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Title 17E
Chapter 17E.010
Section 17E.010.300
 

Title 17E Environmental Standards

Chapter 17E.010 Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas – Aquifer Protection

Article III. Underground Storage Tanks

Section 17E.010.300 Categories of Use

  1. Active Use UST.
    An UST in actual use for receipt, storage, or delivery of substances, as a UST, within any ninety-day period.

  2. Out of Service for Ninety Days UST.
    An UST not in active use within any ninety-day period. USTs in this category
    must be safeguarded as required under IFC 5704.2.13.1.2.

  3. Out of Service for One Year UST.
    An UST not in active use within any one-year period or longer. USTs in this category must satisfy the requirements under IFC 5704.2.13.1.3.

  4. Abandoned in Place UST.
    An UST permanently prepared for non-use and left in place. USTs in this category must satisfy requirements under IFC 5704.2.13.1.4.

  5. Monitored Out of Service UST.
    An UST not in active use, but the leak monitoring (and cathodic protection where applicable) system is still in operation and maintained. The tank will be required to have a permit renewed each year.

  6. For purposes of this article, aggregates of tanks hydraulically connected including the piping are considered as one tank.

Date Passed: Monday, June 13, 2016

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016

ORD C35399 Section 19