2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Public Health, Housing, Environment
Chapter 466 - Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials II
Section 466.765 - Duty of owner or permittee of underground storage tank.

OR Rev Stat § 466.765 (2015) What's This?

In addition to any other duty imposed by law and pursuant to rules adopted under ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994, the owner or the permittee of an underground storage tank shall:

(1) Prevent releases;

(2) Install, operate and maintain underground storage tanks and leak detection devices and develop and maintain records in connection therewith in accordance with standards adopted and permits issued under ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994;

(3) Furnish information to the Department of Environmental Quality relating to underground storage tanks, including information about tank equipment and regulated substances stored in the tanks;

(4) Promptly report releases;

(5) Conduct monitoring and testing as required by rules adopted under ORS 466.746 and permits issued under ORS 466.760;

(6) Permit department employees or a duly authorized and identified representative of the department at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records relating to underground storage tanks;

(7) Pay all costs of investigating, preventing, reporting and stopping a release;

(8) Decommission tanks, as required by rules adopted under ORS 466.746 and permits issued under ORS 466.760;

(9) Pay all fees;

(10) Conduct any corrective action required under ORS 466.810; and

(11) Perform any other requirement adopted under ORS 465.200, 466.706 to 466.882, 466.994 and 478.308.

[1987 c.539 §20 (enacted in lieu of 468.905)]

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