40 CFR §264.194
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- (a)Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank system if they could cause the tank, its ancillary equipment, or the containment system to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail.
- (b)The owner or operator must use appropriate controls and practices to prevent spills and overflows from tank or containment systems. These include at a minimum:
- (1)Spill prevention controls (e.g., check valves, dry disconnect couplings);
- (2)Overfill prevention controls (e.g., level sensing devices, high level alarms, automatic feed cutoff, or bypass to a standby tank); and
- (3)Maintenance of sufficient freeboard in uncovered tanks to prevent overtopping by wave or wind action or by precipitation.
- (c)The owner or operator must comply with the requirements of § 264.196 if a leak or spill occurs in the tank system.