Section 25284 Of Chapter 6.7. Underground Storage Of Hazardous Substances From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.7.
25284
. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no person may
own or operate an underground storage tank unless a permit for its
operation has been issued by the local agency to the owner or
operator of the tank, or a unified program facility permit has been
issued by the local agency to the owner or operator of the unified
program facility on which the tank is located.
(2) If the operator is not the owner of the tank, or if the permit
is issued to a person other than the owner or operator of the tank,
the permittee shall ensure that both the owner and the operator of
the tank are provided with a copy of the permit.
(3) If the permit is issued to a person other than the operator of
the tank, that person shall do all of the following:
(A) Enter into a written agreement with the operator of the tank
to monitor the tank system as set forth in the permit.
(B) Provide the operator with a copy or summary of Section 25299
in the form that the board specifies by regulation.
(C) Notify the local agency of any change of operator.
(b) Each local agency shall prepare a form that provides for the
acceptance of the obligations of a transferred permit by any person
who is to assume the ownership of an underground storage tank from
the previous owner and is to be transferred the permit to operate the
tank. That person shall complete the form accepting the obligations
of the permit and submit the completed form to the local agency
within 30 days from the date that the ownership of the underground
storage tank is to be transferred. A local agency may review and
modify, or terminate, the transfer of the permit to operate the
underground storage tank, pursuant to the criteria specified in
subdivision (a) of Section 25295, upon receiving the completed form.
(c) Any person assuming ownership of an underground storage tank
used for the storage of hazardous substances for which a valid
operating permit has been issued shall have 30 days from the date of
assumption of ownership to apply for an operating permit pursuant to
Section 25286 or, if accepting a transferred permit, shall submit to
the local agency the completed form accepting the obligations of the
transferred permit, as specified in subdivision (b). During the
period from the date of application until the permit is issued or
refused, the person shall not be held to be in violation of this
section.
(d) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall apply and
require compliance with all applicable regulations adopted by the
board pursuant to Section 25299.3.