(1) Authority. If the department determines the owners and operators of an UST system are violating any requirement of this chapter or chapter 90.76 RCW, the department may prohibit the delivery, deposit, or acceptance of regulated substances to the system or the entire UST facility where the system is located.

(2) Procedures. The department's procedures for enforcing delivery prohibition must be consistent with and no less stringent than those required by 40 C.F.R. Sec. 281.42, as amended, and section 9012 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991k).

(3) Identification. The department may identify an UST system subject to delivery prohibition by either:

(a) Affixing a red tag to the fill pipe of the system; or

(b) Revoking the facility compliance tag of the UST facility where the system is located.

(4) Prohibition. Without the prior written authorization of the department, product deliverers may not deliver or deposit, and owners and operators may not accept the delivery or deposit of, regulated substances into an UST system if:

(a) A red tag is attached to the fill pipe of the system; or

(b) A valid facility compliance tag is not properly displayed at the UST facility where the system is located.

(5) Withdrawal of waste oil. Without the prior written authorization of the department, persons may not withdraw, and owners and operators may not allow the withdrawal of, regulated substances from a waste oil UST system subject to delivery prohibition.

(6) Unauthorized removal of red tags. No person may remove or alter a red tag without the prior written authorization of the department. The unauthorized removal or alteration of a red tag constitutes a violation of this chapter.