Assume a facility stores all rinsates in an outdoor storage tank. Are leaks and spills from that tank covered, since storm water is not covered?
Leaks and spills are covered by this rule. All leaks and spills must be cleaned up in a timely fashion, as discussed in P2 alternative practice #2 (61 FR 57553). Leaks and spills in outdoor storage tanks should be cleaned up prior to storm events; the resulting storm water is not covered by the rule. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of this section of the Workshop Q and A.
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