The Environmental Quality Board shall develop siting regulations for new aboveground storage tank facilities which shall contain detailed provisions which an applicant shall use to evaluate a potential site. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, consideration for public health and safety, protection of water supply sources, water quality, air quality, flooding, topography, soil conditions and hydrogeology. The board shall hold at least one public hearing on the siting regulations and shall solicit and take into consideration written public comments, prior to final adoption.