NAC445A.3451. “Confirmed release from an underground storage tank” defined.  


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  • “Confirmed release from an underground storage tank” means an actual or presumed underground release that is discovered by:

         1. A test to determine the tightness of an underground storage tank or line that is conducted in accordance with the provisions of 40 C.F.R. § 280.43(c) or 40 C.F.R. § 280.44(b), respectively;

         2. A visual or laboratory confirmation of a hazardous substance in soil surrounding the underground storage tank or in groundwater in the area of an underground storage tank which indicates that a release from the underground storage tank has occurred; or

         3. Any unexplained rapid loss of a hazardous substance from an underground storage tank.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R125-07, eff. 1-30-2008)