In March, 2011 in response to tank owner requests, the Division posted a draft Standardized Inspection Manual containing revisions to Division Compliance Guidance Documents (CGDs) designed to produce a more standardized compliance inspection for tank owners. The CGDs needed revisions due to rule changes and advancements in technology. The division solicited and received several comments on the draft documents. As a result, changes were made in the Standardized Inspection Manual.  This Manual is intended to be used by inspectors and service providers, such as testers and installers. Tank owners are invited to use the information contained in the Manual. The CGDs will now be referred to as Technical Chapters in the Manual.

Updating the guidance is not a rule making process, but we welcome your comments on the Technical Chapters and other documents before they are finalized.

 

 

 To aid in reviewing the documents, changes from the March, 2011 Standardized Inspection Manual are marked in colored text.  Each document may be downloaded separately instead of downloading the entire Manual.

 

Standardized Inspection Process

 

Acceptable Records Policy

 

Technical Chapter 3.1- Manual Tank Gauging

 

Technical Chapter 3.2- Automatic Tank Gauging

 

Technical Chapter 3.3- Statistical Inventory Reconciliation

 

Technical Chapter 3.4- Secondary Containment and Interstitial Monitoring

 

Technical Chapter 3.5- Pressurized Piping

 

Technical Chapter 3.6- Suction Piping

 

Technical Chapter 3.7- Tank Tightness Testing

 

Technical Chapter 4.1- Corrosion Protection

 

Technical Chapter 4.2- Spill and Overfill

 

Atypical UST Systems

 

Please submit your comments by email when possible, to Lamar.Bradley@tn.gov and Lisa.Pugh@tn.gov no later than Friday, October 19, 2012. If you do not have access to email, our office address and telephone number are:

 

Division of Underground Storage Tanks

4^th Floor, L&C Tower

401 Church Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

(615) 532-0945

 

Thank you for your interest in the success of the Tennessee UST Program and for taking the time to help us have the best possible guidance for the operation of USTs in State of Tennessee.