Or. Admin. R. 340-160-0020 - General Provisions
(1) A
person may not perform or offer to perform UST services without first obtaining
a license from the department .
(2)
A service provider is prohibited from offering or performing UST services on an
UST system defined by OAR
340-150-0010(84)
(except as exempted or deferred by OAR
340-150-0008
), unless the owner and permittee of the UST system have been issued a general
permit registration certificate by the department .
(3) A service provider must:
(a) Comply with this division;
(b) Have proof of current license available
when UST services are performed;
(c) Maintain a current address on file with
the department ; and
(d) Perform UST
services in a manner that conforms with all federal and state regulations
applicable at the time the services are being performed.
(4) A service provider must submit a
checklist on a form provided by the department to the department within 30
days, or as otherwise required for the UST owner and permittee, following the
completion of UST services. In addition, the service provider must meet the
following requirements:
(a) All checklists
must be signed by an executive officer of the service provider and the
supervisor of the project; and
(b)
An as-built drawing of the completed UST installation or modification must be
included with the associated checklist.
(5) A supervisor must be present during UST
installation and modification when the following tasks are being performed:
(a) Preparation of the excavation immediately
before receiving backfill and placement of the tank into the
excavation;
(b) Any movement of the
tank, including but not limited to, transferring the tank from the vehicle used
to transport it to the project site ;
(c) Setting of the tank and its associated
piping into the excavation, including placement of any anchoring devices,
backfill to the level of the tank and strapping, if any;
(d) Placement and connection of the piping
system to the tank;
(e)
Installation of cathodic protection;
(f) All pressure testing of the UST system,
including associated piping, performed during the installation or
modification;
(g) Completion of the
backfill and filling of the excavated area around the installed UST ;
(h) Preparation for and installation of any
tank lining systems; and
(i) UST
excavation.
(6) A
supervisor must be present during an UST decommissioning when the following
tasks are being performed:
(a) UST
excavation;
(b) Removal and capping
of vent and product lines;
(c)
Cleaning the UST and removal of contents;
(d) Tank purging or inerting;
(e) Any movement of the tank, including but
not limited to transferring the tank to the vehicle used to transport it from
the project site ; and
(f)
Collection of soil and water samples.
(7) A supervisor must be present during the
testing of an UST cathodic protection system.
(8) A supervisor must be present during the
tank tightness testing of an UST system performed under OAR
340-150-0445.
(9) A service provider must report to the
department the existence of any condition relating to an UST system that has or
may result in a release to the environment within 72 hours of discovery of the
condition.
(10) The requirements
of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of any other licensing
requirement imposed by law.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 465.200 - ORS 465.320 & ORS 466.706 - ORS 455.995
Stats. Implemented: ORS 466.706 & ORS 466.750
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