On Monday, January 4, 2010, our department mailed tank facility statements, cover letters, and a fact sheet to owners/operators of facilities having aboveground petroleum storage act (APSA) programs elements. The owner/operator will need to return either the tank facility statement or a supplement to their business plan containing the following criteria related to the APSA program element:

• the name and address of the tank facility,
• a contact person for the tank facility,
• the total storage capacity of the tank facility,
• the location, size, age, and contents of each storage tank that exceeds 10,000 gallons in capacity and that holds a substance containing at least 5 percent of petroleum.

The due date for owners/operators to submit the tank facility statement or the supplement to their business plan is March 1, 2010.

PERMITS

The aboveground storage tank (AST) program will be displayed on the owner’s unified program facility permit for facilities.

Permit fees are established for the department to administer the inspection and enforcement of the APSA. No fee for the AST program will show on the permit during the fiscal year of 2009-10. The permit fee will be assessed on AST programs beginning on the fiscal year of 2010-11.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Other fact sheets are available at Cal EPA

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act--> pdf

APSA Facility Statement -->pdf

APSA 2010 Requirements -->pdf