SPS 305.86(3)
(3) Examination. A person seeking to obtain a tank system liner certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s.
SPS 305.09.
SPS 305.86(4)
(4) Application for certification. Upon notification of successfully passing the examination for a tank system liner certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with ss.
SPS 305.01 and
305.09 (7) (c).
SPS 305.86(5)
(5) Responsibilities. A person who lines or supervises the lining of underground tanks as a certified tank system liner shall be present at the job site for at least all of the following activities:
SPS 305.86(5)(a)
(a) Removal of product from the tanks and making the atmosphere of the tanks inert or vapor-free.
SPS 305.86 Note
Note: Chapter
ATCP 93 requires plan submittal and approval prior to lining a tank.
SPS 305.86(5)(c)
(c) Removal and handling of sludge and other wastes from tanks.
SPS 305.86(5)(f)
(f) Notifying the owner if an internal tank assessment determines that a tank system assessment under ch.
ATCP 93 is required.
SPS 305.86(5)(h)
(h) Notifying and arranging for a certified tank system inspector to visit the site and authorize the lining, prior to applying the lining to the tank.
SPS 305.86(5)(m)
(m) Completing an API 1631 inspection form B, as required by ch.
ATCP 93, and submitting it to the owner, inspector and department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
SPS 305.86(6)(a)
(a) A person may renew his or her certification as a tank system liner.
SPS 305.86 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (a), (b) and (4),
Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00;
CR 06-127: am. (1) (intro.), and (5) (intro.), renum. (5) (f) and (g) to (j) to be (5) (g) and (i) to (L), cr. (5) (f), (h) and (m), renum. (6) (a) 1. and 2. to be (6) (a) and (b), r. (6) (b),
Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 10-1-07;
CR 11-020: r. and recr. (1),
Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1) (intro.), (2) (a), (b), (3), (4), (5) (f), (m), (6) (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672; corrections in (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (5) (f), (m) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register October 2013 No. 694.
SPS 305.87
SPS 305.87 Tank system removers and cleaners. SPS 305.87(1)(1)
General. Except as provided in sub.
(7), no person may remove or clean a tank system that is regulated under ch.
ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following:
SPS 305.87(1)(a)
(a) The person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified tank system remover-cleaner.
SPS 305.87(1)(b)
(b) The person is under the direct supervision of another person who holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified tank system remover-cleaner.
SPS 305.87(2)
(2) Application for examination. A person applying to take a tank system remover-cleaner certification examination shall submit all of the following:
SPS 305.87(3)
(3) Examination. A person seeking to obtain a tank system remover-cleaner certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s.
SPS 305.09.
SPS 305.87(4)
(4) Application for certification. Upon notification of successfully passing the examination for a tank system remover-cleaner certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with ss.
SPS 305.01 and
305.09 (7) (c).
SPS 305.87(5)
(5) Responsibilities. A person who removes or cleans or supervises the removing or cleaning of tanks as a certified tank system remover-cleaner shall be present at the job site for at least all of the following activities:
SPS 305.87(5)(e)
(e) Removal of tank systems from the ground and loading them for transport or filling the tank systems with an inert material.
SPS 305.87(5)(f)
(f) Visual inspection of the soils around the excavation or tank system location.
SPS 305.87(6)(a)
(a) A person may renew his or her certification as a tank system remover-cleaner.
SPS 305.87(7)
(7) Exclusions. This section does not apply to any of the following:
SPS 305.87(7)(b)
(b) Heating fuel tanks located aboveground or in basements of 1- or 2-family dwellings.
SPS 305.87 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (b), (6) (a) 2.,
Register, March, 1998, No. 507, eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) (a), (b) and (4),
Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00;
CR 06-127: r. and recr. (1) (intro.), renum. (1) (a) and (b) to be (1) (b) and (c) and am. (b), cr. (1) (d), (2) (c), (6) (c) and (7), renum. (6) (a) 1. and 2. to be (6) (a) and (b), r. (6) (b),
Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 10-1-07;
CR 11-020: renum. (1) (a) to (c) to be (1) (intro.), (a), (b) and am., r. (1) (d),
Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1) (intro.), (2) (a), (b), (c), (3), (4), (6) (b), (c) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672; corrections in (1) (intro.), (a), (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register October 2013 No. 694.
SPS 305.88
SPS 305.88 Tank system tightness testers. SPS 305.88(1)(a)(a) No person may conduct the tightness testing specified in ch.
ATCP 93 for a tank system unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified tank system tightness tester.
SPS 305.88(1)(b)
(b) Tank system tightness testing shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
SPS 305.88(2)
(2) Application for certification. A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall submit all of the following:
SPS 305.88(3)(a)(a) A person applying for a tank system tightness tester certification shall have completed training in one or more tightness test methods that have been approved under ch.
ATCP 93, within the 2 years immediately preceding the application.
SPS 305.88(3)(b)
(b) The test methodology training qualifying for certification shall have been provided by the person or entity that obtained the approval under ch.
ATCP 93 for the methodology.
SPS 305.88(4)
(4) Responsibilities. A person who conducts tightness tests for tank systems as a certified tank system tightness tester shall do all of the following:
SPS 305.88(4)(a)
(a) Conduct tightness tests in accordance with the material approval under ch.
ATCP 93 and any additional manufacturer's instructions.
SPS 305.88(4)(b)
(b) Employ only those test methodologies for which training has been obtained.
SPS 305.88(5)(a)
(a) A person may renew his or her certification as a tank system tightness tester.
SPS 305.88 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96; am. (5) (b),
Register, March, 1998, No. 507, eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) and (2) (b),
Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00;
CR 06-127: renum. (1) to be (1) (a) and am., cr. (1) (b), am. (3) and (4) (a),
Register September 2007 No. 621, eff. 10-1-07;
CR 11-020: am. (3) (a), (4) (intro.), correction in (1) (a), (2) (a), (b), (3) (a), (b), (4) (a), (5) (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672; corrections in (1) (a), (3) (a), (b), (4) (a) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register October 2013 No. 694.
SPS 305.89
SPS 305.89 Cathodic protection specialties. SPS 305.89(1)(a)(a)
Cathodic protection tester. No person may conduct cathodic protection testing of a tank system that is regulated under ch.
ATCP 93 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified cathodic protection tester.
SPS 305.89(1)(b)1.1. No person may design or install a cathodic protection system for a tank system that is regulated under ch.
ATCP 93 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and professional services as a certified corrosion expert.
SPS 305.89(1)(b)2.
2. This paragraph does not apply to department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection-accepted, factory-supplied cathodic protection systems.
SPS 305.89 Note
Note: The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has accepted factory-supplied cathodic protection systems that comply with the sti-P3® specifications from the Steel Tank Institute, and may accept other systems of this type without a rule change.
SPS 305.89(1)(c)
(c)
Independence. Cathodic protection activities covered under this section shall be performed by a person with no personal or monetary interest in the facility and whose employer has no personal or monetary interest in the facility.
SPS 305.89(2)
(2) Application for certification. A person applying for certification as a cathodic protection tester or a corrosion expert shall submit all of the following:
SPS 305.89(2)(c)
(c) Documentation showing formal education relating to soil resistivity, stray current, structure-to-soil potential, component electrical isolation measurements of buried metal piping and tank systems, and corrosion control.
SPS 305.89(2)(d)
(d) Documentation from a cathodic protection certification entity recognized by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, showing the applicant has successfully completed a certification examination that corresponds to the cathodic protection specialty addressed in the application.
SPS 305.89 Note
Note: The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will accept the following certifications as demonstrating compliance with pars. (c) and (d), for a cathodic protection tester:
SPS 305.89 Note
NACE certification as a CP1, CP2 or CP3 cathodic protection technician.
NACE certification as a senior corrosion technologist.
NACE certification as a corrosion technologist.
NACE certification as a corrosion technician.
STI certification in UST system cathodic protection monitoring.
SPS 305.89 Note
Note: The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection will accept the following certifications as demonstrating compliance with pars. (c) and (d), for a corrosion expert:
SPS 305.89 Note
NACE certification as a corrosion specialist.
NACE certification as a CP4 cathodic protection specialist.
SPS 305.89 Note
Note: NACE, formerly known as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, can be contacted at NACE International, P.O. Box 218340, Houston, TX 77218. STI can be contacted at Steel Tank Institute, 570 Oakwood Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
SPS 305.89(3)
(3) Responsibilities. A person who conducts cathodic protection tests or who designs or installs cathodic protection systems shall do all of the following:
SPS 305.89(3)(a)
(a) Conduct all cathodic protection tests in accordance with ch.
ATCP 93 and any manufacturer's instructions.
SPS 305.89(3)(b)
(b) Employ only those methodologies for which training has been obtained and documented.
