ORS 466.765: Duty of owner or permittee of underground storage tank.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
In addition to any other duty imposed by law and pursuant to rules adopted under ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994, the owner or the permittee of an underground storage tank shall: (1) Prevent releases; (2) Install, operate and maintain underground storage tanks and leak detection devices and develop and maintain records in connection therewith in accordance with standards adopted and permits issued under ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994; (3) Furnish information to the Department of Environmental Quality relating to underground storage tanks, including information about tank equipment and regulated substances stored in the tanks; (4) Promptly report releases; (5) Conduct monitoring and testing as required by rules adopted under ORS 466.746 and permits issued under ORS 466.760; (6) Permit department employees or a duly authorized and identified representative of the department at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records relating to underground storage tanks; (7) Pay all costs of investigating, preventing, reporting and stopping a release; (8) Decommission tanks, as required by rules adopted under ORS 466.746 and permits issued under ORS 466.760; (9) Pay all fees; (10) Conduct any corrective action required under ORS 466.810; and (11) Perform any other requirement adopted under ORS 465.200, 466.706 to 466.882, 466.994 and 478.308. [1987 c.539 §20 (enacted in lieu of 468.905)]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-012-0067: Underground Storage Tank (UST) Classification of Violations — implements
- OAR 340-012-0074: Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Classification of Violations — implements
- OAR 340-140-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-150-0006: Applicability and General Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-150-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-150-0020: UST General Permit Registration Certificate Required — authority
- OAR 340-150-0021: Termination of Temporary Permits — authority
- OAR 340-150-0052: Modification of Registration Certificates For Changes in Ownership and Permittee — authority
- OAR 340-150-0080: Denial, Suspension or Revocation of General Permit Registration Certificates — authority
- OAR 340-150-0102: Termination of General Permit Registration Certificates for Installation, Operation and Temporary Closure — authority
- OAR 340-150-0135: General Requirements for Owners and Permittees — authority
- OAR 340-150-0140: Requirements for Sellers of USTs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0150: Depositing Regulated Substances in USTs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0152: Requirements for Distributors of Regulated Substances for Deposit into USTs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0156: Performance of UST Services by Owners or Permittees — authority
- OAR 340-150-0160: General Permit Requirements for Installing an UST System — authority
- OAR 340-150-0163: General Permit Requirements for Operating an UST System — authority
- OAR 340-150-0180: Site Assessment Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-150-0200: Training Requirements for UST System Operators and Emergency Response Information — authority
- OAR 340-150-0210: Training Requirements for UST Operators — authority
- OAR 340-150-0250: Expedited Enforcement Process — authority
- OAR 340-150-0302: Installation of Used USTs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0310: Spill and Overfill Prevention Equipment and Testing Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-150-0320: Corrosion Protection Performance Standards for USTs and Piping — authority
- OAR 340-150-0325: Operation and Maintenance of Corrosion Protection — authority
- OAR 340-150-0350: UST System Repairs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0352: UST System Modifications and Additions — authority
- OAR 340-150-0354: UST System Replacements — authority
- OAR 340-150-0360: Requirements for Internally Lined USTs — authority
- OAR 340-150-0400: General Release Detection Requirements for Petroleum UST Systems — authority
- OAR 340-150-0410: Release Detection Requirements and Methods for Underground Piping — authority
- OAR 340-150-0420: Release Detection Requirements for Hazardous Substance UST Systems — authority
- OAR 340-150-0430: Inventory Control Method of Release Detection — authority
- OAR 340-150-0435: Statistical Inventory Reconciliation Method of Release Detection — authority
- OAR 340-150-0440: Manual Tank Gauging Release Detection Method — authority
- OAR 340-150-0445: Tank Tightness Testing for Release Detection and Investigation — authority
- OAR 340-150-0450: Automatic Tank Gauging Release Detection Method — authority
- OAR 340-150-0465: Interstitial Monitoring Release Detection Method — authority
- OAR 340-150-0470: Other Methods of Release Detection — authority
- OAR 340-150-0500: Reporting Suspected Releases — authority
- OAR 340-150-0510: Suspected Release Investigation and Confirmation Steps — authority
- OAR 340-150-0520: Investigation Due to Off Site Impacts — authority
- OAR 340-150-0540: Applicability to Previously Closed UST Systems — authority
- OAR 340-150-0550: Definitions for OAR 340-150-0555 and 340-150-0560 — authority
- OAR 340-150-0555: Compliance Dates for USTs and Piping — authority
- OAR 340-150-0560: Upgrading Requirements for Existing UST Systems — authority
- OAR 340-150-0600: Delegation of Program Administration — authority
- OAR 340-150-0620: Approval of More Stringent Performance Standards — authority
- OAR 340-163-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-163-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-163-0020: General Provisions — authority
- OAR 340-163-0030: Licensing Requirements for Heating Oil Tank Service Providers — authority
- OAR 340-163-0035: Licensing and Examination Requirements for Heating Oil Tank Supervisors — authority
- OAR 340-163-0050: Service Provider Insurance Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-163-0060: Certification of Work Performed — authority
- OAR 340-163-0070: Department Review of Certified Reports — authority
- OAR 340-163-0110: License Denial, Suspension, Revocation — authority
- OAR 340-170-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-170-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-170-0020: Soil Assessment — authority
- OAR 340-170-0030: Underground Storage Tank Tightness Testing — authority
- OAR 340-170-0050: General Provisions, Underground Storage Tank Facility Reimbursement Grant — authority
- OAR 340-170-0060: Application, Underground Storage Tank Facility Reimbursement Grant — authority
- OAR 340-170-0070: Information Required on the Reimbursement Grant Application — authority
- OAR 340-170-0080: Reimbursement Grant Payment — authority
- OAR 340-172-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-172-0040: Information Required on Financial Assistance Application — authority
- OAR 340-172-0050: Site Assessment — authority
- OAR 340-172-0060: Notice of Compliance with Cleanup Standards — authority
- OAR 340-172-0090: Financial Responsibility — authority
- OAR 340-172-0100: Records — authority
- OAR 340-172-0110: Appeal Procedures — authority
- OAR 340-172-0130: Enforcement and Termination of Financial Assistance — authority
- OAR 340-172-0140: Cost Containment — authority
- OAR 340-174-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-174-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-174-0030: General Provisions, Insurance Copayment — authority
- OAR 340-174-0040: Application for UST Insurance Copayment Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-174-0050: Additional Information Required on the UST Financial Assistance Application — authority
- OAR 340-174-0055: Insurance Copayment Certificate of Eligibility — authority
- OAR 340-174-0060: Requirement of Financial Responsibility — authority
- OAR 340-174-0065: UST Insurance Requirements Letter — authority
- OAR 340-174-0070: Insurance Copayment — authority
- OAR 340-174-0080: Insurance Cancellation and Termination — authority
- OAR 340-174-0090: Appeal Procedures — authority
- OAR 340-175-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-175-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-175-0030: General Provisions, Grants — authority
- OAR 340-175-0040: Application for Grant — authority
- OAR 340-175-0060: Grant Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-175-0065: Grant Confirmation — authority
- OAR 340-175-0070: Grant Payment — authority
- OAR 340-175-0080: Certification of Financial Responsibility — authority
- OAR 340-175-0110: Appeal Procedures — authority
- OAR 340-176-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-176-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-176-0030: General Provisions, Guaranteed Underground Storage Tank Facility Loan — authority
- OAR 340-176-0040: Application for Underground Storage Tank Loan Guarantee — authority
- OAR 340-176-0060: Loan Guarantee Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-176-0070: Loan Guarantee — authority
- OAR 340-176-0080: Notice of Default on a Guaranteed Loan — authority
- OAR 340-176-0090: Appeal Procedures — authority
- OAR 340-178-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-178-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-178-0020: Reduced Interest Rate Benefits — authority
- OAR 340-178-0030: General Provisions, Interest Rate Payment — authority
- OAR 340-178-0040: Application for Reduced Interest Rate Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-178-0050: Reduced Interest Rate Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-178-0060: Interest Rate Payment Confirmation — authority
- OAR 340-178-0070: Notice of Default or Termination — authority
- OAR 340-178-0080: Appeal Procedures — authority
- OAR 340-180-0005: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — authority
- OAR 340-180-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-180-0020: Distribution Priority of Funds for Loan Guarantee Expenses — authority
- OAR 340-180-0030: General Provisions Guaranteed Underground Storage Tank Facility Loan — authority
- OAR 340-180-0040: Application for Underground Storage Tank Loan Guarantee Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0050: Information Required on the UST Loan Guarantee Certificate Application — authority
- OAR 340-180-0060: Loan Guarantee Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0070: Loan Guarantee — authority
- OAR 340-180-0080: Notice of Default on a Guaranteed Loan — authority
- OAR 340-180-0090: General Provisions, Interest Rate Subsidy and Tax Credit Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0100: Application for Tax Credit Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0110: Tax Credit Certificate — authority
- OAR 340-180-0120: Notice of Compliance for Soil Remediation — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 466.706 — resolved
- 466.882 — resolved
- 466.994 — resolved
- ORS 466.746 — resolved
- ORS 466.760 — resolved
- ORS 466.810 — resolved
- ORS 465.200 — resolved
- 466.706 — resolved
- 478.308 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors466.html