The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) acknowledges that travel plans may be altered due to the precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In the event a trainee or Operator is hesitant about traveling to an Operator Training venue or the classroom training event is canceled, the trainee or Operator may …
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Are you responsible for ensuring site or corporate environmental compliance or for implementing a site environmental management system that includes fueling systems? Whether you’re an environmental manager, a plant engineer, plant/general manager, facility manager, site manager or other role, if you’re involved with underground fuel storage tanks, the new rules regarding secondary containment should be of interest. Federal …
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The Implementation Timeline is now Ticking for the new Underground Storage Tank Regulations The EPA’s Revisions to 40 CFR Parts 280 and 281 have been published in the Federal Register today – July 15, 2015 The Final Rule – Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations—Revisions to Existing Requirements and New Requirements for Secondary Containment and Operator Training – …
Here are Some of the Significant Changes to 40 CFR part 280 The EPA’s 2015 Final Regulations for USTs changes certain portions of the 1988 underground storage tank technical regulation in 40 CFR part 280. The changes establish federal requirements that are similar to key portions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In addition, EPA …
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Where do you start? Want to know where to start when reviewing the 2015 Revised Underground Storage Tank Regulations Documents? I’ve been pouring through the documents shared on EPA’s website created just for the revisions of the UST regulations and here are some quick descriptions that I hope you’ll find helpful. Comparison Chart of the 2015 Revised UST Regulations …
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Are you reviewing the 2015 Revised UST Regs to find out what applies to you? I have been, and there is a lot to read! I found it extremely helpful to add page numbers to my table of contents for quick reference when going through the 468 page document, called the Prepublication version of the final UST …
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EPA’s updated underground storage tanks (UST) regulations are final and will be published soon in the Federal Register The U.S. EPA has strengthened the Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements to protect us from groundwater contamination with better prevention and detection of leaks from UST systems. The UST program changes, revisions to the 1988 federal underground …
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2015 Revised Underground Storage Tank Regulations We’ve been waiting for years for the update to finally be announced, and here it is: The requirements implemented on the effective date of the final UST regulation are those that either do not require significant education and outreach or apply to new installations, repairs, or releases. EPA is …
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It is so great when an announcement or article I come across while researching is a positive one about moving forward with improving our environment. The constant struggle between the money it costs to do so, and the harm if we don’t, weighs on most businesses and municipalities. Here is what I just read: FOR …
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