§ 7412. Appeals.
§ 7412. Appeals. (a) Any person whose interest is substantially affected by any action of the Secretary may appeal to the Environmental Appeals Board in accordance with § 6008 of this title. (b) Any person or party to an appeal before the Board who is substantially affected by a decision of the Board may appeal […]
§ 7413. Variances.
§ 7413. Variances. Variances and temporary emergency variances may be granted by the Secretary from any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with §§ 6011 and 6012 of this title except that no variance or temporary emergency variance shall be granted which would be inconsistent with the no less stringent requirements of § […]
§ 7414. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Committee.
§ 7414. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Committee. There is hereby established a Leaking Underground Storage Tank Committee which shall be composed of, but not limited to, the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Delaware Geological Survey, the State […]
§ 7415. Implementation and reporting requirements.
§ 7415. Implementation and reporting requirements. The Department, in conjunction with the Delaware Geological Survey, shall conduct a study to demonstrate the feasibility of a comprehensive inventory of underground storage tanks to include new, existing and abandoned tanks. It shall be conducted within an area of the State to be designated by the Department and […]
§ 7416. Groundwater risk assessment.
§ 7416. Groundwater risk assessment. (a) Because groundwater protection and management is an underlying issue related to leaking underground storage tanks, information on the risks to groundwater resources will be needed to facilitate implementation of the regulations. (b) The Delaware Geological Survey shall, under the auspices and direction of the Committee, and in cooperation with […]
§ 7417. Use of Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act funding.
§ 7417. Use of Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act funding. The Department may use funding from the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund (§ 9113 of this title) to support the implementation of this chapter, including but not limited to preventing releases from underground storage tanks, removing or properly closing in place underground storage tanks that are suspected […]
§ 7418. Tank registration fee.
§ 7418. Tank registration fee. (a) All owners/operators of underground storage tanks shall pay to the Department an annual per tank registration fee of $50 on or before February 1 of each calendar year. Registration fees not received by the Department by February 1 shall be subject to a late charge of $30. Payment shall […]
§ 7419. Environmental liens; recovery of expenditures [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 5].
§ 7419. Environmental liens; recovery of expenditures [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 5]. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, all reasonable costs expended by the State related to investigating a release or suspected release of a regulated substance from an underground storage tank system including, but […]
§ 7420. Notification requirement for Stage 1 vapor recovery activities.
§ 7420. Notification requirement for Stage 1 vapor recovery activities. The vapor recovery permit requirements for Stage 1 vapor recovery equipment, as identified by the Department, and operation thereof required under § 6003 of this title may be suspended by the Secretary and replaced with a notification requirement in accordance with duly promulgated regulations. 70 […]
§ 7301. Statement of policy.
§ 7301. Statement of policy. (a) Because of the continuing growth of the population and the development of the economy of the State, it is necessary and desirable that areas of unusual natural significance be set aside and preserved for the benefit of present and future generations before they have been destroyed, for once destroyed […]