Section 725.294  General Operating Requirements

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 secondary 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 secondary containment systems. These include the following, at a minimum:

1)         Spill prevention controls (e.g., check valves, dry disconnect couplings, etc.);

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 Section 725.296 if a leak or spill occurs in the tank system.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 6389, effective April 22, 2005)