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Important Notice to Underground Gasoline Tank Operators/Owners
Gasoline Delivery To Your Facility,
Will Be Illegal Starting April 2, 2005
(March 10, 2005)
On April 1, 2005, all GDFs are required to upgrade to meet the California
Phase I standards for Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR). All existing,
non-EVR systems will be decertified for use as of that deadline. Thus, it
will be illegal for GDFs with non-EVR Phase I systems to receive bulk tanker
deliveries of gasoline beginning April 2, 2005.
Also, it will be illegal for tanker truck drivers and companies to drop
gasoline into underground tanks until your tanks have been upgraded. The
South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will be contacting
gasoline distributors and delivery companies (and station owners with tanker
trucks) to remind them of this requirement. Violation notices will be issued
to tank truck drivers or their companies if illegal deliveries are made. For
your reference, AQMD had previously sent you an Advisory (#11-03)regarding
this requirement and deadline.
After April 1, 2005 AQMD inspectors will be issuing notices of violation
to stations that are still in operation and do not have the required EVR
upgrades. You must complete the upgrades by April 1, 2005 to continue to
receive gasoline deliveries. If you have not already done so, you must
complete and submit the necessary AQMD
application forms with a fee of $912.37 before the start of any upgrade
construction. The processing of the application may be expedited through the
AQMD's Voluntary Expedited Permit Program at a total fee of $1,368.56 and
subject to staffing availability.
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact your AQMD
Inspector or call George Kasper at
(909) 396-2378.
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