1. (1) Certified PST installers must notify the director at least 30 days, or another time period approved by the director, before commencing any of the following activities:

   1. (a) the installation of a full PST system or tank only;
   2. (b) the installation of underground product piping for one or more tanks at a facility, separate from the installation of one or more tanks at a facility;
   3. (c) the internal lining or an internal inspection of a previously-existing tank;
   4. (d) the installation of a cathodic protection system on one or more previously-existing tanks at a facility;
   5. (e) the installation of a bladder in a tank;
   6. (f) any retro-fit, replacement, or installation that requires the cutting of a manway into the tank;
   7. (g) the installation of a spill prevention or overfill prevention device;

   8. (h) the installation of a leak detection monitoring system; or

      1. (i) the installation of a containment sump or under-dispenser containment.
2. (2) The PST installation company must submit to the director a PST installation permit fee of $200 when any of the activities listed in Subsections R311-203-3(1)(a) through R311-203-3(1)(f) is performed on an PST system that has not qualified for a certificate of compliance before the commencement of the work.

3. (3) The fees assessed under Subsection 19-6-411(2)(a)(i) will be determined based on the number of full PST installations performed by the installation company in the 12 months previous to the fee due date.

   1. (a) installations for which the fee assessed under Subsections 19-6-411(2)(a)(ii) and R311-203-3(3) is charged shall count toward the total installations for the 12-month period.

4. (4) For the purposes of Subsections 19-6-411(2)(a)(ii), 19-6-407(1)(c), and R311-203-2(4), an installation is considered complete when:

   1. (a) in the case of installation of a new PST system, tank only, or product piping only, the new installation first holds a regulated substance; or
   2. (b) in the case of installation of the components listed in Subsections R311-203-3(1)(d) through R311-203-3(1)(f), the new installation is functional and the PST holds a regulated substance and is operational.

5. (5) If, before completion of an installation for which a PST installation permit fee is required, the owner or operator decides to install additional PST system components, the installer shall notify the director of the change.

   1. (a) when additions are made, the PST installation permit fee shall be increased based on the additional number of tanks to be installed in accordance with Subsection 19-6-411(2)(a)(i) and the Department of Environmental Quality Fee Schedule, as approved annually by the Legislature.

6. (6) The number of PST installation companies performing work on a particular installation will not be a factor in determining the PST installation permit fee for that installation.

   1. (a) each installation company must be identified on the PST installation permit.
7. (7) When a new PST system, tank only, product piping only, or new cathodic protection system is installed, the owner or operator must submit to the director an as-built drawing that meets the requirements of Subsection R311-200-1(2)(d).

KEY: fees, hazardous substances, petroleum, underground storage tanks

Date of Last Change: November 14, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 8, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-105; 19-6-403; 19-6-408