ATCP 93.240(19)(e)5.
5. Removal of tank systems from the ground and loading them for transport or filling the tank systems with an inert material.
ATCP 93.240(19)(e)6.
6. Visual inspection of the soils around the excavation or tank system location.
ATCP 93.240(19)(g)2.
2. Heating fuel tanks located aboveground or in basements of 1- or 2-family dwellings.
ATCP 93.240(20)(a)1.1. No person may conduct the tightness testing specified in this chapter for a tank system unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified tank system tightness tester.
ATCP 93.240(20)(a)2.
2. Tank system tightness testing shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
ATCP 93.240(20)(b)
(b)
Application for certification. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall submit all of the following:
ATCP 93.240(20)(c)1.1. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall have completed training in one or more tightness test methods that have been approved under this chapter, within the 2 years immediately preceding the application.
ATCP 93.240(20)(c)2.
2. The test methodology training qualifying for certification shall have been provided by the person or entity that obtained the approval under this chapter for the methodology.
ATCP 93.240(20)(d)
(d)
Responsibilities. A person who conducts tightness tests for tank systems as a certified tank system tightness tester shall do all of the following:
ATCP 93.240(20)(d)1.
1. Conduct tightness tests in accordance with the material approval under this chapter and any additional manufacturer's instructions.
ATCP 93.240(21)(a)1.1. `Cathodic protection tester.' No person may conduct cathodic protection testing of a tank system that is regulated under this chapter unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified cathodic protection tester.
ATCP 93.240(21)(a)2.a.a. No person may design or install a cathodic protection system for a tank system that is regulated under this chapter unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified corrosion expert.
ATCP 93.240(21)(a)2.b.
b. This paragraph does not apply to department-accepted, factory-supplied cathodic protection systems.
ATCP 93.240 Note
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection has accepted factory-supplied cathodic protection systems that comply with the sti-P3® specifications from the Steel Tank Institute, and may accept other systems of this type.
ATCP 93.240(21)(a)3.
3. `Independence.' Cathodic protection activities covered under this section shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
ATCP 93.240(21)(b)
(b)
Application for certification. A person applying for certification as a cathodic protection tester or a corrosion expert shall submit all of the following:
ATCP 93.240(21)(b)2.
2. An application fee and certification fee in accordance with s. Table 93.240.
ATCP 93.240(21)(b)3.
3. Documentation showing formal education relating to soil resistivity, stray current, structure-to-soil potential, component electrical isolation measurements of buried metal piping and tank systems, and corrosion control.
ATCP 93.240(21)(b)4.
4. Documentation from a cathodic protection certification entity recognized by the department, showing the applicant has successfully completed a certification examination that corresponds to the cathodic protection specialty addressed in the application.
ATCP 93.240 Note
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection will accept the following certifications as demonstrating compliance with subds. 3. and 4. for a cathodic protection tester:
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a CP 1 tester.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a CP 2 technician.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a CP 3 cathodic protection technologist.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a senior corrosion technologist.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a corrosion technologist.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a corrosion technician.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- STI certification in UST system cathodic protection monitoring.
ATCP 93.240 Note
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection will accept the following certifications as demonstrating compliance with subds. 3. and 4. for a corrosion expert:
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a corrosion specialist.
ATCP 93.240 Note
- NACE certification as a CP 4 cathodic protection specialist.
ATCP 93.240 Note
Note: NACE, formerly known as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, can be contacted at NACE International, PO Box 218340, Houston, TX 77218. STI can be contacted at Steel Tank Institute, 570 Oakwood Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
ATCP 93.240(21)(c)
(c)
Responsibilities. A person who conducts cathodic protection tests or who designs or installs cathodic protection systems shall do all of the following:
ATCP 93.240(21)(c)1.
1. Conduct all cathodic protection tests in accordance with this chapter and any manufacturer's instructions.
ATCP 93.240(21)(c)2.
2. Employ only those methodologies for which training has been obtained and documented.
ATCP 93.240 Note
Note: Although several different levels of expertise may qualify for the same certification, this section is intended to prohibit performing cathodic protection activities unless the specific expertise for that activity has been attained and documented.
ATCP 93.240(21)(d)1.1. A person may renew a certification as a cathodic protection tester or corrosion expert.
ATCP 93.240(21)(d)2.
2. A certification for a cathodic protection tester or corrosion expert shall be renewed in accordance with sub.
(7).
ATCP 93.240 History
History: CR 17-092: cr.
Register October 2019 No. 766, eff. 11-1-19; correction in (5) (a), (6) (a), (7) (b) 1., 2. b., c., (9) (d) 3. a., b., (11) (a) 10., (13) (a), (g) 2., (14) (a) 1., (15) (a) 1., (16) (a) 1., (f) 2., (17) (a) 1., 3., (e) 5., (f) 2., (18) (e) 13., (19) (a) 1., 2., (20) (a) 1., (21) (a) 1., 2., (b) 4. made under s.
35.17, Stats., (7) (b) 2. ag., ar. renum. from (7) (b) 2., a. under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and correction in (13) (e), (15) (d), (17) (a) 3. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register October 2019 No. 766.
ATCP 93.250(1)(1)
Multi-compartment tanks. Each compartment of a multi-compartment tank shall be considered a separate tank, even if the same substance is stored in 2 or more of the compartments.
ATCP 93.250(2)
(2)
Construction. Tanks containing flammable or combustible liquids shall be constructed and listed or labeled to one of the recognized design standards in NFPA 30 section 21.4.2, or to another standard or design approved by the department, except this requirement does not apply to any of the following tanks:
ATCP 93.250(2)(a)
(a) Tanks that contain liquids which are also hazardous substances.
ATCP 93.250 Note
Note: Section
ATCP 93.350 requires hazardous substance tanks to be designed and constructed under the supervision of a qualified engineer.
ATCP 93.250(2)(b)
(b) Tank wagons, farm tanks and tank vehicles used in accordance with the requirements in ss.
ATCP 93.610 and
93.630, for fuel dispensing from aboveground tanks and at farms and construction projects.
ATCP 93.250 Note
Note: Design standards recognized by NFPA 30 section 21.4.2 include API 12B, API 12D, API 12F, API 650, UL 58, UL 80, UL 142, UL 1316, UL 1746, UL 2080 and UL 2085. Another standard approved by the department is SU 2258 from Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
ATCP 93.250 Note
Note: Tank wagons have construction requirements in s.
ATCP 93.610 (1). Farm tanks are required to meet the construction specifications in NFPA 30A section 13.2.3. Tank vehicles are required to meet the construction specifications in NFPA 385 chapters 2 and 3. Movable tanks covered under the dispensing requirements in s.
ATCP 93.610 (2) are not exempted from this requirement.
ATCP 93.250(2)(c)
(c) Tanks which are custom built for a specific purpose and which are supported by a statement acceptable to the department, from a qualified engineer, as defined in s.
ATCP 93.350 (2) (d), except the competency of the engineer shall relate to the purpose for the custom-built tank.
ATCP 93.250(2)(d)
(d) Aboveground used-oil tanks at a scrap recycling or auto recycling facility that are exempted from these requirements under s.
ATCP 93.300 (9).
ATCP 93.250(3)
(3)
Marking. Newly manufactured or constructed tanks shall have at least all of the following information permanently marked on the exterior of the tank by the manufacturer or the party responsible for tank construction:
ATCP 93.250(3)(a)
(a) The name of the manufacturer or the party responsible for tank construction.
ATCP 93.250(3)(c)
(c) The standard under which the tank is manufactured or constructed.
ATCP 93.250 Note
Note: The applicable construction standard may already require this information or additional information to be marked on the tank. This marking requirement especially applies to farm tanks which have a capacity of less than 1,100 gallons and which are not required to be manufactured to any specific construction standard other than the minimal requirements in NFPA 30A section 13.2.3.
ATCP 93.250 History
History: CR 17-092: cr.
Register October 2019 No. 766, eff. 11-1-19.
ATCP 93.260
ATCP 93.260 Setbacks from already-installed potable water supply sources. ATCP 93.260(1)(a)
(a) Tank systems and their dispensing systems shall comply with the setback requirements in Table 93.260, except as specified in pars.
(b) and
(c).
ATCP 93.260(1)(b)
(b) These setbacks do not apply where piping or dispensers are being replaced without replacing the tank.
ATCP 93.260(1)(c)
(c) These setbacks do not apply where shorter setbacks are specified by the department of natural resources.
ATCP 93.260 Note
Note: The department of natural resources administers separating distances for proposed
public community water supply wells regulated under ch.
NR 811, and those distances may differ from the distances in Table 93.260. See footnote 4 under Table 93.260 for DNR requirements about separating distances for proposed and already-installed private water supply wells regulated under ch.
NR 812.
ATCP 93.260 Note
Note: Longer setback distances may be imposed through local wellhead-protection requirements.
Table 93.260
1 Any reference in this column to a UST or AST “system” means both the tank and any product piping connected to it have the subsequently specified features.
