22-30-1 Short title
22-30-2 Legislative findings
22-30-3 Definitions
22-30-4 Inventory and registration of existing aboveground storage tanks
22-30-5 Aboveground Storage Tank Regulatory Program
22-30-6 Evaluation and certification
22-30-7 Financial responsibility
22-30-8 Corrective action
22-30-9 Spill prevention and response plan
22-30-10 Notice to local governments and water companies
22-30-11 Required signage
22-30-12 Aboveground Storage Tank Administrative Fund
22-30-13 Protect Our Water Fund
22-30-14 Public access to information
22-30-15 Inspections, monitoring and testing
22-30-16 Administrative orders; injunctive relief
22-30-17 Civil and criminal penalties
22-30-18 Appeal to Environmental Quality Board
22-30-19 Duplicative enforcement prohibited
22-30-20 Reporting and accountability
22-30-21 Interagency cooperation
22-30-22 Imminent and substantial danger
22-30-23 Promulgation of rules
22-30-24 Powers and duties of secretary
22-30-25 Waiving certain requirements of this article for specified categories of aboveground storage tanks as designated by the department by legislative rule
22-30-26 Secretary’s authority to require individual NPDES permits within a zone of critical concern
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 22 > Article 30 - The Aboveground Storage Tank Act

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