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 download a copy of the New York State bulk storage regulations 6 NYCRR Part 613 - Petroleum Bulk Storage (PDF, 106 pages, 498 KB) 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 pages, 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 10/11/2015. 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, 189 pages, 5.9 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Draft Guidance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 pages, 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 pages, 374 KB)
- DER-12: Application Review Policy for PBS and CBS Registration Applications (PDF) 10/14/2005 (10 pages, 85 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 pages, 121 KB)
- DER-40: Operator Training (PDF) Issued 10/09/2015; effective 11/20/2015 (7 pages, 56 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)
- Asphaltic Emulsions ad Operational Tanks
- Permeability Testing Methods for Secondary Containment Systems (PDF) TECH #3, 1988 (27 pages, 726 KB)
- Underground Heating Oil Tank: A Homeowner's Guide 1995
- Used Oil Requirements for Service and Retail Establishments (PDF) (3 pages, 157 KB)
- DER-12: Application Review Policy for PBS and CBS Registration Applications (PDF) 10/14/2005 (10 pages, 85 KB)
- DER-25: Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) Inspection Handbook (PDF) Issued 04/20/2011; effective 06/03/2011 (103 pages, 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 pages, 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 pages, 56 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)
- DER 11: Procedures for Licensing Onshore Major Oil Storage Facilities (PDF), 01/04/2007 (42 pages, 271 KB)
- Environmental Compliance Report for Major Oil Storage Facilities (PDF)10/18/2018 (15 pages, 590 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.
Archived CBS/PBS/MOSF Documents
- SPOTS #10: Secondary Containment Systems for Aboveground Storage Tanks (PDF) 1994 (12 pages, 273 KB)
- SPOTS #11: Chemical Bulk Storage Regulations Technical Guidance for Spill Prevention (PDF) 08/10/1994 (9 pages, 125 KB)
- Permanent Closure of Petroleum Storage Tanks (PDF) 1987, Rev. 1988 & 2003 (7 pages, 37 KB)
More about Bulk Storage Guidance Documents:
- PBS Recordkeeping Guidance - Reference tables for tank owners and operators to determine DEC and EPA records requirements.
- 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
