Section 12-13-4. Exceptions to chapter

   This chapter shall not apply to the following:

   (1) Any farm or residential tank of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

   (2) Any tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;

   (3) Any septic tank;

   (4) Any pipeline facility, including gathering lines:

      (A) Regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, 49 U.S.C. Section 1671, et seq.;

      (B) Regulated under the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, 49 U.S.C. Section 2001, et seq.; or

      (C) Which is an intrastate pipeline facility regulated under state law comparable to the provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph;

   (5) Any surface impoundment, pit, pond, or lagoon;

   (6) Any storm-water or waste-water collection system;

   (7) Any flow-through process tank;

   (8) Any liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations; or

   (9) Any storage tank situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel), if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor.

Code 1981, § 12-13-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 2072, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 12.