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Industry News for September 21, 2018 ADEQ Proposes Using UST RF to Pay for WQARF Clean Ups APMA met with ADEQ earlier this month to discuss legislative priorities for UST reforms in the 2019 session. At that meeting, ADEQ shared their new proposal to fund the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) with $11,000,000 per year from the UST Revolving Fund, in exchange for an indefinite continuation of the UST … Read More

Industry News for August 8, 2018 UST Testing Deadline & Enforcement Discretion October 13, 2018 is the deadline for the remaining UST requirements in the 2015 federal regulations and it is only eight weeks away. Learn more about the new requirements here. In late July, the US EPA denied the request for a three-year UST inspection and testing requirement compliance deadline extension. However, EPA has agreed to delay its enforcement … Read More

Industry News for July 19, 2018 Stage II Vapor Recovery Deadline Approaches The Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Services Division (WMSD) is reminding all site owners with gasoline dispensers in area A (see map – greater Maricopa County and portions of Pinal and Yavapai counties) that all stage II vapor recovery systems must be decommissioned by the September 30, 2018 deadline.  Sites that have not decommissioned stage 2 equipment by … Read More

Industry News for June 22, 2018 EPA Issues Low Liquid Level Sump Testing Procedures The U.S. EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) has issued guidance for alternative low-level hydrostatic testing for UST containment sumps used as secondary containment for piping. The guidance helps state UST program regulators implement the EPA’s 2015 underground storage tank regulatory amendments requiring periodic testing and inspection. PMAA develop this test as an inexpensive alternative … Read More

Industry News for June 7, 2018 • An Absolutely Transformational Moment for Arizona Teachers (AZ Chamber of Commerce) • Fuels Institute Announces New Leadership (NACS) • Maricopa County Launches Voluntary Lawn Mower Replacement Incentive (MCAQD) • Bottled Water No. 1 Beverage in America (NACS)

Drastic Increase in Credit Card Skimmers Found Recently there has been significant increase in the number of bank card skimming devices found inside fuel dispensers, with 17 found in the past 9 days and 24 found in the past 6 weeks, according to the Weight and Measures Services Division (WMSD or Division).

Marathon Petroleum to Buy Andeavor for $23 Billion Today, Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced a deal to buy rival refiner Andeavor (formerly Tesoro and Western Refining) for $23 Billion. The acquisition will make Marathon the nation’s largest refiner. Marathon is based in Findlay, Ohio, and has operations concentrated in the East and Midwest. The deal is anticipated to close in the second half of the year. Read More Here: Marathon to … Read More

State and Industry News ·    EPA Issues Notice Withdrawing Current Fuel Efficiency Standards as Not Appropriate (NACS) ·    Conservative Activists Plead with Trump Not to Fire Pruitt (Fox news) ·    Maricopa County Air Quality Department’s Ozone Campaign Kicks Off (Maricopa.gov) ·    C-Stores Sales, Profits Edged Higher in 2017 (NACS)

  Tobacco Compliance Alert Be aware that the FDA-provided materials on tobacco age of purchase are based on the 18-year minimum age of purchase. Arizona retailers in Cottonwood and Douglas should be aware that the age of tobacco and e-cig purchase is 21 years old in those municipalities. Using the FDA’s free kit of “This is Our Watch” materials will expose retailers in these areas to violations of FDA regulations. … Read More

Corrosion Observations Tool ASTSWMO’s Emerging Fuels Task Force created an online tool for the purpose of submitting information on UST system corrosion observed during inspections and removals in the field.   It is well known that some new fuel formulations are associated with accelerated corrosion, clogged filters, and other side effects. As yet however, we do not have a complete understanding of how widespread these issues are, nor do we … Read More

CBG Program Workshop The Weights and Measures Services Division (WMSD) will be hosting its third workshop to review the Arizona Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) program and discuss fuel blend alternatives.   When: Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 10 am Where: Department of Agriculture Building, Room 206, 1688 W. Adams Street, Phoenix or via web link (see agenda for details)   AGENDA 1.   Update on Emission Impacts of Available Fuel Blends … Read More

ADEQ Launches TSIP; Publishes UST ReportThe final component of the UST Revolving Fund Program, the Tank Site Improvement Program or TSIP, went live on the Department’s website yesterday.TSIP provides an opportunity for UST Owners and Operators to be reimbursed for up to $100,000 per facility for eligible costs, including:1.   Tank Removal (up to $20,000),2.   Baseline Assessments (up to $30,000),3.   Suspected Release Confirmation (up to $10,000), and4.   Upgrades to Comply with … Read More

ADEQ Releases TSIP Application Forms; Will Accept Applications Starting February 1 For several months, APMA has been urging the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to launch the final component of the UST Revolving Fund Program, the Tank Site Improvement Program (TSIP). This program was established under Arizona Revised Statutes § 49-1071 (“Grants”) to provide financial assistance to owners, operators and property owners for reimbursement of four types of environmentally … Read More