(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 its design.
Note: Subsection
R315-264-15(c)
requires the owner or operator to remedy any deterioration or malfunction he
finds. Section
R315-264-196
requires the owner or operator to notify the Director within 24 hours of
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
Subsection R315-264-195(d), 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 Subsections R315-264-195(c)(1) and (c)(2). 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 Subsections
R315-264-193(f)(1)
through (4), 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 they 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 and/or tested, as appropriate, at least bimonthly, i.e., every other
month.
Note: 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
Subsections R315-264-195(a) through (c).
