Maine § 38 §565 Regulation of underground oil storage facilities used for consumption on the premises or by the owner or operator

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §565 — Regulation of underground oil storage facilities used for consumption on the premises or by the owner or operator

Maine § 38 §565

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 3PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §565 (2026).

Text

The board shall adopt rules necessary to minimize, to the extent practicable, the potential for discharges of oil from underground oil storage facilities not used to store motor fuels or in the marketing and distribution of oil to others. These rules apply to all underground heating oil storage facilities that are used for consumption on the premises or by the owner or operator of the facility and all other tanks and facilities that are not governed by the requirements of section 564. These rules are limited to the following requirements.

1.Design and installation standards for new and replacement facilities. Design and installation standards for new and replacement tanks are as follows.

2.Testing requirements and reporting of leaks for existing, new and replacement facilities and tanks.

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The board shall adopt rules necessary to minimize, to the extent practicable, the potential for discharges of oil from underground oil storage facilities not used to store motor fuels or in the marketing and distribution of oil to others. These rules apply to all underground heating oil storage facilities that are used for consumption on the premises or by the owner or operator of the facility and all other tanks and facilities that are not governed by the requirements of section 564. These rules are limited to the following requirements.
1.
Design and installation standards for new and replacement facilities.
Design and installation standards for new and replacement tanks are as follows.
2.
Testing requirements and reporting of leaks for existing, new and replacement facilities and tanks.
Testing requirements and reporting of leaks for existing, new and replacement facilities and tanks are as follows.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 496, §A14 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 626, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A201 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 491, §12 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 312, §18 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 593, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 865, §11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B142- 144 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §§A25,26 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 494, §7 (AMD).