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Fire and Life Safety - 13 - Underground Tank Storage

  1. Flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks may be located underground, outside of buildings if such installation meets the requirements of the following codes and standards.


    2. a. California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Title 23 and Title 24
     
    b. National Fire Protection Standard Number 30
     
    c. California Health and Safety Code
     
    d. Other environmental or State and Federal Health and Safety Codes and Regulations

  2. When the preliminary reviews such as site plans are ready, the Project Manager shall contact EH&S so that the Project Manager, Campus Fire Marshal representative and others can contact the City of Berkeley, Toxics Management Division for their input.


    3. a. Where projects include installation of underground oil tanks, monitoring wells or removal of existing underground hazardous storage tanks, Title 23 may apply. Notify the project manager, who will coordinate with Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) regarding notification of the Toxics Management Division of the City of Berkeley, if applicable.

  3. A complete set of plans and specifications is to be submitted to the Designated Campus Fire Marshal.


  4. Contact shall be made with the Planning, Design, and Construction for their approval of any and all underground tank installations.


  5. Before being covered or placed in use, tanks and piping connected to underground tanks shall be tested for tightness in the presence of the State Fire Marshal, Campus Fire Marshal's representative and representative of Planning, Design, and Construction.


  6. In particular installations, the provisions of this section may be altered at the discretion of the authority having jurisdiction after consideration of the special features such as topographical conditions, barricades, walls, adequacy of building exits, nature of occupancies, proximity to buildings or adjoining property and character of construction of such buildings, capacity and construction of proposed tank and character of liquids to be stored and nature of process involved.


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