(A) The owner or operator shall develop and
follow a schedule and procedure for inspecting overfill controls.
(B) The owner or operator shall inspect at
least once each operating day data gathered from monitoring and leak detection
equipment (e.g., pressure or temperature gauges, monitoring wells) to ensure
that the tank system is being operated according to the tank system's design.
[Comment: Paragraph (C) of rule
3745-54-15 of the Administrative
Code requires the owner or operator to remedy any deterioration or malfunction
that is found
the
owner or operator finds. Rule
3745-55-96 of the Administrative
Code requires the owner or operator to notify the director within twenty-four
hours after confirming a leak. Also, 40 CFR Part 302 may require the owner or
operator to notify the "National Response Center" of a
release.]
(C) In addition,
except as noted under paragraph (D) of this rule, the owner or operator shall
inspect at least once each operating day:
(1)
Above ground portions of the tank system, if any, to detect corrosion or
releases of waste.
(2) The
construction materials and the area immediately surrounding the externally
accessible portion of the tank system, including the secondary containment
system (e.g., dikes) to detect erosion or signs of releases of hazardous waste
(e.g., wet spots, dead vegetation).
(D) Owners or operators of tank systems that
either use leak detection systems to alert facility personnel to leaks, or
implement established workplace practices to ensure leaks are promptly
identified, shall inspect at least weekly those areas described in paragraphs
(C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule. Use of the alternate inspection schedule shall
be documented in the facility's operating record. This documentation shall
include a description of the established workplace practices at the
facility.
(E) [Reserved.]
(F) Ancillary equipment that is not provided
with secondary containment, as described in paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(4) of rule
3745-55-93 of the Administrative
Code, shall be inspected at least once each operating day.
(G) The owner or operator shall inspect
cathodic protection systems, if present, according to, at a minimum, the
following schedule to ensure that the cathodic protection systems are
functioning properly:
(1) The proper operation
of the cathodic protection system shall be confirmed within six months after
initial installation and annually thereafter
.
; and
(2) All sources of impressed current shall be
inspected or tested, as appropriate, at least bimonthly (i.e., every other
month).
[Comment: The practices described in the "National Association
of Corrosion Engineers" (NACE) standard, "Recommended Practice
(RP-02-85)--Control of External Corrosion on Metallic Buried, Partially Buried,
or Submerged Liquid Storage Systems," and the "American Petroleum Institute"
(API) publication 1632, "Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage
Tanks and Piping Systems," may be used, where applicable, as guidelines in
maintaining and inspecting cathodic protection systems.]
(H) The owner or operator shall
document in the operating record of the facility an inspection of those items
in paragraphs (A) to (C) of this rule.
[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory
government publications, publications of recognized organizations and
associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in
this rule, see rule
3745-50-11 of the Administrative
Code titled "Incorporated by reference."
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 3745-55-95
Effective:
10/23/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
7/20/2022 and Exempt
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3734.12
Rule
Amplifies: 3734.12
Prior
Effective Dates: 01/07/1983, 01/30/1986, 12/08/1988, 02/11/1992, 09/05/2010,
03/24/2017
