Bulk Storage Guidance Documents
Bulk Storage Information Note: This information is intended to provide facility/tank owners and operators answers to commonly asked questions. Facility/tank owners should obtain a copy of the New York State bulk storage regulations from their local DEC Regional Office and read them carefully and in their entirety. Facility/tank owners are responsible for complying with all of the New York State bulk storage regulations.
Recently Issued Program Policy
Program Policy DER-40: Operator Training (PDF) (7 page, 55 kB) - Issued 10/09/2015; Effective 11/20/2015. This Program Policy provides guidance on the requirements for training of operators of underground storage tank systems at petroleum bulk storage (PBS) and chemical bulk storage (CBS) facilities in New York State. Revisions to PBS and CBS regulations are effective October 11, 2015. See Revised Regulations: Bulk Storage of Petroleum and Chemicals; Management of Used Oil. For additional information, see Underground Storage Tank (UST) Operator Training.
Operator Training Manual (reference document for DER-40)
Operator Training Manual (TankIQ) (PDF) (182 page, 6 mB) - This manual provides information for operators of certain underground storage tank systems at PBS and CBS facilities. This informal guidance can be used along with knowledge of the regulations to prepare operators to take the NYS Class A/Class B Operator examination described in Program Policy DER-40 (see above).
Draft Guidance
DER-17 [Draft]: Guidelines for Inspecting and Certifying Secondary Containment Systems of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks at Major Oil Storage Facilities (PDF) (42 page, 166 kB) - Public comment period ended. Contact person for this draft program policy is Mr. Russ Brauksieck, Bureau of Technical Support, Division of Environmental Remediation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-7020 or e-mail.
Issued Guidance
Chemical Bulk Storage Program (CBS)
- Chemical Bulk Storage - Secondary Containment Area Stormwater Management (PDF) 04/04/2000 (25 page, 374 kB)
- SPOTS #11: Chemical Bulk Storage Regulations Technical Guidance for Spill Prevention (PDF) 08/10/1994 (9 page, 125 kB)
- DER-12: Application Review Policy for PBS and CBS Registration Applications (PDF) 10/14/2005 (10 page, 115 kB)
- DER-16: Five-Year Inspection of Plastic Tanks 09/11/2007
- DER-26: How to Prepare a Spill Prevention Report for a Chemical Bulk Storage Facility (PDF)12/11/2009 (16 page, 122 kB)
- DER-40: Operator Training (PDF) Issued 10/09/2015; Effective 11/20/2015 (7 page, 55 kB). Guidance on the requirements for training of operators of underground storage tank systems at petroleum bulk storage and chemical bulk storage facilities in New York State. For additional information, see Underground Storage Tank (UST) Operator Training.
Petroleum Bulk Storage Program (PBS)
- PBS Enforcement Discretion Directive July 2009
- Permeability Testing Methods for Secondary Containment Systems (PDF) TECH #3, 1988 (27 page, 726 kB)
- Secondary Containment Systems for Aboveground Storage Tanks (PDF) SPOTS #10, 1994 (12 page, 273 kB)
- Permanent Closure of Petroleum Storage Tanks (PDF) 1987, Rev. 1988 & 2003 (7 page, 37 kB)
- Underground Heating Oil Tank: A Homeowner's Guide 1995
- Used Oil Retention Facilities: A Summary of Petroleum Bulk Storage Requirements for Used Oil (PDF) 1995 (2 page, 68 kB)
- DER-12: Application Review Policy for PBS and CBS Registration Applications (PDF) 10/14/2005 (10 page, 115 kB)
- DER-18: Petroleum Bulk Storage - New Nonmetallic Underground Piping (PDF) 02/09/2006 (3 page, 49 kB)
- DER-25: Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) Inspection Handbook (PDF) Issued 04/20/2011; Effective 06/03/2011 (103 page, 1.3 mB). Guidance for Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) staff on conducting an inspection at a PBS facility in accordance with the PBS regulations, 6 NYCRR Parts 612-614, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency federal Underground Storage Tank regulations, 40 CFR 280. This handbook addresses inspections for both underground and aboveground storage tanks at these PBS facilities. Related Reference: Petroleum Bulk Storage Inspection Form (PDF) (6 page, 1 mB).
- PBS Recordkeeping Guidance - Tank owners and operators must maintain records to be in compliance with DEC's Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) and USEPA's Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations.
- DER-40: Operator Training (PDF) Issued 10/09/2015; Effective 11/20/2015 (7 page, 55 kB). Guidance on the requirements for training of operators of underground storage tank systems at petroleum bulk storage and chemical bulk storage facilities in New York State. For additional information, see Underground Storage Tank (UST) Operator Training.
Major Oil Storage Facility Program (MOSF)
- Procedures for Licensing Onshore Major Oil Storage Facilities (PDF) DER-11, 01/04/2007 (42 page, 270 kB)
- Environmental Compliance Report for Major Oil Storage Facilities (PDF) 11/24/2015 (13 page, 200 kB). This guidance reflects the newly revised regulations and should be used in place of the guidance within DER-11 regarding the preparation of an Environmental Compliance Report.
More about Bulk Storage Guidance Documents:
- PBS Recordkeeping Guidance - Reference tables for tank owners and operators to determine DEC and EPA records requirements.
- Application Review Policy For PBS and CBS Registration Applications (DER-12) - DEC Program Policy 12 (DER-12), Application Review Policy For Petroleum Bulk Storage and Chemical Bulk Storage Registration Applications
- Five-Year Inspection of Plastic Tanks (DER-16) - This program policy provides guidance on the five-year inspection of homogenous plastic tank systems used as aboveground storage tanks in the Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS) program.
- Petroleum Bulk Storage - New Nonmetallic Underground Piping (DER - 18) - DEC Program Policy, DER - 18/Petroleum Bulk Storage - New Nonmetallic Underground Piping, Application, Policy
- PBS Enforcement Discretion Directive - Information regarding the implementation of the changes to the definitions of petroleum, tank and facility. This directive refers to tanks storing product for operational purposes and tanks storing asphaltic emulsions.
