Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS) REGULATIONS 2010 (S.R. 2010, NO. 8)

- (S.R. 2010, NO. 8)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Storage systems to which regulations do not apply
   5.      Declaration of groundwater protection zones
   6.      Sampling and analysis
   7.      Infrastructure owners and system operators

   PART 2 - Use, Repair and Replacement of Storage Systems

   8.      Storage systems generally
   9.      New storage systems
   10.     Replacement and repair of certain components of storage systems

   PART 3 - Loss-monitoring and Verification

   11.     Loss-monitoring for storage systems other than small storage systems
   12.     Loss-monitoring for small storage systems
   13.     Interstitial monitoring
   14.     Loss verification
   15.     Loss confirmation

   PART 4 - Groundwater-monitoring Wells and Tank Pit Observation Wells

           Division 1 - Application and interpretation of Part

   16.     Interpretation of Part
   17.     Application of Part

           Division 2 - Groundwater-monitoring wells and tank pit observation wells generally

   18.     Specifications for groundwater-monitoring wells and tank pit observation wells
   19.     Decommissioning of groundwater-monitoring wells
   20.     Wells to be scrutinised for contamination every 6 months

           Division 3 - Installation of new wells

   21.     Required number and location of groundwater-monitoring wells
   22.     Storage systems in groundwater protection zones
   23.     New storage systems in groundwater protection zones
   24.     Installation of groundwater-monitoring wells
   25.     Reports on installation

   PART 5 - Environmental Site Assessments

   26.     Environmental site assessments
   27.     Infrastructure owners to provide report to Director and notice to landowners
   28.     Landowners to advise purchasers about ongoing environmental site assessments

   PART 6 - Cessation and Resumption of Use

   29.     Application of Part
   30.     Permanent and temporary decommissioning of storage systems
   31.     Removal and decommissioning of abandoned storage systems
   32.     Use of abandoned storage systems after commencement day

   PART 7 - Record-keeping

   33.     Keeping of records when storage system in use, &c.
   34.     Certain records to be kept for 10 years from date of creation
   35.     Records to be given to landowner when storage system permanently decommissioned
   36.     Records to be delivered to new operators and owners

   PART 8 - Miscellaneous

   37.     Notice of existing storage systems to be provided within 6 months after commencement day
   38.     Defence
   39.     Exemptions on application
   40.     Exemptions at instigation of Director
   41.     Further information
   42.     EPA guidelines