1. (a) A storage container and other containers used at a storage facility to hold liquid bulk fertilizer or fertilizer rinsate are considered abandoned if the container has been out of service for more than six (6) months because of a weakness or leak or has been out of service for any reason for more than two (2) years.
2. (b) An abandoned underground container, including an abandoned underground catch basin, must be thoroughly cleaned and removed from the ground or thoroughly cleaned and filled with an inert solid. All connections and vents must be disconnected and sealed. A record of the catch basin size, location, and method of closing must be maintained at the storage facility or as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
3. (c) An abandoned aboveground container must be thoroughly cleaned. All hatches on the containers must be left open, and all valves or connections must be severed and left open.
4. (d) A secondary containment facility is not considered abandoned because there have been no discharges into the secondary containment facility.

As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.50.