First Nations (AB) Technical Services Advisory Group (TSAG) and Environment Canada (EC) will be holding afternoon workshops regarding the new Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations (the Storage Tank Regulations) which apply to storage tank systems located on Aboriginal land and federal land.

The Storage Tank Regulations require that owners and/or operators of storage tank systems:

• Identify storage tank systems to Environment Canada. Fuel cannot be delivered to tanks that are not identified by June 12, 2010.
  
• Stop using tanks or piping that leaks and either fix them or remove them
  
• Report spills
  
• Conduct leak detection on storage tank systems
  
• Prepare an emergency plan
  
• Design the transfer area to contain spills
  
• Have new systems installed by certified installers and old systems removed by certified removers
  
• Keep records about the tank systems

These workshops are intended for owners and operators of storage tank systems including public works managers or public works portfolio holders, tank system owners and operators and any interested band members. Workshops are free to attend. There is limit of 25 participants at each workshop. No reimbursement for attendance.

Sessions will be held at:

- Calgary Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Edmonton Monday, November 30, 2009
- Slave Lake Thursday, December 10, 2009
- Ft. McMurray Tuesday, January 19, 2010
- High Level Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Fuel Storage Tanks Workshop Agenda (PDF)

Owners of storage tank systems are responsible to identify their tanks directly with Environment Canada. Information provided to TSAG or INAC in the past does not mean identification was completed. Identification can be done by requesting an account by e-mailing TankRegistry@ec.gc.ca or by completing hard copy forms.

Those interested in attending should contact Denise Verreault or Walters Munde at 780-483-8601 or dverreault@tsag.net / wmunde@tsag.net.

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