224.60-100 Underground storage tanks and regulated substances defined.
As used in KRS 224.60-105:
(1) "Underground storage tank" means any one (1) or combination of tanks (including
underground pipes connected thereto) used to contain an accumulation of regulated
substances, and the volume of which (including the volume of the underground
pipes connected thereto) is ten percent (10%) or more beneath the surface of the
ground. Such term does not include any:
(a) Farm or residential tank of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or less
capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;
(b) Tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where
stored;
(c) Septic tank;
(d) Pipeline facility (including gathering lines) regulated under the Natural Gas
Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, (49 U.S.C. App. secs. 1671 et seq.), the
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. secs. 2001 et
seq.), or which is an intrastate pipeline facility regulated under state laws
comparable to the provisions of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968
or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979;
(e) Surface impoundment pit, pond, or lagoon;
(f) Storm water or waste water collection system;
(g) Flow-through process tank;
(h) Liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas
production and gathering operations; or
(i) Storage tank situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar,
mineworking, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or
above the surface of the floor.
(2) "Regulated substance" means any substance defined in Section 101(14) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
but not including any substance regulated as a hazardous waste under Subtitle C,
and petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is liquid at
standard conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7
pounds per square inch absolute).
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 237, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1986.
Formerly codified as KRS 224.810.
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