Digital application forms now available
The department has simplified the process of transferring ownership of operating permits and applying for new operating permits by introducing digital application forms. The Application for a Permit to Operate a Petroleum Storage Tank System and the Application to Transfer Ownership of a Permit to Operate can now be completed online and are available under the Resources and Forms section.
Update to the application process for tank removal permits
As of July 1, 2021, the Application for Permit to Alter a Petroleum Storage Tank by Removal will be received, reviewed, and processed by the Petroleum Storage Program with Environment and Climate Change, where previously they were processed by regional Environment Officers. The application form can be submitted by email to petstor@gov.mb.ca or by fax to 204-948-2338.
Removal of expiry dates from Operating Permits
Please be advised that the 5-year expiry dates on permits to operate fixed aboveground and underground petroleum storage tank systems in Manitoba are no longer in effect.
Expiry dates were imposed during a period that required system upgrades to meet the requirements of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Code of Practice as adopted by Manitoba Regulation 188/2001, the Storage and Handling of Petroleum Products and Allied Products Regulation (the Regulation). The expiry dates were intended to track those upgrades through completion. As the Petroleum Storage Program has determined that all upgrades are complete, the renewal process has been discontinued.
Please note that while a permit renewal is not required, all other requirements indicated on the permit as well as all tests and inspections required by the Regulation, remain applicable to your system. Please review Technical Bulletins PSF-002 and PSF-005, available under the Resources and Forms section, for guidance on the monitoring, inspection, leak detection and maintenance requirements that apply to your petroleum storage tank system. Operating permits were re-issued to the storage tank system owner in 2020 and will remain valid until such time the system is altered or removed from service or the permit is cancelled or suspended by the Director. You will not be required to provide a permit renewal application form.
Amendment to the Storage and Handling of Petroleum Products and Allied Products Regulation
An amendment to the Storage and Handling of Petroleum Products and Allied Products Regulation, M.R. 188/2001 (the Regulation) came into effect on August 17, 2018.
The regulatory amendment removes outdated fuel quality standards by repealing Part 3 of the Regulation. For more information, please see the news release at: https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=44661&posted=2018-10-01