Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.2117 - Repairs

Rule 17, Section 280.33 is amended to read as follows:

Section 280.33. Owners and operators of UST systems shall ensure that repairs will prevent releases due to structural failure or corrosion as long as the UST system is used to store regulated substances. The repairs must meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Alterations to UST systems for product compatibility, repairs, or upgrades must be properly conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsections 280.20(d) and 280.21(b) and (c).

(b) Repairs to fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks must be made in accordance with the provisions of subsection 280.20(d).

(c) Metal pipe sections and fittings that have released product as a result of corrosion or other damage must be replaced. Fiberglass pipes and fittings that have released product must be replaced or repaired in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. The implementing agency may require that replacements or repairs be made where damage to pipe sections or fittings is discovered and presents a significant risk of release.

(d) Repairs to secondary containment areas of tanks and piping used for interstitial monitoring and to containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping must have the secondary containment tested for tightness according to the manufacturers instructions, a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, or in compliance with these rules, within 30 days following the date of completion of the repair. Repaired or upgraded tanks and piping must be tightness-tested in accordance with the provisions of sections 280.43(c) and 280.44(b) within 30 days after the date of the completion of the repair or upgrade. Exceptions may be made to this requirement if the repaired tank is internally inspected in accordance with a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or an independent testing laboratory; the repaired or upgraded portion of the tank system is monitored monthly for release in accordance with a method specified in section 280.43(d) to (i); or another test method that is determined by the department to be at least as protective of human health and the environment as the protections specified in sections 280.43(c) and 280.44(b).

(e) Within 6 months after the repair of any cathodically protected UST system, the cathodic protection system must be tested in accordance with sections 280.31(b) and (c) to ensure that it is operating properly.

(f) UST system owners and operators shall maintain records, in accordance with section 280.34, of each repair for the remaining operating life of the UST system that demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this section.

(g) Within 30 days following any repair to spill or overfill prevention equipment, the repaired spill or overfill prevention equipment must be tested or inspected, as appropriate, in accordance with section 280.35 to ensure it is operating properly.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.2117

1998-2000 AACS; 2018 MR 21, Eff. 11/14/2018