must show the EPA removing Stage II requirements would not interfere with applicable Clean
Air Act (CAA) requirements. States including New
Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts have
already established procedures permitting Stage II
systems to be decommissioned.
"Right now there are approximately 13 to
14 states that are in the process of promoting
the decommissioning of Stage II," said Jeffery
Dzierzanowski, new business development manager for Source North America Corporation.
"This can range from allowing Stage II to be
left out of new construction (for example providing written or verbal waivers) to actually requiring
decommissioning. It's my understanding that none
of those states currently have an approved State
Implementation Plan from the USEPA, which is
something a marketer retailer needs to be mindful
of since they technically may still be running afoul
of the regulation." Source, based in Addison, Ill.,
is a leading national fueling equipment distributor
in North America that has created and launched a
dedicated Stage II Decommissioning Guide.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources
will allow Stage II systems to be phased out beginning March 15, 2013. Arizona, Illinois, and Texas
are in the process of reviewing Stage II programs.
New York is relieving the industry of Stage II
requirements by providing exemptions for new
gasoline dispensing facilities that would otherwise
be required to install Stage II systems. California
plans to retain the Stage II program for the foreseeable future. Fuel marketers are advised to check for
the proper process in their region.
One state, Florida, which installed Stage II on its
own under home rule in 1992 (which gives it more
flexibility) is already well along the decommissioning path. "South Florida, as a result of their 2009 the
equipment upgrade requirement, allows marketers
to decommission. That market is probably 70 to 80
percent decommissioned at this point," said Brian
Derge, vice president, eastern division for Austin,
Texas-based Tanknology. The company both
decommissions systems in some markets as well as
more broadly testing decommissioned systems to
make sure the process was conducted correctly.
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