[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR280.11]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 280--TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A--Program Scope and Interim Prohibition
 
Sec. 280.11  Interim prohibition for deferred UST systems.

    (a) No person may install an UST system listed in Sec. 280.10(c) for 
the purpose of storing regulated substances unless the UST system 
(whether of single- or double-wall construction):
    (1) Will prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for 
the operational life of the UST system;
    (2) Is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of 
noncorrodible material, steel clad with a noncorrodible material, or 
designed in a manner to prevent the release or threatened release of any 
stored substance; and
    (3) Is constructed or lined with material that is compatible with 
the stored substance.
    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, an UST system 
without corrosion protection may be installed at a site that is 
determined by a corrosion expert not to be corrosive enough to cause it 
to have a release due to corrosion during its operating life. Owners and 
operators must maintain records that demonstrate compliance with the 
requirements of this paragraph for the remaining life of the tank.
    Note: The National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard RP-
02-85, ``Control of External Corrosion on Metallic Buried,

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Partially Buried, or Submerged Liquid Storage Systems,'' may be used as 
guidance for complying with paragraph (b) of this section.