ASTM_E_1990_-_14.pdf

Designation:E199014Standard Guide forPerforming Evaluations of Underground Storage TankSystems for Operational Conformance with 40 CFR,Part280 Regulations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1990;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers information for evaluating tank sys-tems for operational conformance with the Federal technicalstandards(including the financial responsibility requirements)for underground storage tanks(USTs)found at 40 Code ofFederal Register(CFR)Part 280.1.2 This guide does not address the corrective action re-quirements of 40 CFR Part 280.1.3 To the extent that a tank system is excluded or deferredfrom the federal regulations under Subpart A of 40 CFR Part280,it is not covered by this guide.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 Federal Standards:Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR),EnvironmentalProtection Agency,Part 280,Technical Standards andCorrective Action Requirements for Owners and Opera-tors of Underground Storage Tanks(UST)23.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 corrosion protectionto prevent the degradation of amaterial due to a reaction between the material and itsenvironment.3.1.2 implementing agencyEnvironmental ProtectionAgency(EPA),or,in the case of a State with program approval(or pursuant to a memorandum of agreement with EPA),thedesignated State or Local agency responsible for carrying outthe UST program.3.1.3 overfillexceeding the capacity of the tank.3.1.4 overfill protectiona device used to prevent a tankfrom being overfilled when product is being added to the tank.3.1.5 release detectiona method to determine whether arelease of a regulated substance has occurred from the USTsystem into the environment or into the interstitial spacebetween the UST system and its secondary barrier or secondarycontainment around it.3.1.6 spillto cause or allow product to enter the environ-ment that was intended to be placed in the tank.3.1.7 spill preventiona device used to prevent or contain aspill associated with removing the fill hose from the tank fillpipe.3.1.8 suspected releasereleased product discovered at ornear the UST site,observed unusual operating conditions,suchas apparent loss of product;or results from a release detectionmethod that indicates a release.Suspected release does notinclude situations where a method or equipment is found to bedefective,is immediately corrected,and then indicates norelease.3.1.9 underground storage tank(UST)any one or combi-nation of tanks(including underground pipes connectedthereto)that is used to contain an accumulation of regulatedsubstances,and the volume of which(including connectedunderground piping)is 10%or more beneath the surface of theground.3.1.9.1 existing tanka tank where installation began on orbefore 12/22/88.3.1.9.2 new tanka tank where installation started after12/22/88.3.1.10 upgradethe addition or retrofit of the UST systemor some system components such as release detection,corro-sion protection,spill prevention,or overfill protection toimprove the ability of an UST system to prevent the release ofproduct and meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 280.1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E50 on EnvironmentalAssessment,Risk Management and Corrective Action and is the direct responsibil-ity of Subcommittee E50.01 on Storage Tanks.Current edition approved Jan.1,2014.Published February 2014.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1990-98(2005).DOI:10.1520/E1990-14.2Available from the Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.11 UST systeman underground storage tank,con-nected underground piping,underground ancillary equipment,and containment system,if any.3.2 Additional TerminologyThe following definitions anddiscussions,taken directly from the publication“Form andStyle for ASTM Standards”shall be included in full in everystandard guide or practice produced and passed by CommitteeE-50 or any of its technical subcommittees,approved April 16,1997.3.2.1 guidea compendium of information or series ofoptions or instructions that do not recommend a specific courseof action.3.2.1.1 DiscussionWhereas a practice prescribes a generalusage principle,a guide only suggest an approach.The purposeof a guide is to offer guidance,based on a consensus ofviewpoin