Tank

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027630",
  "term": "Tank",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Stationary unit that is constructed primarily of nonearthen materials (such as wood, concrete, steel, fiberglass, or plastic) which provide structural support and is designed to hold an accumulation of liquids or other materials. [40 CFR 63.681 (CFR 2013)]\n\n2. Stationary device, designed to contain an accumulation of hazardous waste which is constructed primarily of non-earthen materials (e.g., wood, concrete, steel, plastic) which provide structural support.\n\n3. Any stationary device, designed to contain an accumulation of used oil which is constructed primarily of non-earthen materials, (e.g., wood, concrete, steel, plastic) which provides structural support.\n\n4. Stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of regulated substances and constructed of non-earthen materials (e.g., concrete, steel, plastic) that provide structural support.\n\n5. A watertight structure or container used to hold wastewater for such purposes as aeration, equalization, holding, sedimentation, treatment, mixing, dilution, addition of chemicals, or disinfection.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.901 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 279.1 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 280.12 (CFR 2018)",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tank/"
}