2019-12-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            10 DECEMBER 2019


    59.   A suitably qualified person* is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
          with experience and knowledge in the design and operation of the storage and
          dispensing of petroleum products.
          Environmental Protection – General Environmental Duty S319
    60.   A copy of this decision notice must be kept on site in a location readily accessible to
          personnel carrying out this activity.
    61.   Notwithstanding any other condition of this decision notice, this notice does not
          authorize any release of contaminants that cause or is likely to cause an
          environmental nuisance beyond the boundary of the property.
          Decommissioning of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems (UPSS)
    62.   All UPSS shall be decommissioned in accordance with AS 4976-2008 The Removal
          and Disposal of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks.
    63.   Certification must be provided to Council confirming the UPSS decommissioning was
          conducted by a suitably qualified and experience person, and that removal,
          transportation and disposal was in accordance with the Standards and legislation.
    64.   At the time of decommissioning of any UPSS the site must be investigated for
          contamination. An Assessment report must be prepared by a suitably qualified and
          experienced person (as required under the Environmental Protection Act 1994) to
          verify the site has either met remediation criteria or is suitable for continued and
          future use. The assessment report must be submitted to Council no later than 60
          days of either:
          a.   Decommissioning of an UPSS if no soil or ground water remediation is
               required.
          b.   Completion of any remediation associated with the decommissioning of an
               UPSS if remediation is required.
    65.   All records associated with the decommissioning of UPSS must be maintained for a
          period of 7 years after removal of UPSS. These records must be provided to future
          owners/operators of the service station and property, as part of ensuring all
          practicable measures have been implemented to prevent site contamination.
    66.   As articulated in Section 2.6 soil sampling of the opened pits and trenches to check
          for any hydrocarbon contamination must be carried out. If decontamination work is
          required then the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 must be
          followed for site remediation. An assessment report must be submitted to Council.
          Underground tanks
    67.   Prior to the commencement of the use underground tanks shall be constructed and
          installed in accordance with the following:
          a.   Tanks are to be made of fibre-reinforced thermosetting resin (fibreglass) that is
               compatible with the product or tanks are to be made of a steel inner wall and a
               fibre-reinforced thermosetting resin composite (fibreglass) outer wall.
          b.   Tanks are to be double-walled with an interstitial space.
          c.   Tanks are to meet the requirements of UL 1316 Glass fibre reinforced
               underground storage tanks for petroleum products, alcohols and alcohol
               gasoline mixtures, or the equivalent or tanks are to meet the requirements of
               AS1692-2006 Steel tanks for flammable and combustible liquids, or the
               equivalent.
          d.   Tanks are to have an overfill protection valve installed in the drop tube of the
               tank. The overfill prevention valve shall be calibrated to prevent the tank from
               being filled in excess of 90% of its capacity.

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