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

Section 9.6 Disposal of
Storage Tank Systems
9.6.1(1) When a storage tank system is to be
disposed of:
(a) liquid petroleum or allied petroleum
product shall be removed from the
storage tank system;
(b) sludge in the storage tanks shall be
removed and disposed of in a manner
prescribed by the authority having
jurisdiction;
(c) the storage tank shall be purged of
vapours to less than 10% of the lower
flammable limit and the presence of
vapours shall be checked with a
combustible gas meter;
(d) sufficient openings shall be cut in the
storage tank to render it unfit for further
use;
(e) the storage tank shall be transported in
conformance with the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Act and in a manner
prescribed by the authority having
jurisdiction to an approved disposal
facility; and
(f) an affidavit of destruction shall be
provided by the approved disposal
facility and shall be forwarded by the
owner or by an authorized company or
individual to the authority having
jurisdiction.
Section 9.7 Reuse of Storage Tanks
9.7.1(1) A cathodically protected steel underground
storage tank may be reused for the storage
of petroleum or allied petroleum products
after being:
(a) refurbished in accordance with ULC-
S603(A)-2001, “Refurbishing of
Underground Steel Tanks”; or
(b) inspected and relabeled in accordance
with the Special Acceptance Program of
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada.
9.7.2(1) A fibreglass-reinforced plastic underground
storage tank may be reused for the storage
of petroleum or allied petroleum products
after being:
(a) refurbished in accordance with ULC-
S615(A)-1987, “Refurbishing of
Reinforced Plastic Underground Tanks”;
or
(b) inspected and relabeled in accordance
with the Special Acceptance Program of
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada.
9.7.2(2) A shop-fabricated aboveground storage tank
may be reused for the storage of petroleum
or allied petroleum products:
(a) for a vertical aboveground storage tank,
after being refurbished in accordance
with ULC-S630(A)-2001, “Shop
Refurbishing of Aboveground Vertical
Shop Fabricated Steel Tanks”;
(b) for a horizontal aboveground storage
tank, after being refurbished in
accordance with ULC-S601(A)-2001,
“Shop Refurbishing of Aboveground
Horizontal Shop Fabricated Steel Tanks”;
or
(c) after being inspected and relabeled in
accordance with the Special Acceptance
Program of Underwriters Laboratories of
Canada.
9.7.3 A field-erected aboveground storage tank
may only be reused for the storage of
petroleum or allied petroleum products after
being refurbished in accordance with API
Std 653-01, “Tank Inspection, Repair,
Alteration, and Reconstruction.”
9.7.4 An underground storage tank removed from
service shall not be reused as an
aboveground storage tank.
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