House Bill 2811, amending the Aboveground Storage Tank ("AST") Act, previously passed the West Virginia House and Senate and then was signed by Governor Justice on April 4, 2017. Thus, the amendments to the AST Act included...more
On August 1, 2016, the legislative rule promulgated to implement the Aboveground Storage Tank Act became effective. The Rule is 63 pages long and contains detailed requirements for registering, designing, installing,...more
In March 2016, we predicted that the Aboveground Storage Tank Act (“AST Act”) and changes to the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act (“Horizontal Well Act”) legislative rules would be approved by the West Virginia...more
7/7/2016
/ Aboveground Storage Tanks ,
Certifications ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Horizontal Wells ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Oil & Gas ,
Operation & Maintenance ,
Permits ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Storage Tanks
Even before the June 6, 2014 effective date of the Aboveground Storage Tank Act (the “AST Act” or “Act”), W. Va. Code §§ 22-30-1 et seq., representatives of the industries most impacted by the expansive and detailed AST Act...more
On February 3, 2015, House Bill 2574 ("HB 2574") was introduced in the West Virginia Legislature. HB 2574 proposes to remedy the unintended consequences to businesses created by the passage of the Aboveground Storage Tank Act...more
In the latest development relating to West Virginia’s new aboveground storage tank (“AST”) legislation, on December 22, 2014, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“WVDEP”) filed with the West Virginia...more
In This Presentation:
- How We Got Here
- Aboveground Storage Tank Act
- Key Definitions
- Key Elements
- Upcoming Deadlines
- AST Registration Stats
- Interpretive Rule (47 CSR 62)
-...more
Although the W.Va. Aboveground Storage Tank Act, enacted this spring, is comprehensive in its scope—imposing new requirements for registration, permitting, inspection and certification, notice, spill response planning and...more
In the latest development relating to West Virginia’s new aboveground storage tank (“AST”) legislation, yesterday afternoon the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“WVDEP”) filed with the West Virginia...more
By the time you are reading this, the October 1 deadline to register all aboveground storage tanks (“ASTs”) in West Virginia has passed, and the world is still turning. If you have not yet registered your ASTs, it is still a...more
In This Issue:
- West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act Interpretive Rule Filed and Emergency Rule Out for Comment:
The Aboveground Storage Tank Act was enacted in response to the January 9, 2014 spill that...more
10/9/2014
/ Dominion Resources ,
Duke Energy ,
Emergency Rule ,
Energy Projects ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Storage Tanks
Late Thursday afternoon, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) published on its website what it characterizes as a “rough draft” of its forthcoming emergency rule (the “Draft Rule”), which is 79...more
This morning, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) filed a proposed interpretive rule (the “Interpretive Rule”) with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office implementing, in part, the recent...more
On Saturday evening, March 8, after intense work and consideration of perhaps 100 or more amendments, the West Virginia Legislature passed Senate Bill 373 ("SB 373"), which establishes sweeping new regulatory programs that...more