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FOREWORD Underground storage tank systems that have held flammable or combustible liquids should be handled with extreme care during disposal in place, removal, storage, or disposal off site.This is particularly true of underground storage tanks at motor vehicle refueling facilities which are most frequently used for storage of motor fuel or other petroleum products. The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide procedures for the disposal in place, removal, storage, and the off-site disposal or sale of used under- ground tanks that have contained flammable or combustible liquids. Although this guide specifically addresses underground storage tank systems at service station facilities, the principles outlined may be applied to similar systems used at other petroleum facilities. At the time this recommended practice was written, legislation and regulations related to the operation, maintenance, disposal, and removal of underground petroleum storage systems were under development at the federal,state,and munici- pal levels.The appropriate government agencies should therefore be consulted about regulations that apply to the geographic area of interest before any action suggested in this recommended practice is taken. API will revise this recommended practice from time to time in an effort to ensure consistency with all applicable federal regulations. This edition of API Recommended Practice 1604 supersedes API Publication 1604, Recommended Practice for the Abandonment and Removal of Used Underground Service Station Systems(First Edition, 198 1) in its entirety. Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the Director of the Marketing Department, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.