The Waste and Hazardous Materials Division (WHMD), within the Michigan
Department of Environmental Qualilty (MDEQ), has the
responsibility of regulating the installation of new Underground Storage Tank
(UST) systems containing certain petroleum and hazardous substances. The WHMD
also receives the registration of new USTs, existing USTs, and maintains current status of registered USTs.
New! Applications
for these tasks are submitted and paid for online through the Michigan Business One Stop portal.
A. NAME OF PERMIT OR APPROVAL:
The owner/operator registration of certain petroleum and hazardous substance
USTs
The owner/operator update of registration information
A 30-day notification before beginning either permanent closure or a change
in service
The 24-hour report of a confirmed release from USTs
B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
Part 211, Underground Storage Tank
Regulations, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act,
Public Act 451 of 1994, as amended
Part 29.5c, Fire Prevention Code,
Public Act 207 of 1941, as amended
Executive Order No. 7 of 1994
Executive Reorganization Order No. 2 of 1997
Executive Reorganization Order No. 2 of 1998
C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:
Michigan Administrative Code Implemented by
WHMD
Michigan
Underground Storage Tank Rules (MUSTR), Rules 29.2101 - 29.2169
Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (FL/CL), Rules
29.5101 - 29.5516
D. MICHIGAN
BUSINESS ONE STOP:
The Michigan Business One Stop (One Stop) www.michigan.gov/business
is a tool designed to allow businesses to interact with the State of Michigan. The tool
offers:
- a set of screening questions based upon your business
sector to identify permits, licenses and registrations that may be
required to do business in Michigan.
- an option to pay fees online. For many
programs, you can pay your business license fee in One
Stop through use of an online form and shopping cart.
- many online permit applications and renewals. When
starting a new business and registering in One Stop, you will need to
identify a business sector (also known as a NAICS Code). You can find
your code at www.naics.com,
select "Code Search." After entering this
code in One Stop and answering some screening questions,
links to relevant permit applications will automatically be available in
your newly created workspace. One benefit of accessing applications
through One Stop is that you will receive status messages
throughout the application process.
Using the One Stop provides many benefits to businesses in Michigan. By conducting your business
through One Stop you can organize your State of Michigan transactions in one place. If you
ever need assistance with One Stop, then you can contact the Customer Assistance Center
at 877-766-1779; they are open from 7 am to 6 pm. One Stop is a
valuable tool that offers many benefits to business. We hope you give it a try.
E. SUMMARY OF PERMIT/APPROVAL PROCESS:
1.
Applicability (activities that require the permit)
Underground Storage Tank System means a tank or combination of tanks,
including underground pipes connected to the tank or tanks or underground
ancillary equipment containment systems, if any, which is, was, or may have
been used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances and the volume of
which, including the volume of underground pipes connected to the tank or
tanks, is 10 percent or more beneath the surface of the ground.
2.
Pre-Application Requirements
- The applicant is required to submit
a completed Pre-registration Form #3820, along with a
site plan and installation information for review and approval by
the WHMD.
- The applicant is also required to
provide a completed Registration Form #3821 for all newly certified tanks,
as well as existing storage tanks that contain regulated substances.
- The owner/operator is required to
report any tank or owner information changes to the WHMD on a Registration
Form #3821 within 30 days of the change.
- The owner/operator is also required
to submit a 30-day notification before beginning either permanent closure
or a change in service.
- The owner/operator must report to
the WHMD a suspected or a confirmed release within 24 hours. If a
suspected release is reported, it must be upgraded or canceled within 14
work days.
3.
Application Submission Requirements
All data and information requested on the Registration Form(s)
New UST Installations:
- A plot plan providing the
relevant information such as location of buildings and public roadways,
property lines, railroads, power lines, storm and sanitary sewers,
manholes, and catch basins.
- A diagram of the proposed
UST system, the materials of construction, the tank, piping, flow control
devices, the capacity and dimensions of the tank, the regulated substance
which will be stored, the method of leak detection for the pipe and the tank,
burial depth, cover, backfill material, shear valve, breakaway device,
dispenser, nozzle, spill protection, and crash protection.
- The location of any
single-family drinking water wells within 300 feet, Type IIb and Type III nonpublic drinking water wells within
800 feet, and Type I community and Type IIa non-community
drinking water wells within 2,000 feet of the storage system.
4.
Procedures and Time-Frame for Obtaining Permit or Approval
New UST Installations:
- Applicant submits to the
WHMD central office a completed Pre-registration Form #3820 and provides
the additional information required for new UST installation plans.
- Storage Tank Unit staff
will review new installation plans submitted and issue a plan review
report within 30 days from receipt of the submittal. A copy of the plan
review report is transmitted with the approved plans to the applicant and
appropriate field office for their review in preparation for the field
inspection.
- Upon receipt of the plan
review report, the applicant will notify the field inspector who will
schedule a tank installation inspection, a pipe installation inspection,
and a final inspection. Pursuant to the final inspection, the inspector
will certify the new UST system if it is in compliance with the MUSTR.
- Following the certification
of a new UST installation, the applicant must submit a completed
Registration Form #3821, along with the registration fee of $100.00 per
tank.
Existing UST Installations:
- Applicant must submit a
completed Registration Form (EQP 3821) for existing unregistered USTs and whenever there is a change in the status of a
regulated UST system.
- Owner/operator must submit
a completed 30-Day Notification Form (EQP 3824) before beginning either
permanent closure or a change in service.
5.
Operational Requirements
Owner/operator reports a suspected or a confirmed release within 24 hours
and must upgrade or cancel a suspected release within 14 working days. The
owner must comply with all the requirements of the MUSTR.
6.
Fees
The annual registration fee is $100 per tank.
7.
Appeal Process
When a person is aggrieved by the decision to deny a variance under MUSTR,
they may appeal the decision to the Circuit court within 21 days of the
decision.
8.
Public Input Opportunities
The decision makers in the approval process are the Review Engineers in the
Storage Tank Unit of WHMD. Complaints or comments related to a facility may be
filed with the MDEQ at any time. The complaints are investigated and if they
were validated through a finding of a violation then this would be considered
in the decision-making process for approval. A list of all registered
underground storage tank systems can be found online in the Storage Tank
Program web page.
F. ADMINISTERING AGENCY:
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division, Storage Tank and Solid Waste
Section, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 30157, Lansing,
Michigan 48909-7657
- Program Phone: 517-335-7211
- Environmental Assistance
Center: 1-800-662-9278,
e-mail: deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov
Creation/Revision Date:
October 2010
