer of a new UST is certified under this chapter.

(d) A person may not install or permit the installation of a UST within 100 feet of a Class A or Class B public water system, or within 75 feet of a Class C public water system, as those classes are defined under 18 AAC 80.1990. The department will require secondary containment if a sole-source aquifer exists and the department determines that secondary containment is necessary to protect human health and safety, and the environment.

(e) Any part of the tank or piping that is underground or in contact with the ground and that routinely contains petroleum must be protected from corrosion, using a nationally-recognized code of practice listed in (f) of this section. To protect the tank and piping from corrosion, the tank and piping must be constructed of

(1) fiberglass-reinforced plastic or another corrosion-resistant material;

(2) a steel-fiberglass-reinforced-plastic composite; or

(3) steel, galvanized steel, or, for piping only, copper; in addition, the tank and piping must be cathodically protected as follows:

(A) the tank and piping must be coated with a suitable dielectric material; for purposes of this subparagraph, "suitable" does not include paint or asphalt coating;

(B) field-installed cathodic protection systems must be designed by a corrosion expert and installed by a worker certified under 18 AAC 78.400 - 18 AAC 78.495;

(C) impressed current systems must be designed to allow inspection of their operating status as required by 18 AAC 78.045(e) ; and

(D) cathodic protection systems must be operated and maintained as required by 18 AAC 78.045.

(f) Unless the department, in its discretion, approves another procedure, code, or standard found by the department to be no less protective of human health and safety and the environment than the procedures, codes, and standards set out in this subsection, the owner and the operator of a UST shall ensure that the following procedures, codes, and standards, the provisions of which are adopted by reference, are used:

(1) to meet the requirements of (c) of this section:

(A) American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1615, Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems , Fifth Edition, March 1996;

(B) Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice PEI/RP 100-2000, Recommended Practices for Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems , 2000;

(C) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for Pressure Piping, B31, an American National Standard, B31.3, Process Piping, 1999 Edition, and B31.3a-2000, Addenda ;

(D) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for Pressure Piping, B31, an American National Standard, B31.4, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids, 1998 Edition and B31.4a-2001, Addenda ;

(E) National Fire Protection Association Standard 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code , 2000 Edition; and

(F) National Fire Protection Association Standard 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, 2000 Edition;

(G) International Code Council, International Fire Code, Chapter 34, Flammable and Combustible Liquids , 2000; and

(H) International Code Council, International Fire Code, Chapter 27, Hazardous Materials - General Provisions, 2000;

(2) to meet the requirements of (e)(1) of this section for tanks constructed of fiberglass-reinforced plastic or another corrosion-resistant material:

(A) Underwriters Laboratories Standard 1316, Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures , Second Edition, 1994;

(B) repealed 1/30/2003;

(D) Steel Tank Institute Specification F894-01, ACT-100- Specification for External Corrosion Protection of FRP Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks , May 2001;

(3) to meet the requirements of (e)(2) of this section for composite tanks:

(A) Underwriters Laboratories Standard 1746, External Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Underground Storage Tanks , Second Edition, 1993; and

(B) Steel Tank Institute Specification F894-01, ACT-100- Specification for External Corrosion Protection of FRP Composite Steel Underground Storage Tanks , May 2001;

(4) to meet the requirements of (e)(3) of this section for steel tanks:

(A) Steel Tank Institute Specification STI-P3-01, STI-P 3 бў Specification and Manual for External Corrosion Protection of Underground Steel Storage Tanks, May 2001;

(B) Underwriters Laboratories Standard 1746, External Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Underground Storage Tanks , Second Edition, 1993;

(D) National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard RP0285-2002, Standard Recommended Practice-Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection , 2002;

(E) repealed 1/30/2003;

(F) Underwriters Laboratories Standard UL 58, Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids , Ninth Edition, 1996;

(G) Steel Tank Institute Specification R-972-01, Recommended practice for the Addition of Supplemental Anodes to STI-P 3 бў USTs, 2001;

(5) to meet the requirements of (e)(1) of this section for piping constructed of fiberglass-reinforced plastic or another corrosion-resistant material:

(A) Underwriters Laboratories Standard 1316, Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures , Second Edition, 1994;

(B) Underwriters Laboratories Standard UL 567, Pipe Connectors for Petroleum Products and LP-Gas, Eight Edition, 1996;

(D) repealed 1/30/2003; and

(6) to meet the requirements of (e)(3) of this section for metal piping:

(A) National Fire Protection Association Standard 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code , 2000 Edition;

(B) American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1615, Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems , Fifth Edition, March 1996;

(C) Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice PEI/RP100-2000, Recommended Practices for Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems , 2000;

(D) American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1632, Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Piping Systems , Third Edition, May 1996;

(E) National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard RP0169-96, Standard Recommended Practice-Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems , reaffirmed September 1996; and

(F) National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard RP0190-95, Standard Recommended Practice-External Protective Coatings for Joints, Fittings, and Valves on Metallic Underground or Submerged Pipelines and Piping Systems , 1990, reaffirmed 1995.

(g) The department will, in its discretion, inspect or require inspection of an installation to determine compliance with this section. If the department requires an inspection, it must be conducted by an independent third party certified under this chapter.

History: Eff. 3/25/91, Register 118; am 11/3/95, Register 136; am 4/16/2000, Register 154; am 1/30/2003, Register 165

Authority: AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.365

AS 46.03.375

Editor's note: 1. The publications adopted by reference in 18 AAC 78.025 and other sections of this chapter may be reviewed at the department's offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, or Soldotna, or may be obtained directly from the appropriate publisher. The mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and website, if available, for each publisher are as follows:

American Petroleum Institute (API), Publications Department, 1220 L St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005; phone: (202) 682-8375; Fax: (202) 962-4776; URL: http://api-ep.api.org/publications;

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2300; phone: (800) 843-2763; Fax: (201) 882-1717; URL: http://www.asme.org/;

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Publications Department, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; phone: (215) 299-5585; Fax: (215) 977-9679; URL: http://www.astm.org/;

International Code Council, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708, Falls Church, Virginia 22041; phone: (703) 931-4533; Fax: (703) 379-1546; URL: http://www.intlcode.org/;

International Conference of Building Code Officials, Ordering Department, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601; phone: (310) 692-4226; Fax: (310) 692-3853; URL: http://www.icbo.org/;

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Publications Department, P.O. Box 218340, Houston, Texas 77218-8340; phone: (281) 228-6200; Fax: (281) 228-6300; URL: http://www.nace.org/;

National Fire Protection Association, Inc. (NFPA), Publications Department, Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9146, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269; phone: (800) 344-3555; Fax: (617) 984-7057; URL: http://www.nfpa.org/;

National Leak Prevention Association (NLPA), P.O. Box 1643, Boise, Idaho 83701; phone: (208) 336-6941; Fax: (208) 336-0344;

Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), Publications Department, P.O. Box 2380, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101; phone: (918) 494-9696; Fax: (918) 491-9895; URL: http://www.pei.org/;

Steel Tank Institute (STI), 570 Oakwood Road, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60062; phone: (708) 438-8265, extension 4331; Fax: (708) 438-8766; URL: http://www.steeltank.com/;

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), Standards Department, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, phone: (708) 272-8800; Fax: (708) 272-8129; URL: http://www.ul.com/;

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC), Standards Department, 7 Crouse Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1R 3A9; phone: (416) 757-3611; Fax: (416) 757-8915; URL: http://www.ulc.ca/;

2. In addition to the organizations listed in Note 1, above, other sources of nationally-recognized codes of practice include:

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Sales Department, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036; phone: (212) 354-3300; Fax: (212) 302-1286; URL: http://www.ansi.org/;

Fiberglass Petroleum Tank & Pipe Institute, 9801 Westheimer, Suite 606, Houston, Texas 77042; phone: (713) 465-3310; Fax: (713) 465-6544; URL: http://www.fiberglasstankandpipe.com/;

United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Publication Office, Francis Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-3101, Washington, D.C. 20210; phone: (202) 219-8148; Fax: (202) 219-9266; URL: http://www.osha.gov/;.

3. A UST installed in an area that has been given a special designation for drinking water protection by a local government may be subject to additional requirements imposed by the local government.

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