(a) The owner
or operator shall inspect, where present, at least once each operating day,
data gathered from
monitoring and leak detection equipment, for example,
pressure or temperature gauges,
monitoring wells, to ensure that the tank
system is being operated according to its design.
Note: Subsection R315-265-15(c) requires the owner or
operator to remedy any deterioration or malfunction he finds. Section
R315-265-196 requires the owner or operator to notify the Director within 24
hours of confirming a release. Also, 40 CFR part 302 may require the owner or
operator to notify the National Response Center of a release.
(b) Except as noted under Subsection
R315-265-195(c), the owner or operator shall inspect at least once each
operating day:
(1) Overfill/spill control
equipment, for example, waste-feed cutoff systems, bypass systems, and drainage
systems, to ensure that it is in good working order;
(2) Above ground portions of the tank system,
if any, to detect corrosion or releases of waste; and
(3) The construction materials and the area
immediately surrounding the externally accessible portion of the tank system,
including the secondary containment system, for example, dikes, to detect
erosion or signs of releases of hazardous waste, for example, wet spots, dead
vegetation.
(c) Owners or
operators of tank systems that either use leak detection equipment 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 R315-265-195(b)(1) through (3). 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.
(d)
(Reserved)
(e) Ancillary equipment
that is not provided with secondary containment, as described in Subsections
R315-265-193(f)(1) through (4), shall be inspected at least once each operating
day.
(f) 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, for example, 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.
(g) The owner or operator shall document in
the operating record of the facility an inspection of those items in
Subsections R315-265-195(a) and (b).
