This virtual presentation was provided to members of the Cambridge, MA LEPC. Aboveground storage tank management was the topic.

2. Storage Tank Management
Requirements
Emphasis on Greater Than 10,000-
Gallons
April 7, 2021
David P. Horowitz, PE, CSP
Tighe & Bond
413.572.3211 (office)
413.250.2487 (cell)
@dphorowitz
dphorowitz@tighebond.com

3. Storage Tank Management
Requirements
Thanks to:
H. Jacob Nunnemacher
Office of the State Fire Marshal
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Gary M. Roberts, API 653 Inspector
Joseph A. Macknight, STI Inspector
Tighe & Bond

4. Agenda - Storage Tank Flow Chart
Aboveground
40 CFR 112
(SPCC)
Codes &
Standards
Industry
Standard
Tank Testing
Federal,
State, NFPA,
UL

5. Applicable Code - NFPA
■ “… reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other
hazards on the quality of life by providing and
advocating consensus codes and standards, research,
training and education”
■ National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
– NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
– NFPA 30A: Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages
– NFPA 31: Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment

6. Applicable Code - UL
■ … an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and
certification organization.
■ Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (UL)
– UL 80: Standard for Steel Tanks for Oil-Burner Fuel
– UL 142: Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
– UL 2085: Standard for Protected Aboveground Tanks
for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
– UL 1316: Standard for Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic
Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products

7. SPCC Regulations 101
■ 40 CFR 112 – SPCC
– Federal Regulation
– Oil
– 1,320 gallons
– Aboveground

8. Integrity Testing – Industry Standards
■ API 653 – Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction
■ API 575 – Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Tanks
■ API 570 – Piping Inspection Code
■ ASME B31.3 – Process Piping
■ ASME 31.4 – Liquid Transportation Systems for Hydrocarbons,
Liquid Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia and Alcohols
■ STI SP001 – Standard for the Inspection of Aboveground Storage
Tanks
■ UL 142 – Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and
Combustible Liquids

9. Applicable federal, state ……
■ 40 CFR 112 – SPCC
■ 40 CFR 261 – Hazardous Waste
■ 40 CFR 279 – Used Oil
■ 40 CFR 372 - EPCRA
■ NFPA 30/30A – Flammable & Combustible Liquids
■ NFPA 31 – Oil-Burning Equipment
■ UL 80
■ UL 142
■ UL 2085
■ UL 1316 – Tank Construction
■ State – 502 CMR 5.0
■ Local
SP001
ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2011
5th EDITION

10. 502 CMR 5.0

11. 502 CMR 5.0

12. 502 CMR 5.0
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/dfs-licensing

13. 502 CMR 5.0
Tank Owner Tanks Permit Expiration
Alnylam 6 11/18/24
Analog Devices Decommissioned ……
Harvard 1 9/24/24
Kendall Green Energy 3 9/26/21
MIT 3 10/28/25
Novartis 1 6/12/21

14. 502 CMR 5.0 – Important Forms
■ FP-101 Application for Construction and Installation
■ AST Declaration of the Approved Standard
■ AST 101A Approved Standard Declaration Form
■ FP-111 AST Content Descriptions & Categories
■ AST Use Permit Renewal Form

15. 502 CMR 5.0 – What You Need
■ New aboveground storage tank permits
– all new construction
– new installations of ASTs (including relocated tanks and installation of
used tanks).
■ Applications must include:
– Completed application for installation or construction
– Plot plan reviewed by a MA professional engineer
– Foundation plan reviewed by a MA professional engineer
– Dike plan reviewed by a MA professional engineer
– Mechanical tank drawings reviewed by a MA professional engineer

16. 502 CMR 5.0 – What You Need
■ Applications must include:
– Fire safety analysis reviewed by a MA professional engineer. The
analysis is only for flammable gases, or where required by the State
Fire Marshal.
– You need a detailed inspection investigation and suitability assessment
report for used tanks. A professional Massachusetts engineer must
review the report.
– Copy of manufacturer's Data Report for Pressure Vessels (if applicable)
– Copy of the land license (MGL C 148 s.13) if applicable

17. 502 CMR 5.0 – What You Need
■ Applications must include:
– Copy of the current registration for the property (MGL C 148 s.13) if
applicable
– Identification and declaration of approved standard. This is used for the
inspection and maintenance of the tank
– Fee
– Submit three sets of the application and attachments.

18. 502 CMR 5.0 – Important Forms
■ FP-101 Application for Construction and Installation
■ AST Declaration of the Approved Standard
■ AST 101A Approved Standard Declaration Form
■ FP-111 AST Content Descriptions & Categories
■ AST Use Permit Renewal Form

19. 502 CMR 5.0 – Important Forms
■ AST Declaration of the Approved Standard
– Due in August 2019
– Declared an inspection standard
■ AST 101A Approved Standard Declaration Form
■ FP-111 AST Content Descriptions & Categories
– Previously approved descriptions and categories
■ AST Use Permit Renewal Form
– 5 Year renewal cycle (2016 start)
– Approximately 45 days in advance of permit renewal

20. STI Inspection Results

21. SP001 – AST Categories

22. SP001 – Inspection Schedule

23. ASTs

24. Normal Venting

25. Emergency Venting

26. Spill Containers

27. Overfill Prevention

29. Secondary Containment

30. Compliance Issues
Why
?
Why
?

31. Ultra-Sonic Thickness Testing

32. Ideal Installation – Generator Tank

33. Ideal Installation – Generator Tank

34. Ideal Installation – Tank Installation

35. Observation Results
FINDINGS
■ 200+ Tanks observed for tank integrity
■ Two* with >75% wall thickness losses
– Compared to existing standards
■ Most with regulatory, code compliance,
operational issues
– Vent heights & vent configuration/operation
– No overfill protection / Level detection devices
– Not UL 142 standard construction
– No spill prevention devices
– Improper protection from vehicular impact
■ Some with evident corrosion
– Interior of double wall
– External

36. QUESTIONS?
Aboveground
40 CFR 112
(SPCC)
Codes &
Standards
Industry
Standard
Tank Testing
Federal,
State, NFPA,
UL

37. Thank You!