Sec. 34-1001. - Applicability.
Secs. 34-1002—34-1005. - Reserved.
The city council of the City of San Antonio has adopted a policy that the installation of underground storage tanks and related systems (UST) within the Edwards Recharge Zone District (ERZD), as defined by Section 35-3102 of this Code, is inappropriate, and that the use of USTs within the Edwards Transition Zone shall only be allowed conditionally. Because there are UST sites which were installed before city council banned USTs in the ERZD, it is important that a monitoring and enforcement program be put in place to ensure the maintenance of each such existing UST system and to monitor compliance with rules and regulations which are designed to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The regulations contained in this division provide a monitoring and enforcement program governing USTs within the ERZD and the Edwards Transition Zone. These regulations are the result of recommendations made by the Mayor's Water Quality Task Force for the purpose of protecting the water quality of the Edwards Aquifer and protecting the environment and are intended to be administered by the resource protection and compliance department of the San Antonio Water System.
(Ord. No. 83200, § 1, 11-16-95; Ord. No. 2006-02-16-0241, § 5, 2-16-06)
Sec. 34-1001. - Applicability.
(a)
The regulations contained in this division shall apply to all new and existing "Underground Storage Tanks" and "Underground Storage Tank Systems" (USTs), as defined by Section 35-1041 of this Code, which are located within the ERZD or the Edwards Transition Zone and are within the jurisdiction of the City of San Antonio, and which store and/or convey hazardous materials, flammable liquids or combustible liquids, as those terms are defined in the City of San Antonio Uniform Fire Code. The owner and operator of all such UST facilities are subject to and shall comply with the requirements of this division. This division is intended to provide guidelines for owners/operators of such UST systems and to provide a UST management plan in accordance with the recommendations established by the city council in Ordinance No. 81147.
(b)
These regulations provide minimum specifications and guidelines to monitor and ensure compliance with existing city, state and federal regulations and future rules, regulations and ordinances consistent with nationally recognized good practices for safeguarding life, property and the environment by protecting the public water supply from contamination caused by sudden or gradual releases of hazardous materials from USTs.
(Ord. No. 83200, § 1(App. I), 11-16-95)