COMDTINST 5090.9A governs Coast Guard policy and responsibilities for acquiring, maintaining, operating, and disposing of POL storage systems.
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It covers underground and aboveground storage tanks, mobile fuel storage containers over 55 gallons, and associated equipment. It requires regulatory compliance, environmental management, trained personnel, and emergency response planning.
Applies to: All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Instruction.
Under subsequent amendments, state and local governments are authorized to establish regulatory programs and standards for storage tanks that are more stringent than federal regulations; therefore, the Coast Guard is also required to comply with those state and local regulations as well. (paragraph 4)
The CWA applies to emergency discharges, as well as discharges during normal operations. (paragraph 101-380)
Facilities that could cause substantial harm to the environment from a discharge must prepare facility response plans, which identify personnel and equipment available to respond to a worst case discharge of oil. (paragraph 101-380)
All USTs and ASTs 5,000 gallons or greater in capacity are considered real property and are assigned a Real Property Unique Identification (RPUID) number for tracking as a unique real property asset in the Coast Guard Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) of record (e.g., Shore Asset Management (SAM)) real property database. (paragraph 101-380)
All POL storage systems must be operated and maintained as an integral component of an EMS or CMP in order to minimize environmental risk.