Maine Revised Statutes Title 38. Waters and Navigation § 565. Regulation of underground oil storage facilities used for consumption on the premises or by the owner or operator

A. The installation of new or replacement tanks and piping constructed of bare steel or asphalt-coated steel is prohibited. All new and replacement facilities must include secondary containment and continuous monitoring of the interstitial space for all tanks, piping and ancillary equipment. All below ground ancillary equipment must be constructed of fiberglass, cathodically protected steel or equally noncorrosive materials approved by the department.

B. All new and replacement facilities must be installed by an underground oil storage tank installer who has been properly certified pursuant to Title 32, chapter 104-A,  1 and must be registered with the commissioner prior to installation pursuant to section 563. Underground gasoline storage tanks may be removed by an underground gasoline storage tank remover who has been properly certified pursuant to Title 32, chapter 104-A.

B-1. New and replacement facilities with a capacity in excess of 1,100 gallons must prevent overfills and spills by the installation of overfill catchment basins and the use of automatic shut-off devices or tank alarms.

C, D. Deleted. Laws 1989, c. 865, § 11.

A. The owner or operator is required to report promptly upon discovery to the commissioner any evidence of a leak or discharge of oil.

B. Repealed. Laws 1989, c. 865, § 11; Laws 1991, c. 66, § A-25, eff. May 1, 1991.

C. When a monitoring well is installed at an existing facility governed by this section, the owner or operator of the facility is required to sample that well at least every 6 months; to maintain records of all sampling results at the facility or at the facility owner's place of business; and to report to the commissioner any sampling results showing evidence of a possible leak or discharge of oil.

D. For leak detection devices other than monitoring wells installed at an existing facility governed by this section, the owner or operator of the facility is required to test for leaks at least once every 6 months; to maintain records of all testing results at the facility or at the facility owner's place of business; and to report to the commissioner any test results showing evidence of a possible leak or discharge of oil.