User’s Guide for the Federal Identification Registry for Storage Tank Systems
- Identification Form
- FIRSTS account
- Multiple selections
- Choosing “other”
- Note on identifying collapsible fuel storage systems (bladders)
- Purpose of notification to Environment Canada
- Account structure, users and access permissions
- Creating structure
- Adding users and disabling user’s status
- Identifying owners and operators
- Location of storage tank system
- Storage tank system description
- Note on tanks containing more than one product (“compartment tanks”)
- Owner’s internal identification number for tank or storage tank system (optional fields)
- EC storage tank system identification number
- Year of installation of tank
- Notifying Environment Canada of a change to a storage tank system
- Is system in service all year?
- Type of tank
- Type of piping
- Diameter of piping
- Nominal tank capacity
- Product(s) stored
- Transfer area
- ULC or API standard number
- List of standards for tank design
- Material of construction
- Secondary containment
- Corrosion protection
- Type of pump to oil-water separator
- Leak detection
- Spill containment
- Overfill prevention
- Storage tank system withdrawal from service and removal
- Owner or owner’s representative certification
- For more information on storage tank system identification
Storage tank system description
This is the first section to be completed when identifying a storage tank system in FIRSTS. Some information may need to be collected in advance. The ID form is available to help collect information. As it may be difficult to gather some information about storage tank systems, there are some options for choosing “unknown.” However, effort should be made to submit information that is as complete and precise as possible. “Unknown” should not be an option when submitting information on a newly installed storage tank system.
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