§ 12-13-4. Exceptions to Chapter

This chapter shall not apply to the following:

1. Any farm or residential tank of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;
2. Any tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;
3. Any septic tank;
4. Any pipeline facility, including gathering lines:
   1. Regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, 49 U.S.C. Section 1671, et seq.;
   2. Regulated under the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, 49 U.S.C. Section 2001, et seq.; or
   3. Which is an intrastate pipeline facility regulated under state law comparable to the provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph;
5. Any surface impoundment, pit, pond, or lagoon;
6. Any storm-water or waste-water collection system;
7. Any flow-through process tank;
8. Any liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations; or
9. Any storage tank situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel), if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor.

History. Code 1981, § 12-13-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 2072, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 12.

Code Commission notes.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “Section” was inserted following “U.S.C.” in subparagraphs (4)(A) and (4)(B).