Section 245.505. Applicability

Existing tanks that become regulated due to the addition of new regulated substances as defined in § 245.1 ((relating to definitions) (See definition of ‘‘regulated substance’’ (i)(C)(I) and (II))), and the regulation of aboveground tanks greater than 30,000 gallons capacity, storing heating oil that is consumed on the premises (See definition of ‘‘consumptive use’’ in § 245.1) are subject to the requirements of this chapter and shall be registered with the Department by January 9, 2008. In addition, these tanks are temporarily excluded from the following requirements:

(1) Monitoring requirements in § 245.541(c) (relating to overfill prevention requirements) until November 10, 2010.

(2) In-service inspection requirements in § 245.552 (relating to in-service inspections) until within 5 years of the date of construction or the date of the last inspection or by November 10, 2010, whichever is greater.

(3) Out-of-service inspection requirements in § 245.553 (relating to out-of-service inspections) until November 10, 2010, for tanks not previously inspected or 10 years after construction for tanks without known corrosion rates, whichever is greater, or within projected inspection intervals based on corrosion rates determined at the last out-of-service inspection, but not to exceed 20 years from the date of the last inspection.

The provisions of this § 245.505 adopted November 9, 2007, effective November 10, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 5979.