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1 <br /> II <br /> J <br /> L; <br /> i <br /> F <br /> L FOREWORD <br /> i. <br /> Underground storage tank systems that have held flammable or combustible <br /> L liquids should be handled with extreme care during disposal in place, removal, <br /> storage,or disposal off site.This is particularly true of underground storage tanks at <br /> r* motor vehicle refueling facilities which are most frequently used for storage of <br /> L motor fuel or.other petroleum products. <br /> The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide procedures'for the j <br /> disposal in place, removal, storage, and the off-site disposal or sale of used under- <br /> ground tanks that have contained flammable or combustible liquids. Although this <br /> Lj guide specifically addresses underground storage tank systems at service station <br /> facilities, the principles outlined may be applied to similar systems used at other ° <br /> petroleum facilities. <br /> At the.time this recommended practice was written, legislation and regulations <br /> related to the operation, maintenance, disposal, and removal of underground <br /> petroleum storage systems were under development at the federal,state,and munici- <br /> pal levels.The appropriate government agencies should therefore be consulted about <br /> regulations that apply to the geographic area of interest before any action suggested <br /> in this recommended practice is taken. API will revise this recommended practice <br /> from time to time in an effort to ensure consistency with all applicable federal j <br /> regulations. This edition of API Recommended Practice 1604 supersedes API <br /> Publication 1604, Recommended Practice for the Abandonment and Removal of <br /> Used Underground Service Station Systems(First Edition, 1981) iri its entirety. ;! <br /> Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the Director of the j <br /> Marketing Department, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, N.W. <br /> r Washington, D.C. 20005. <br /> L <br /> L <br /> e <br /> n <br /> r <br /> L li <br />