Section 305.86. Underground tank system liners.

 

(1)   General. No person may line or reline an underground tank system that has held or will hold flammable or combustible liquids which are regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following:

(a) The person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified tank system liner.

(b) The person is under the direct supervision of another person who holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified tank system liner.

(2)   Application for examination. A person applying to take a tank system liner certification examination shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(3)   Examination. A person seeking to obtain a tank system liner certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s. SPS 305.09 .

(4)   Application for certification. Upon notification of successfully passing the examination for a tank system liner certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c) .

(5)   Responsibilities. A person who lines or supervises the lining of underground tanks as a certified tank system liner shall be present at the job site for at least all of the following activities:

(a) Removal of product from the tanks and making the atmosphere of the tanks inert or vapor-free.

(b) Cutting of openings in tanks.

(c) Removal and handling of sludge and other wastes from tanks.

(d) Sand blasting of the tank interior.

(e) Inspection for holes and wall thickness.

(f) Notifying the owner if an internal tank assessment determines that a tank system assessment under ch. ATCP 93 is required.

(g) Repair of holes.

(h) Notifying and arranging for a certified tank system inspector to visit the site and authorize the lining, prior to applying the lining to the tank.

(i) Coating of tanks.

(j) Testing for holidays.

(k) Testing for coating hardness.

(L) Resealing of tanks.

(m) Completing an API 1631 inspection form B, as required by ch. ATCP 93 , and submitting it to the owner, inspector and department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(6)   Renewal.

(a) A person may renew his or her certification as a tank system liner.

(b) A tank system liner certification shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (a), (b) and (4), Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 06-127 : am. (1) (intro.), and (5) (intro.), renum. (5) (f) and (g) to (j) to be (5) (g) and (i) to (L), cr. (5) (f), (h) and (m), renum. (6) (a) 1. and 2. to be (6) (a) and (b), r. (6) (b), Register September 2007 No. 621 , eff. 10-1-07; CR 11-020 : r. and recr. (1), Register December 2011 No. 672 , eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1) (intro.), (2) (a), (b), (3), (4), (5) (f), (m), (6) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; corrections in (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (5) (f), (m) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , 7. , Stats., Register October 2013 No. 694 .

Note

Chapter ATCP 93 requires plan submittal and approval prior to lining a tank. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note: Authority over ss. SPS 305.82 to 305.89 was transferred to Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection under 2013 Wis. Act 20 , s. 9138 (3) (fm) and (4) (f). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1