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Inspection of Facilities for Preventing the Pollution of Groundwater Bodies and Monitoring Equipment

Absrtact	Most gas stations in Taiwan are located in cities with high residential density or by the roadsides. Therefore, the environmental protection authorities and the public have paid a lot of attention to the environment quality around the gas stations, especially the issues of soil and groundwater pollution caused by the leakage of underground oil tanks and pipes. The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has amended and promulgated the “Regulations for Installation and Management of Facilities for Preventing Pollution of Groundwater Bodies and Monitoring Equipment in Gas Stations” on July 4, 2006 to enhance the installation and management of these facilities and equipment. Besides, for promoting other relevant activities, the EPA then entrusted Sinotech to conduct this project. Three major achievements of this Project were listed below: 1.Reviewed the current issues of implementation of and prepared the improvement countermeasures on “Regulations for Installation and Management of Facilities for Preventing Pollution of Groundwater Bodies and Monitoring Equipment in Gas Stations,” amended the draft, and held 5 seminars. 2.Inspected the installation, maintenance, and regular monitoring of facilities for preventing pollution of groundwater bodies and monitoring equipment in 10 military unite and 414 gas stations. 35 gas stations were found with high potential for contamination. It was suggested that the EPA should carry out investigation of soil and groundwater contamination in the future. 3.Maintained the monitoring and declaration web site and upgraded the functions of database, including: a.Established the online declaration system of Underground Storage Tank (UST) for military units b.Established the function of the online declaration system for on-line submission of UST’s installation and completion plan c.Regularly inspected and maintained the online declaration system and performed database backup d.Held promotion meetings of the online declaration system e.Updated and enhanced the function of the online declaration system for the gas stations.
Keyword	Gas Station, Soil, Groundwater

Absrtact

Most gas stations in Taiwan are located in cities with high residential density or by the roadsides. Therefore, the environmental protection authorities and the public have paid a lot of attention to the environment quality around the gas stations, especially the issues of soil and groundwater pollution caused by the leakage of underground oil tanks and pipes. The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has amended and promulgated the “Regulations for Installation and Management of Facilities for Preventing Pollution of Groundwater Bodies and Monitoring Equipment in Gas Stations” on July 4, 2006 to enhance the installation and management of these facilities and equipment. Besides, for promoting other relevant activities, the EPA then entrusted Sinotech to conduct this project. Three major achievements of this Project were listed below: 1.Reviewed the current issues of implementation of and prepared the improvement countermeasures on “Regulations for Installation and Management of Facilities for Preventing Pollution of Groundwater Bodies and Monitoring Equipment in Gas Stations,” amended the draft, and held 5 seminars. 2.Inspected the installation, maintenance, and regular monitoring of facilities for preventing pollution of groundwater bodies and monitoring equipment in 10 military unite and 414 gas stations. 35 gas stations were found with high potential for contamination. It was suggested that the EPA should carry out investigation of soil and groundwater contamination in the future. 3.Maintained the monitoring and declaration web site and upgraded the functions of database, including: a.Established the online declaration system of Underground Storage Tank (UST) for military units b.Established the function of the online declaration system for on-line submission of UST’s installation and completion plan c.Regularly inspected and maintained the online declaration system and performed database backup d.Held promotion meetings of the online declaration system e.Updated and enhanced the function of the online declaration system for the gas stations.

Keyword

Gas Station, Soil, Groundwater