- (a) The Division of Environmental Quality must be given timely notice of any release as required by 40 C.F.R. pt. 280, subpt. E.
(b)
- (1) The requirement for giving timely notice of a release from an aboveground storage tank system shall be the same as that for an underground storage tank system.
- (2) An owner or operator is required to give notice of a release from an aboveground storage tank system if the amount of the release equals or exceeds existing reporting limits in any other applicable federal or state statutes or regulations.
(c)
- (1) To ensure timely notice of a release or suspected release from a storage tank system is received by the division, an owner or operator must follow up a verbal notice to the division with written notice of the release or suspected release within three (3) business days following the date of the initial verbal notice.
(2) Written notice may be submitted in, but is not limited to, the following forms:
- (A) Facsimile;
- (B) Electronic mail;
- (C) United States Postal Service mail;
- (D) Handwritten correspondence; or
- (E) Another form as may be provided by the division.
- (d) If the division is not given the required timely notice of a release, and the failure to report the release causes a delay in the corrective action that contributes to an adverse impact to the environment, no reimbursement shall be made under this subpart for the costs of corrective action incurred in response to the release.