BVT-Merkblatt zu Abwasser- und Abgasbehandlung

Annexes
1. single-walled containers
2. double-walled containers inside a water abstraction area or a protected zone type I and II
3. double-walled containers inside the surrounding area of electrical conductors where major
stray currents can be present.
From the date of the first general inspection, the periodic examinations must be conducted according
to the provisions of article 5.17.2.8 and 5.17.2.9.
§ 5. Without prejudice to the particular conditions imposed in the environmental licence, the
containers must comply with the provisions of this chapter no later than the dates mentioned in
the table below related to:
1. overfilling warning or safety system
2. leak detection
3. cathodic protection.
Location with respect to water abstraction
areas or protected zones
Product Category Inside Outside
P1, P2 1, 2, 3 1 August 1998 1 August 2000
P3, P4 1, 2 1 August 1998 1 August 2000
P3, P4 3 1 August 1999 1 August 2001
other 1, 2, 3 1 January 2003 1 January 2005
§ 6. With the replacement of the containers referred to in § 1 or § 2, the new container must
comply with all conditions of these regulations, except for that regarding the stipulations of
distances to be observed.
§ 7. For storage sites which form part of a fuel distribution installation for motor vehicles, the
provisions of § 5 can be departed from according to the provisions of article 5.17.5.7.
Art. 5.17.2.12
§ 1. If leaks are observed the operator will take all measures required to avoid the danger of
explosion and restrict further soil and groundwater pollution to the extent possible.
§ 2. After professional repairs have taken place, the container may only be brought back into
use providing it has successfully undergone a seal test as specified in article 5.17.2.8.
§ 3. With the final putting out of use of containers, whether or not due to leaks, the container
must be emptied, cleaned and removed within a period of 36 months without prejudice to the
provisions of the decree of 2 July 1981 concerning the prevention of waste and waste materials
management and its implementing decisions.
With the material impossibility of removal, within the same term, after consultation with an
environmental expert accredited in the discipline containers for gases or hazardous substances,
with an authorised expert or for the storage of P3 and/or P4 products intended for the heating of
buildings or with an accredited technician, the container must be emptied, cleaned and filled
with sand, foam or an equivalent inert material. Here the necessary measures relating to explosion
safety and the prevention of groundwater pollution must be taken.
§ 4. Liquids which have caused ground pollution or spillage into the sewer system, the surface
waters, the groundwater layers or onto adjacent properties must be immediately reported by the
operator to the Environmental Inspection Department, to the Governor of the Province and to
the Burgomaster.
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