When you buy a service station or other facility that has
underground petroleum storage tanks, you should be aware of the
rules for:
Continuing to Operate with the Previous Owner's Delivery
Certificate
As long as the previous owner's delivery certificate has
not yet expired, you may continue to use it for fuel
deliveries for up to 30 days from the date of the purchase OR until
the certificate expires (whichever occurs first).
If the previous owner's delivery certificate has already
expired, then you will not be able to receive fuel
deliveries until you receive your own delivery certificate and have
posted it at the facility.
Getting Your Own Delivery Certificate
To obtain your new initial delivery certificate for this
facility, you must:
- Complete the following sections of form TCEQ-0724, UST
Registration and Self-Certification Form:
- 1. Tank Owner Information
- 2. Facility Information
- 3. Tank Operator Information
- 4. Reason for This Filing (Part A2 and B1)
- 7. Self-Certification of Compliance with UST
Requirements
- 8. Tank Owner/Operator Self-Certification
- 9. Tank Owner/Operator Registration, and
- 10.
Financial Assurance Information
- 11. Tank Identificaton/Description (to assign tank ID
numbers)
- If no previous owner ever had a delivery certificate, then you
must also complete the following section.
- 12. UST System Technical Information (to provide technical
information about this facility's UST system)
Within 30 days of taking ownership of the facility, submit your
completed form TCEQ-0724 to the TCEQ PST
Registration Program.
Paying Annual UST Fees
You will not owe UST fees for your new facility until the
corresponding invoice has been mailed to you.
Renewing Your Initial Delivery Certificate
You must renew your delivery certificate before it expires each
year. When your new certificate arrives, make note of the
expiration date on the certificate. Its expiration date is
determined by the last digit of your official TCEQ owner
identification number. You can determine the expiration date and
when your renewal is due by the table in our renewal Web page.
