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� <br /> . t, <br /> , <br /> 4 <br /> ��_� General Requirements for <br /> Aboveground Storage Tanks <br /> Minnesota <br /> Poliution <br /> Control Tanks/Aboveground Storage Tanks#1.02 • April 2004 <br /> Agency <br /> his fact sheet outlines the • temporary tanks <br /> requirements for regulated above- . tanks that are less than 500 gallons <br /> ground storage tanks (ASTs)found <br /> in Minn. R. chs. 7001 and 7151. These <br /> rules apply to all ASTs storing a liquid AST requirements <br /> substance that is not gaseous or solid at Owners and operators must comply with <br /> ambient temperature and pressure. AST requirements in Minn. R. 7151, unless <br /> The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency exempted as outlined below. <br /> (MPCA)must be notified about all ASTs Many ASTs are exempt from Minn. R. ch. <br /> within 30 days of installation or change in 7151. They are: <br /> tank status(Minn. Stat. § 1 16.48). <br /> • tanks containing 500 gallons or less <br /> The AST rules and notification statute does <br /> not indicate a minimum tank size,but the • farm tanks <br /> MPCA considers the smallest AST . residential tanks 1,100 gallons or less <br /> requiring registration to be a tank that is used for noncommercial purposes <br /> 500 gallons or greater in capacity. This size . equipment or machinery containing <br /> is consistent with underground storage tank <br /> notification requirements. substances for operational purposes <br /> like hydraulic lift tanks,heating and <br /> Owners and operators must complete and cooling equipment, and electrical <br /> submit the AST Notification Form to the equipment <br /> MPCA. To get a copy of this form, call . vehicles designed and used to transport <br /> MPCA at 651-296-6300 or toll-free at substances that don't remain at the <br /> 1-800-657-3864 or on the MPCA Web site same location for more than 30 <br /> at www.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup/ast. consecutive days or refill at the same <br /> site after dispensing the tank's contents <br /> Exemptions from notification . heating oil tanks 1,100 gallons or less <br /> Tanks not required to be registered . wastewater treatment facility <br /> include: equipment <br /> • farm or residential tanks 1,100 gallons . indoor tanks <br /> or less storing motor fuel for . tote tanks <br /> noncommercial purposes <br /> • heating oil tanks 1,100 gallons or less <br /> • tanks greater than 500 gallons capacity, <br /> but less than or equal to 1,100 gallons <br /> • agricultural chemical tanks capacity that are more than 500 feet <br /> • tanks storing liquids that are a gas at from surface water <br /> atmospheric temperature and pressure <br /> • tote tanks <br /> t-a 1-02 <br /> Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 • www.pca.state.mn.us <br /> 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats <br />