N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1E-2.15 - Recordkeeping

(a) The owner or operator of a major facility shall maintain the following records for three years:
1. Employee training;
2. Drills for discharge prevention;
3. Inspections of cleanup and removal equipment and supplies; and
4. Facility inventories.
(b) The owner or operator of a major facility shall maintain the following records for 10 years:
1. Documentation of discharges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1E-5.3(e); and
2. Confirmation reports on discharges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1E-5.8(c).
(c) The owner or operator of a major facility shall maintain records of inspection and repair for 10 years or the lifetime of the equipment, device, or structure, whichever is shorter, for:
1. All equipment, and detection or monitoring, prevention or safety devices related to discharge prevention and response; and
2. All structures other than aboveground storage tanks.
(d) For aboveground storage tanks, the owner or operator of a major facility shall maintain:
1. Records of daily visual inspections, conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1E-2.10(a)2, for 10 years or the lifetime of the tank, whichever is shorter;
2. Records of monthly visual inspections, conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1E-2.10(a)5 or the appropriate integrity testing standard, for 10 years or the lifetime of the tank, whichever is shorter; and
3. All other records of integrity testing, inspection, and repair for the lifetime of the tank.
(e) All records shall be available for inspection upon the request of the Department or appropriate local agencies.
(f) In the event of the loss or destruction of an original record, the owner or operator shall maintain a copy of the records in a format that is adequately retrievable, such as an electronic format like a server or cloud, or a second set of hard copies located in a separate space.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1E-2.15
Amended by R.1996 d.462, effective 10/7/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 2730(a), 28 N.J.R. 4424(b).
Amended by R.2000 d.352, effective 8/21/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 3561(a), 32 N.J.R. 3091(a).
In (b), amended N.J.A.C. reference.
Amended by R.2007 d.93, effective 4/2/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4285(a), 39 N.J.R. 1253(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by 57 N.J.R. 1253(b), effective 6/16/2025

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