Section 355IAC5-2-3. Abandoned containers

   (a) Storage containers and other containers used at a storage facility to hold pesticide or pesticide rinsate are considered abandoned if they have been out of service for more than six (6) months because of a weakness or leak or have been out of service for any reason for more than two (2) years.

  (b) Abandoned underground containers, including abandoned underground catch basins, shall be thoroughly cleaned and removed from the ground or thoroughly cleaned and filled with an inert solid. All connections and vents shall be disconnected and sealed. A record of the catch basin size, location, and method of closing shall be maintained at the storage facility or as otherwise provided for in this article.

  (c) Abandoned aboveground containers shall be thoroughly cleaned. All hatches on the containers shall be left open, and all valves or connections shall be severed and left open.

  (d) Secondary containment is not considered abandoned merely because there have been no discharges into the secondary containment. (State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 5-2-3; filed Mar 8, 1991, 2:45 p.m.: 14 IR 1403, eff sixty (60) days after filing with secretary of state; readopted filed Nov 21, 2001, 10:17 a.m.: 25 IR 1269; filed Feb 20, 2002, 9:38 a.m.: 25 IR 2214; readopted filed Sep 3, 2008, 1:46 p.m.: 20080924-IR-355080553RFA; readopted filed Oct 17, 2014, 9:26 a.m.: 20141112-IR-355140342RFA)