Delaware Code § 7-7425

Certification of underground storage tank contractors [For application of this section, see 85 Del
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Laws, c. 42, § 10].
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations for certification of businesses and individuals to install, retrofit, remove, abandon or reline
underground storage tank systems used to store regulated substances.
(b) As a prerequisite for certification, the Department shall conduct written examinations within the State for the purpose of determining
ability to perform installation, retrofit, relining, removal or abandonment of underground storage tank systems. The Department may
waive the examination for persons who possess a valid certificate from another state, provided such certification is for similar work to
be performed in Delaware.
(c) An underground storage tank system shall be installed, repaired, retrofitted, relined, removed or abandoned only in the presence
and under the direction of an individual possessing a valid certificate issued by the Department. Certification requirements for contractors
shall commence 6 months after adoption of regulations.
(d) Certification will not be required for owners of farm or residential underground storage tanks who wish to remove or abandon their
own nonregulated underground storage tanks.
(e) Certification is valid for 2 years. The fee for certification is $750 for companies and $300 for on-site supervisors. Fees collected
are appropriated to the Department to carry out the purposes of the Underground Storage Tank Program.

Part VII
Natural Resources
Chapter 74A
The Jeffrey Davis Aboveground Storage Tank Act

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