2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §49-1009  Tank performance standards

A. No person may install an underground storage tank unless the tank meets all of the following requirements:

1. Is designed to prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the tank.

2. Is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrosive material, steel clad with a noncorrosive material or designed in a manner to prevent the release of a regulated substance.

3. The material used in the construction or lining of the tank is compatible with the substance to be stored.

B. The owner and operator of an underground storage tank shall use an underground storage tank made of or lined with materials that are compatible with the regulated substance stored in or dispensed from the underground storage tank.

C. The director may adopt rules specifying design, construction, installation, performance and compatibility standards for underground storage tanks. The rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be consistent with and no more stringent than federal regulations in effect on the date on which the rules are adopted.

D. The director may require an owner and operator of an underground storage tank to perform or cause to be performed a tank test to determine compliance with the standards established pursuant to this section.