Class 4 Exemption Order: Environmental compliance self-evaluation

When the Underground Petroleum Storage Systems (UPSS) Regulation was introduced in 2008, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) could grant exemptions to allow time for UPSS operators to comply with the new regulatory requirements. 

 

EPA records show this site has previously been exempted, under a Class 4 Exemption Order, from complying with specific requirements of the UPSS Regulation. The EPA advises that all Class 4 Exemption Orders have expired. This means that the UPSS located on your site should now be operating in accordance with the requirements of the UPSS Regulation. 

This self-evaluation survey has been developed to provide a quick and simple way to determine  whether your UPSS is compliant with the NSW UPSS Regulation.   

 

Participating in this self-evaluation program will more likely assist you to identify any shortcomings in operating your UPSS and prompt you to take the necessary actions to correct them before they develop into environmental issues.  

 

The EPA and key industry bodies, such as the Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA) and the Motor Traders' Association of NSW - Service Stations Association (MTA NSW SSA), encourage participation in this program of those service station operators whose site was previously exempt under Class 4.  

 

This self-evaluation survey should be completed by the company or person who has primary responsibility for managing and maintaining the UPSS at the site (known as the 'person responsible'). In some cases, this can be a person other than the site operator or owner.

 

Please answer all questions and prompts to the best of your knowledge as the EPA may undertake an audit of the site to verify the answers provided. There is provision for you to add any comments where required or requested.

This self-evaluation should take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete.  

 

If your Class 4 Exemption Order covered multiple sites, you should complete one form per site. Alternatively, you could comple an Excel spreadsheet, which is available upon request at UPSSREG@epa.nsw.gov.au.