(a) Underground storage tank owners shall notify the director of any underground storage tank brought into use on or after June 10, 1988, within thirty days of such use, on a form prescribed by the director. The notice shall specify the date of tank installation, tank location, type of construction, size and age of such tank and the type of regulated substance to be stored therein. If, at the time this information is required to be submitted, the director has not prepared the form required by this section, the owner shall nevertheless submit the information in writing to the director.
(b) A person who sells a tank intended to be used as an underground storage tank shall reasonably notify the owner or operator of such tank of the owner’s notification requirements of this section.
(c) A new owner of any underground storage tank shall notify the director in writing of the transfer of ownership of any underground storage tank. The new owner upon the effective date of such transfer becomes subject to all provisions of this article. The director may prescribe by rule the appropriate form and timing for such notification.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 22. Environmental Resources
Article 17. Underground Storage Tank Act
§22-17-2. Declaration of Policy and Purpose
§22-17-5. Powers and Duties of Director; Integration With Other Acts
§22-17-6. Promulgation of Rules and Standards by Director
§22-17-7. Underground Storage Tank Advisory Committee; Purpose
§22-17-8. Notification Requirements
§22-17-9. Registration Requirements; Undertaking Activities Without Registration
§22-17-10. Financial Responsibility
§22-17-11. Performance Standards for New Underground Storage Tanks
§22-17-13. Inspections, Monitoring and Testing
§22-17-14. Corrective Action for Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
§22-17-15. Administrative Orders; Injunctive Relief; Requests for Reconsideration
§22-17-17. Public Participation
§22-17-18. Appeal to Environmental Quality Board
§22-17-19. Disclosures Required in Deeds and Leases
§22-17-20. Appropriation of Funds; Underground Storage Tank Administrative Fund
§22-17-21. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Response Fund