Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-304
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Exemptions
Official statutory text
The provisions of the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank
Consolidation Act shall not apply to:
1. Septic tank systems;
2. Pipeline facilities;
3. Surface impoundments, pits, ponds or lagoons;
4. Stormwater and wastewater collection systems;
5. Flow-through process tank systems;
6. Liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related
to oil or gas production and gathering operations;
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7. Hydraulic lift tank systems;
8. Hydrogen storage tank systems;
9. Storage tank systems with a capacity of less than one
hundred ten (110) gallons;
10. Fleet and commercial aboveground storage tanks with an
individual capacity of two thousand one hundred (2,100) gallons or
less;
11. Storage tank systems with a de minimus concentration of
regulated substances;
12. Storage tank systems that serve as emergency backup tanks,
provided that such backup tanks hold regulated substances for only a
short period of time and are expeditiously emptied after each use.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not prevent Corporation
Commission notification requirements and such other restrictions as
may be deemed necessary by the Commission to protect the
environment;
13. Farm or residential underground storage tanks with an
individual capacity of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or
less used for noncommercial purposes;
14. Underground storage tanks used for storing heating oil for
consumptive use on the premises where stored;
15. Storage tank systems storing hazardous wastes regulated
under Subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C.,
Section 6921 et seq., or substances regulated as hazardous wastes
under the Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Management Act; and
16. Fuel storage facilities and associated equipment used in
wholesale or bulk distribution activities that are supplied by a
pipeline and from which fuel may be removed at a rack.
Consolidation Act shall not apply to:
1. Septic tank systems;
2. Pipeline facilities;
3. Surface impoundments, pits, ponds or lagoons;
4. Stormwater and wastewater collection systems;
5. Flow-through process tank systems;
6. Liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related
to oil or gas production and gathering operations;
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7. Hydraulic lift tank systems;
8. Hydrogen storage tank systems;
9. Storage tank systems with a capacity of less than one
hundred ten (110) gallons;
10. Fleet and commercial aboveground storage tanks with an
individual capacity of two thousand one hundred (2,100) gallons or
less;
11. Storage tank systems with a de minimus concentration of
regulated substances;
12. Storage tank systems that serve as emergency backup tanks,
provided that such backup tanks hold regulated substances for only a
short period of time and are expeditiously emptied after each use.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not prevent Corporation
Commission notification requirements and such other restrictions as
may be deemed necessary by the Commission to protect the
environment;
13. Farm or residential underground storage tanks with an
individual capacity of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or
less used for noncommercial purposes;
14. Underground storage tanks used for storing heating oil for
consumptive use on the premises where stored;
15. Storage tank systems storing hazardous wastes regulated
under Subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C.,
Section 6921 et seq., or substances regulated as hazardous wastes
under the Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Management Act; and
16. Fuel storage facilities and associated equipment used in
wholesale or bulk distribution activities that are supplied by a
pipeline and from which fuel may be removed at a rack.
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