Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations

2 (1) These Regulations apply to any storage tank system located in Canada in which petroleum products or allied petroleum products are stored and

• (a) that is operated by a federal department, board or agency, or belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada;

• (b) that is operated to provide a service to, or belongs to, a federal work or undertaking that is

  • (i) a port authority set out in the schedule to the Canada Marine Act,

  • (ii) an airport within the meaning of subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act, or

  • (iii) a railway;

• (c) that is located on federal land or aboriginal land; or

• (d) that is operated by a Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, or that belongs to such a corporation.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to

• (a) storage tank systems located in a building that provides secondary containment equivalent to a maximum hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10^-6 cm/s, on a continuous basis;

• (b) storage tank systems containing unprocessed petroleum products resulting from or used during oil or natural gas exploration;

• (c) storage tank systems that have aboveground tanks in which the aggregate capacity of the tanks is 2 500 L or less and the systems are connected to a heating appliance or emergency generator; or

• (d) storage tank systems regulated under the National Energy Board Act or the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act.