Sec. 26.10.03.09. UST Registration Requirements

A. The owner, operator, or person-in-charge of an underground storage tank shall register the underground storage tank with the Department on a form provided by the Department.

B. Owners required to submit a registration form under §A of this regulation shall provide a form to the Department for each tank they own. Owners may register several tanks using one registration form, but owners who own tanks located at more than one place of operation shall file a separate registration form for each separate place of operation.

C. Registrations required to be submitted under §A of this regulation shall provide all of the information required on the prescribed form for each tank for which registration is made. Registration for each tank installed after July 1, 1990, shall also provide all of the information in Section VII of the prescribed form.

D. All owners, operators, and persons-in-charge of new UST systems shall register the new system within 30 days and certify in the registration form compliance with the following requirements:

(1) Installation of tanks and piping under this chapter;

(2) Cathodic protection of steel tanks and piping under Regulations .01 and .02 of this chapter;

(3) Financial responsibility under COMAR 26.10.11; and

(4) Release detection under Regulations .01 and .02 of this chapter and COMAR 26.10.05.02 and .03.

E. All owners and operators of new UST systems shall ensure that the installer certifies in the registration form that the methods used to install the tanks and piping comply with the requirements in this chapter.

F. A person who sells a tank intended to be used as an underground storage tank shall inform the purchaser of the registration obligations under §A of this regulation, and provide the purchaser with a copy of the Department's registration form.

G. Unless an underground storage tank is registered with the Department in accordance with the provisions of §A or B of this regulation, an owner and an operator may not allow the selling, receiving, or dispensing of oil or any other regulated substance from an underground storage tank, with the exception of the minimum amount of a regulated substance necessary to conduct the initial precision test for new storage systems.

H. For the purposes of this regulation, if any underground storage tank registered with the Department under §A or B of this regulation is removed, or no longer in use, the owner, operator, or person-in-charge of the underground storage tank shall notify the Department on an amended form not later than 30 days after the removal or discontinuance of use.

I. The owner and an operator of the UST system shall:

(1) Display at the underground storage tank facility the UST registration certificate issued by the Department; or

(2) Produce the certificate immediately upon request by the Department.