1. (a) An application for an operating permit must be submitted to the Unified Program Agency by the owner or operator. The application must include the following information, to the extent such information is known to the applicant:

   1. (1) Tank Owner -- The name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the owner.
   2. (2) Facility Information -- The name, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration number, location, mailing address, and telephone number of the facility where the underground storage tank is located, and type of business involved, if any.
   3. (3) Tank Operator -- The name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the operator and 24-hour emergency contact telephone number.
   4. (4) Property Owner -- The name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the property owner.
   5. (5) Financial Responsibility Mechanisms -- Identification of mechanisms used to demonstrate compliance with financial responsibility requirements for petroleum underground storage tanks as specified in sections 25292.2 and 25299.31 of the Health and Safety Code, the federal act, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act, or specify that the facility is exempt from the requirements. If required to demonstrate financial responsibility, the owner or operator must submit a current Certification of Financial Responsibility and maintain all applicable supporting mechanisms available for review by the Unified Program Agency or the Board upon request, or as otherwise required by the federal act.
   6. (6) Underground Storage Tank Information -- A description of the underground storage tank system including the date of installation or discovery, tank construction material, tank capacity, and details regarding construction and installed components.
   7. (7) Tank Use and Contents -- The type of use and the hazardous substance stored in the underground storage tank.

   8. (8) Monitoring program in accordance with section 2650 including the facility:

      1. (A) Monitoring plan;
      2. (B) Monitoring site plan, and;
      3. (C) Response plan.
   9. (9) If the owner or operator of the underground storage tank is a public agency, the application must include the name of the supervisor of the division, section, or office that operates the underground storage tank.
2. (b) Tanks that share an internal bulkhead, often referred to as compartmented or split underground storage tanks, require a separate permit for each compartment.
3. (c) The permit holder must apply for renewal of the permit by submitting the information specified in subdivision (a) at least 30 days prior to the permit expiration date.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25299.3 and 25299.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25286, 25292.2, 25296.35, 25299.31 and 25404, Health and Safety Code; and 40 CFR Sections 280.90 and 280.93.

History

1. Amendment filed 8-9-91 as an emergency; operative 8-9-91. Text remains in effect uninterrupted pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 25299.7 (Register 92, No. 14).

2. Editorial correction of printing errors in History 1 (Register 92, No. 43).

3. Amendment of article heading, section heading and text filed 4-5-94; operative 5-5-94 (Register 94, No. 14).

4. Repealer and new article 9 heading, section heading and section filed 10-28-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 44).