KRS 224.60-100: Underground storage tanks and regulated substances defined.

As used in KRS 224.60-105:

(1) "Underground storage tank" means any one (1) or combination of tanks (including

underground pipes connected thereto) used to contain an accumulation of regulated

substances, and the volume of which (including the volume of th e underground

pipes connected thereto) is ten percent (10%) or more beneath the surface of the

ground. Such term does not include any:

(a) Farm or residential tank of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or less

capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(b) Tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where

stored;

(c) Septic tank;

(d) Pipeline facility (including gathering lines) regulated under the Natural Gas

Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, (49 U.S.C. App. secs. 1671 et seq.), the

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. secs. 2001 et

seq.), or which is an intrastate pipeline facility regulated under state laws

comparable to the provisions of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968

or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979;

(e) Surface impoundment pit, pond, or lagoon;

(f) Storm water or waste water collection system;

(g) Flow-through process tank;

(h) Liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas

production and gathering operations; or

(i) Storage tank situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar,

mineworking, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or

above the surface of the floor.

(2) "Regulated substance" me ans any substance defined in Section 101(14) of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,

but not including any substance regulated as a hazardous waste under Subtitle C,

and petroleum, including crude oil or any fr action thereof which is liquid at

standard conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7

pounds per square inch absolute).