Regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) fall under Pennsylvania’s
Storage Tank Program.
The
Storage Tank and Spill
Prevention Act
(Act 32 of 1989, as amended) and the
Corrective Action Process
(CAP) regulations
(25 Pa Code
Chapter 245.301-245.314) established
release reporting and corrective action requirements for owners and
operators of regulated aboveground and underground storage tanks and
other responsible parties. The CAP regulations include requirements
for confirming or disproving suspected releases; reporting releases;
determining the extent of soil, sediment, surface water and
groundwater contamination; taking necessary actions to abate risks
to human health and the environment; taking steps to prevent further
migration of the released substance into the environment;
restoring or replacing affected or diminished water supplies; and
storing contaminated soil at the site of the release.
All
owners and operators of aboveground and underground storage tanks
regulated under Act 32 and other responsible parties must comply
with the CAP regulations. Furthermore, the CAP process applies to
releases from regulated tanks for which remediation was initiated on
or after August 5th, 1989, the effective date of Act 32. Any release for which remediation
was initiated before
August 5th, 1989,
must follow the Act 2 process.
Since Act 32 and
the CAP regulations do not provide cleanup standards, Act 2 cleanup
standards must be used. Therefore, BlackRock’s knowledge of Act 2
provides our clients with an advantage over most underground storage
tank specialty contractors.
