Eastern Reliability has the privilege of working with customers from many market segments including: chemical process industries, biomedical, pharmaceutical, food, dairy, microelectronics, photonic, breweries, boiler treatment, solid waste, plating, anodizing, steel manufacturing, water treatment, and wastewater treatment.
These industries all have one thing in common; the on-site storage of hazardous chemicals.
Eastern Reliability’s mission has always been to promote proper chemical storage to protect worker safety, to prevent chemical releases and spills, and to ultimately protect our ground water resources - our precious drinking water supply.
State | Size Criteria | Inspection Frequency | Record Keeping | Comments | Reference Pages |
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Connecticut | >660 gallons individually or >1,320 gallons combined |
Annually | N/A | Check with your local municipal fire marshal for local requirements | Detailed Information |
Maine | Any aboveground storage tank | Annually | Submitted to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection | Detailed Information | |
Massachusetts | >10,000 gallons | 5-year inspections | Maintained and readily available for inspection by the local fire marshal | Check with your local municipal fire marshal for local requirements | Detailed Information |
New Hampshire | >660 gallons individually or >1,320 gallons combined >5,100 gallons |
Monthly visual inspections 10-year inspections 10-year interior inspections |
Maintained and readily available for inspection by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services | Detailed Information | |
New York | >185 gallons | 5-year inspections | Maintained and readily available for inspection by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation | Some NY State jurisdictions require more frequent inspection after the initial 5-year inspection | Detailed Information |
Rhode Island | >500 gallons individually/combined | Monthly visual inspections 10-year inspections |
Maintained and readily available for inspection by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management An annual report (yearly summary) shall be submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
Detailed Information | |
Vermont | >660 gallons individually or >1,320 gallons combined |
Annually | N/A | Check with your local municipal fire marshal for local requirements | Detailed Information |
Hazardous chemicals have been defined by federal legislation such as the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act of 1976 and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 along with the various amendments including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986.
These federal acts set forth a baseline regulating hazardous chemical storage and for how federal and state authorities will regulate such storage. In most cases, individual states have passed more stringent regulations. The table below shows each of the northeast states and how these states interpret and apply their regulations.
This is set forth as a guideline to help you understand when your chemical storage tank is mandated to have an inspection and help you avoid excessive regulatory pressure, the possibility of substantial fines, and/or having state or federal authorities order that your plant be shut down.
See below for additional information.
Eastern Reliability can provide primary tank inspection services and works with several regional partners to provide timely, economical, yet very detailed tank inspection services that will meet all regulatory requirements. Inspection personnel have the industry experience, all safety training and professional certifications required for inspectional services.
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