Air and Water Management Association Regulatory Conference Symposium

Air and Water Management Association Regulatory Conference Symposium April 2019 UST Management Program

USTMP MANAGEMENT Lon Revall, Program Manager lon. revall@dnr. ga. gov 404. 362. 2582 Regulatory Compliance Unit I Shaheer Muhanna Corrective Action Unit I Kelly Adams kelly. adams@dnr. ga. gov 404. 362. 4526 shaheer. muhanna@dnr. ga. gov 404. 362. 2579 Regulatory Compliance Unit II Karlene Freeman Corrective Action Unit II Jay Kemberling jay. kemberling@dnr. ga. gov 404. 362. 2577 karlene. freeman@dnr. ga. gov 404. 362. 2576 Enforcement/ATR Unit Vacant 404. 362. 2635 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

TANK AGE Tank Age Distribution 35% 32% 30% 27% 25% 22% 20% 15% 11% 10% 6% 5% 3% 0% 0 -10 Years 11 -20 Years 21 -30 Years 31 -40 Years 41 -50 Years Old Old Old >50 years Old ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

GEORGIA’S TANK POPULATION 2 1 3 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

UST Rule Amendment Karlene Freeman, RCU 2 Unit Manager ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

2017 UST RULE AMENDMENT • July 2015 – EPA published changes to the 1988 UST Regulation • State Program Approval (SPA) requires adoption of federal requirements • No less stringent requirement • Adopted by reference • Two additional state-specific requirements Rule Implementation schedule can be found: https: //epd. georgia. gov/underground-storage-tank-technicalguidance ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements effective December 15, 2017: • Ball Floats may no longer be used for overfill prevention • Within 30 days after repair, secondary containment, spill and overfill equipment must be tested • Closure of internally lined tanks that fail the internal lining inspection and cannot be repaired according to code of practice • Demonstrate compatibility for systems with greater than 10% ethanol and greater than 20% biodiesel ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements effective December 15, 2017 (cont’d) • Containment sump testing for sumps used for piping interstitial monitoring, spill prevention equipment test and overfill prevention equipment inspection are required at time of installation • For airport hydrant fuel distribution systems and USTs systems with field-constructed tanks: • • • Notification and financial responsibility Release reporting Closure ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements effective December 15, 2017 (cont’d) • For previously deferred UST systems • • Release detection for emergency generators (new installs) Subpart K for airport hydrant fuel distribution systems and fieldconstructed tanks ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements Due by December 15, 2020: • Site assessment records for groundwater and vapor monitoring • Containment sump testing for sumps used for piping interstitial monitoring, spill prevention equipment test and overfill prevention equipment inspection (once every three years) • Release detection equipment testing (once per year) • Emergency generator-release detection required ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements Due by December 15, 2020: Walkthrough Inspections o Once every 30 days • • • Spill prevention equipment inspection Release detection equipment inspection (e. g. ATG, records review ) Form is available on-line o Annually • • Containment sump inspection (all sumps) Handheld release detection equipment inspection (e. g. gauge stick, bailers) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS • Record retention minimum of 3 years o Will primarily impact non-GUST facilities • Annual Tank Registration deadline is December 31 (from September 1) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW RULES? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

ANNUAL TANK REGISTRATION The Public uses GEOS to submit information to EPD https: //geos. epd. georgia. gov/GA/GEOS/Public/Gov. Ent/Shared/Pages/Main/Login. aspx ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

GEORGIA EPD ONLINE SYSTEM (GEOS) Air Title V Brownfiel ds Underground Storage Tanks Industrial Stormwater Constructi on Stormwater Voluntary Remediatio n Program Lead Based Paint & Asbestos Hazardous Waste Scrap Tire NPDES Municipal Wastewater Environment al Assurance Fees ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

ANNUAL TANK REGISTRATION Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS) Create Responsible Official Account (Tank Owner) Associate Facilities Submit Online Registration Forms ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

ANNUAL TANK REGISTRATION ONLINE FORM • Annual Renewal – Registration • Amend/Modify – Don’t use; instead submit a 7530 • Terminate – Selling Facility/USTs ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

ANNUAL TANK REGISTRATION • Click pdf icon to view/print certificate • Click ACTION button for 2019 Annual Renewal • Click ACTION button to Terminate ATR if tanks are sold • Monique Hargrove: 404 -362 -2535 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

GEOS PUBLIC INQUIRY PORTAL https: //geos. epd. georgia. gov/GA/GEOS/Public/Gov. Ent/Shared/Pages/Main/Login. aspx ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

GEOS PUBLIC INQUIRY PORTAL 1. Enter Facility ID (Location Identifier) 2. Select “UST – Storage Tank Registration Form” 3. Click “Search” ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

UST REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE Tank Status must be “Currently In Use” for fuel delivery (not TOU) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

QUESTIONS ABOUT UST REGISTRATION? Comments/Questions: epd. atr@dnr. ga. gov ATR Hotline: 404 -362 -2590 Monique Hargrove: 404 -362 -2535 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION