Program Requirements for Fuel Tanks less than 1100 Gallons
What’s the Difference?
NRCS Practice Standard vs Michigan Regulations vs MAEAP
NRCS Practice Standard
Michigan Regulations
Yes
Does my tank need to meet UL 142,
2080 or 2085 standards?
Do I need a fill pad?
Yes
Yes. Concrete is required.
No, but concrete is recommended
Are Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure (SPCC) plans
required?
Follow the requirements of EPA for
when a SPCC is required.
Is secondary containment required
Yes
How far do the tanks need to be from
streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands and
sinkholes?
How far do the tanks need to be from
a Private well?
How far do the tanks need to be from
a Public well?
Tanks must be at least 100 feet from
surface water
SPCC plans are administered at the
federal level by EPA. If the capacity
exceeds 2500 gallons, secondary
containment may be required to
meet the rule.
Secondary may be required by the
SPCC rules if the farm has more than
2500 gallons.
No requirements
How far from a building should a UL
142 tank <1100 gallons be?
Tanks less than 1100 gallons can be
40 feet from a building
Is overfill protection required
Yes. Audio or visual alarms are
required to indicate when the tank is
at 90% capacity.
MAEAP Standards
Tanks are being used as designed and
are not underground tanks.
Yes. A surface compatible with the
fuel being used is required.
Recommended but not required
100 feet minimum
50 feet
No, but may be needed to meet State
of Michigan well isolation distance
requirements
Tanks is more than 50 feet away or
has other controls present that would
control or divert spills
50 feet
Type IIB and III: 800 feet
May be reduced by NRCS, but not less
than 100 feet
Type IIB and III: 800 feet unless a
deviation is granted or
75 feet when secondary containment
is present.
Tanks less than 1100 gallons can be
40 feet from a building
Type IIB and III: 800 feet unless a
deviation is granted or
75 feet when secondary containment
is present.
40 feet from a building is
recommended, but not required
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
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Is flow restrictor required?
Do I need a fuel gauge?
How far does the tank need to be from
property lines?
How far do tanks <1100 gallons need
to be from traffic flow?
Can tanks have siphons or internal
pressure discharge devices
Can the tanks have gravity flow?
Do all fill points and dispensers need to
be lockable?
Is crash protection required?
How many tanks can I have per fueling
location?
Do the tanks need to be elevated off
the ground for corrosion protection
NRCS Practice Standard
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
No requirement
Michigan Regulations
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
No requirement
MAEAP Standards
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
No requirement
10 feet from on-farm traffic and 75
feet away from major off-farm traffic
flow
No
No requirement
No requirement
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes, if using an elevated tank and
using an approved self-closing nozzle
Yes
Yes
No Limit
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
No Limit
Not on tanks less than 1100 gallons
No Limit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Recommended but not required
Disclaimer: This document may not be an exhaustive list of all the differences between the programs and should only be used as a guide.
Please contact your local MAEAP technician or NRCS staff for further information.
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