[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR264.194]

[Page 321]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 264_STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, 
STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart J_Tank Systems
 
Sec. 264.194  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 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 containment 
systems. These include at a minimum:
    (1) Spill prevention controls (e.g., check valves, dry disconnect 
couplings);
    (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 Sec. 
264.196 if a leak or spill occurs in the tank system.