Nevada Aboveground Storage Tanks: What you need to know

International Fire Code: Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 459.9931

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes 30 and 30A: NAC 477.281 to 477.288

Marina storage tanks: Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 459.826, NRS 459.830, NAC 459.99285, and NAC 459.9931 to 459.9938

Definition: NAC 459.99285

Tank registration: NAC 459.9933

Construction and design: NAC 459.9934

Secondary containment: NAC 459.9935

Piping and valves: NAC 459.9936

Dispensing equipment: NAC 459.9937

Inspections: NAC 459.9938

Permits: NAC 477.323

Release notification: Nevada Water Pollution Control Law, NRS 445A.300 to 450A.730 and NAC 445A.345 to 445.348

Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Corrective Actions

Nevada Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9

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· Rules. A number of different state and federal regulations regulate aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), depending on size, location, use of tank, and product stored. Nevada does not have any specific AST requirements. The exception is with regard to AST systems located at or near water located at a marina. Owners and operators of marina ASTs must register the tanks with DEP and pay a registration fee.

The state has adopted National Fire Code and the NFPA Codes 30 and 30A and other standards related to the design, construction, and safe operation of ASTs. See the national section ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS for an overview of NFPA codes and other industry standards applicable to ASTs.

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