UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO

SUBJECT:

ABOVEGROUND AND UNDERGROUND

STORAGE TANKS

Procedure No: HM-08-004

PROCEDURE STATEMENT
Existing aboveground and underground storage tanks, as defined below shall be used and maintained in
accordance with 40 CFR Part 112, 280-281 & 302.4, 40 CFR Sec. 264.190, OAC Sec. 1301:7-9-09 et seq., OAC
Sec. 3737-1-01 et seq. and the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association.
PURPOSE OF PROCEDURE
To ensure compliance with applicable regulations, to prevent property loss and environmental impairment which may
result from leakage, to prudently manage environmental risks, and to set forth accepted procedures.
PROCEDURE
Definition
An underground storage tank (UST) is any tank, including underground piping connected to the tank, that has at
least 10% of its volume underground and an aboveground storage tank (AST) stores and dispenses its product
above the surface of ground level.
HSC UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (USTs)
Tank
No.
1
3
*13
*14
15

Site
HEB
HOS
EDU
EDU
FSB

Year of
Installation
1984
1979
1977
1978
2011

Material
Stored
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel

Total
Volume
8000
10000
10000
10000
25000

Material of
Construction
Fiberglas
Fiberglas
Fiberglas
Fiberglas
Fiberglas

Spill Protection
SO*

SC

RD

Spill
Kit
SK

Responsible
Party
RP

Y
Y

N
N

N/A
N/A
Y

N/A
N/A
Y

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Graff
Graff
Collins
Collins
Green

Responsible
Party
RP
Graff
Green
Collins
Collins
Graff
Collins

*One of those tanks is empty and closed in the ground.

HSC ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS (ASTs)

Tank
No.
7
8
9
10
11
12

Site
RHC
PWH
MTC
FSB
GMC
DOW

Year of
Installation
1985
1993
1997
1998
1998
2006

Material
Stored

Total
Volume

Diesel
Diesel
Diesel

279
4000
500

Gas/Diesel

1500/500

Diesel
Diesel

400
5000

Material of
Construction
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel/Fiberglas
Steel
Steel/Fiberglas

Spill Protection
SO*

SC

RD

Spill
Kit
SK

N
Y
N
Y
N
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

N
Y
N
Y
N
N

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

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MAIN CAMPUS
Tank
No.
UST-2

Site

Year of
Installation

Plant
Operations
Plant
Operations
North
Engineering
Student
Recreation
Center
McMaster
Hall
Scott Park
Campus

c. 1995

AST-2

Stranahan
Arboretum

c. 1999

UST-7

Savage
Arena

UST-3
UST-4
UST-5
UST-6
AST-1

Material
Stored

Total
Volume

Material of
Construction

Spill Protection
SO*

SC

RD

Spill
Kit
SK

Responsible
Party
RP

10,000

FRP

Fulton

c. 1995

Unleaded
Gasoline
Diesel

10,000

FRP

Fulton

c. 1993

#2 Fuel Oil

8000

FRP

Green

c. 1990

#2 Fuel Oil

3000

FRP

Graff

c. 1986

#2 Fuel Oil

550

FRP

Graff

c. 1999

Unleaded
GasolineDiesel
Unleaded
GasolineDiesel
#2 Fuel Oil

500/500

Steel encased
in concrete

Collins

500/500

Steel encased
in concrete

Collins

30,000

Fiberglas

Green

2008

*SO - spill and overfill prevention

RD - release detection
SC - secondary containment
SK - spill kit
NA - not applicable
FRP Fiberglas reinforced plastic
Site - HEB, Health Education Building; DOW, Dowling Hall; HOS, Hospital; FSB, Facilities Support Building; ATP, Advanced Technology Park;
PWH, Powerhouse, MTC, Medical Technology Center; EDU, Educare

For those tanks associated with properties leased to outside entities, it shall remain their responsibility to ensure
compliance with appropriate regulatory requirements.
Requirements
Release Detection - Inventory Control reports shall be compiled (as described below) and submitted to the
Environmental Health and Radiation Safety Department.
Upon Request: Tank volume shall be manually measured using a gauge stick (or calibration chart) which

converts tank level into gallons prior to filling and after filling is complete.
For deliveries, tank volume shall be gauged before and after delivery, to adequately guard against overfilling.

The input shall be accurately recorded.

Product dispensing meters shall be calibrated to record to within an accuracy of +6 cubic inches for every 5

gallons of product withdrawn, in accordance with industry standards.

Wide variations in this accounting procedure will be reported immediately to the Safety & Health Department.
The measurements of any water level in the bottom of the tank are made to the nearest one-eighth of an

inch at a time frame determined by Facilities Maintenance.

Cumulative data shall be reviewed by the Environmental Health and Radiation Safety Department annually.
Tank Tightness Testing - Each underground storage tank shall undergo a tank tightness test as determined

necessary.

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The aboveground storage tank at the Facilities Support Building shall be inventoried and monitored by the

Student Accounts Office.

In January of every year a BUSTR Operational Compliance Form must be completed by Environmental

Health and Radiation staff for all USTs. These forms are retained by Environmental Health and Radiation
Safety.
Spill and Overfill Prevention
The supervisors with appropriate authority are responsible for ensuring that releases due to spilling or overfilling are
prevented, as follows:
Prior to the transferal of material into a AST or UST by a fuel vendor, the appropriate supervisor shall ensure

that the volume available in the tank is greater than the volume of product to be transferred and that the
transfer operation is constantly monitored to prevent overfilling and spilling. The Vendor must notify the
University of Toledo prior to fuel delivery. UT personnel must stand by during filing.
Unexplained variances from Inventory Control Reports (i.e. 2 reports showing unexplained variance) and

similar unusual operating conditions shall be reported to the State Fire Marshall by the Environmental Health
and Radiation Safety Department.
Spill prevention equipment must prevent the release of product to the environment when the transfer hose is

detached from the fill pipe (for example, a spill catch basin).
Overfill protection equipment must shut off flow into the tank when the tank is no more than 95% full, or alert

the transfer operator when the tank is no more than 90% full by restricting the flow into the tank or triggering
a high level alarm.
Release detection for tanks must be able to detect a leak from any portion of the tank (and connected

underground piping that routinely contains product). Selected method must be able to detect 0.2 gallon per
hour leak rate, or a release of 150 gallons within one month with a probability of detection of 0.95 and a
probability of false alarm of 0.05. Release detection for piping is required only where piping normally
contains material. This requirement may be satisfied by automatic line leak detectors which alert the
operator to the presence of a leak by restricting flow. (At present Emergency Generator Storage Tanks are
not required to have release detection devices but the University of Toledo will, to the greatest extent
possible, attempt to achieve the highest degree of protection and safety at all of its fuel storage locations.)
Cathodic protection shall be in place for all steel piping servicing USTs on the campus of the University of

Toledo and be inspected in accordance with State Fire Marshal and Manufacturers recommendations.
As per the University of Toledos Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC), a spill kit shall

be available at each location where fuel is delivered and dispensed.

Reporting Releases and Spills
University of Toledo must report a release or suspected release to BUSTR and the local fire department within 24
hours of discovery. However, if the spill/overfill is 25 gallons or less, and it does not reach a surface water body, and
is cleaned up within 24 hours, you do not need to report a release to the Ohio Bureau of Underground Storage
Tanks (State Fire Marshal).
In addition, if the spill is greater than 25 gallons, it must be reported to the OEPA (Toledo Environmental Services
419-936-3015), the Lucas County Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) 419-936-3550, and possibly the U.S.
Coast Guard (National Response Center 1-800-424-8802) if released to navigable waters (this includes sheen on
drainage ditches and creeks leading to navigable waters such as Swan Creek, storm and sanitary sewer drains).
The initial report must be made in 30 minutes with a full report to each agency within 30 days from the date of the
spill.
Follow instructions in the University of Toledos Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC).

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Additional Requirements
All documentation related to compliance with 40 CFR Part 280 shall be maintained by the Environmental Health and
Radiation Safety Department to include the following:
Documentation of UST system repairs;
Recent compliance with release detection requirements; and
Results of the site investigations conducted at permanent closure of UST systems.

All renovations, repairs and tank closures must be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 280.

Source: Safety & Health Committee

Effective Date: 6/8/92

Review/Revision Date: 4/10/95
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