Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and ... - CCME

Corrosion protection means a method of reducing or
preventing corrosion of a storage tank system
through cathodic protection, the application of
protective coatings, or the use of a non-corroding
material in its construction.
Day means any continuous 24 hour period.
Discharge means releasing, spilling, leaking,
pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping
of petroleum or allied petroleum products into the
environment, whether intentional or unintentional.
Dispenser sump means a container located
underneath or near a dispenser or self-contained
suction pump that collects or contains leaks.
Effective date means the date this Code is adopted
by an authority having jurisdiction or a date specified
by an authority having jurisdiction.
Empty means to remove the contents of a storage
tank system as far as is practicable by such means as
draining, suction, pouring, or pumping.
Existing means that which was in place or
commenced operation on or before the effective date
of this Code.
Flammable liquid or product means any liquid
having a closed cup flash point below 37.8 ˚C and a
vapour pressure not exceeding 275.8 kPa (absolute)
at 37.8 ˚C.
Flash point means the minimum temperature at
which a liquid within a container gives off vapour in
sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture
with air near the surface of the liquid.
Free oil means the non-soluble, non-emulsified
petroleum and allied petroleum product layer that
accumulates in an oil-water separator.
Fuel oil means kerosine or any hydrocarbon oil as
classified in CAN/CGSB-3.2-99, “Fuel Oil,
Heating” and CAN/CGSB-3.3-99, “Kerosine”.
Handling means the storing, transmitting,
transporting, or distributing of petroleum or allied
petroleum products and includes putting petroleum
products into a container or into the fuel tank of a
motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.
Impermeable barrier means a secondary storage
tank wall, synthetic membrane liner, or other
equivalent material in conformance with this Code.
Internal coating means a coating or lining of a noncorrodible
material bonded firmly to the interior
surface of a storage tank that does not chemically or
physically degrade when in contact with the
petroleum or allied petroleum products stored therein.
Interstitial space means the space between
the primary storage tank or piping wall and
the impermeable barrier within a secondary
containment system. (See Appendix B, note B.1.4.2
Interstitial space)
Leak means any loss of liquid petroleum or allied
petroleum products because of a defect in a storage
tank system.
Leak detection means a device or method that is
capable of detecting leaks in a storage tank system.
Liner means a material used as the outer barrier of a
secondary containment system, but does not include
the outer wall of double-wall piping or storage tanks.
Line-leak detector means a device used in pressure
piping systems to detect a leak in the piping.
Mobile tank means a mobile refueling tank as
described by ORD-C142.13-1977, Mobile Refueling
Tanks.
Motive fuel means any fuel used to power a vehicle,
aircraft, or vessel.
Oil-water separator means a device for collecting
and separating non-soluble, non-emulsified
petroleum and allied petroleum products from water.
Operator means the person who is responsible for
the day-to-day operation of an installation where an
aboveground or underground storage tank is located
or, when referring to a vehicle, the driver in charge
of the vehicle.
3 Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products