Section 35-11-1423 – Public Notice; Right to Intervene.
35-11-1423. Public notice; right to intervene. (a) The department shall notify the affected public of all confirmed releases requiring a plan for soil and groundwater remediation, and upon request, provide or make available to the interested public information concerning the nature of the release and the corrective actions planned or taken. (b) Any person having […]
Section 35-11-1424 – Corrective Action Account Created; Use of Monies; Cost Recovery.
35-11-1424. Corrective action account created; use of monies; cost recovery. (a) There is created the corrective action account. This account is intended to provide for financial assurance coverage required by federal law and shall be used by the department to take corrective action in response to a release and to remediate orphan sites and solid […]
Section 35-11-1425 – Tank Fee; Deposit Into Corrective Action Account; Late Fee.
35-11-1425. Tank fee; deposit into corrective action account; late fee. (a) On or before January 1 of each year the owner of a tank shall pay a fee to the department of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per tank owned. This fee shall be deposited in the corrective action account. (b) On April 1 of each […]
Section 35-11-1426 – Restoration Standard.
35-11-1426. Restoration standard. Any owner or operator, department or other person taking a corrective action shall restore the environment to a condition and quality consistent with standards established in rules and regulations.
Section 35-11-1427 – Financial Responsibility Account.
35-11-1427. Financial responsibility account. There is created the environmental pollution financial responsibility account. This account is intended to provide for financial assurance coverage required by federal law for underground storage tanks and establish financial assurance coverage for aboveground storage tanks and shall be for the purpose of compensating third parties for damage caused by releases […]
Section 35-11-1417 – Noninsurance Proviso.
35-11-1417. Noninsurance proviso. Nothing in this article shall be construed as creating an insurance company nor in any way subjecting the accounts created to the laws of the state regulating insurance or insurance companies.
Section 35-11-1419 – Tank Registration; Proof of Insurance.
35-11-1419. Tank registration; proof of insurance. (a) After each new installation or modification of a regulated storage tank system the owner of a tank shall register the tank with the department on forms developed and furnished by the department. The registration form shall be submitted under oath or affirmation. The forms shall include but not […]
Section 35-11-1420 – Tank Notification Required; Change of Owner; Installation Requirements; Inspections.
35-11-1420. Tank notification required; change of owner; installation requirements; inspections. (a) In the event of the transfer of any tank to a different owner, notification of the transfer shall be provided to the department by the new and former owners. Such notifications shall be made on forms developed and provided by the department and shall […]
Section 35-11-1421 – Reporting Releases.
35-11-1421. Reporting releases. An owner or operator shall report a known or suspected release to the department as required by rules and regulations.
Section 35-11-1415 – Definitions.
35-11-1415. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Corrective action” means an action taken to investigate, minimize, eliminate or clean up a release to protect the public health, safety and welfare or the environment; (ii) “Corrective action account” means the account established in W.S. 35-11-1424; (iii) “Department” means the department of environmental quality through […]