Regulations dealing with underground storage tank standards were adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation on August 24, 2018, with an effective date of September 27, 2018. The regulations have been made permanent and have been filed by the Lt. Governor. The regulations will appear in Register 227, October 2018, of the Alaska Administrative Code. The regulations changes are summarized as follows:
The underground storage tank regulations were updated to incorporate changes in the federal regulations in order to make it easier for owners and operators to comply with both federal and state regulations.
The following sections was amended:
18 AAC 78.005, 18 AAC 78.008, 18 AAC 78.012, 18 AAC 78.015, 18 AAC 78.018,
18 AAC 78.025, 18 AAC 78.030, 18 AAC 78.035, 18 AAC 78.040,
The following sections were repealed:
18 AAC 78.010, 18 AAC 78.017, 18 AAC 78.020, 18 AAC 78.022,