40 CFR 265.194 - General operating requirements.
§ 265.194
General operating requirements.
(a)
Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank system if they could cause the tank, its ancillary equipment, or the secondary containment system to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail.
(b)
The owner or operator must use appropriate controls and practices to prevent spills and overflows from tank or secondary containment systems. These include at a minimum:
(2)
Overfill prevention controls (e.g., level sensing devices, high level alarms, automatic feed cutoff, or bypass to a standby tank); and
(3)
Maintenance of sufficient freeboard in uncovered tanks to prevent overtopping by wave or wind action or by precipitation.
(c)
The owner or operator must comply with the requirements of § 265.196 -if a leak or spill occurs in the tank -system.
[51 FR 25479, July 14, 1986, as amended at 71 FR 40275, July 14, 2006]
Title 40 published on 2012-07-01
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