Section 18 AAC 78.058 - Periodic operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections(a) To properly operate and maintain USTs, and not later than October 13, 2018, an owner or operator must meet one of the following requirements: (1) conduct a walkthrough inspection that, at a minimum, checks the following equipment at the following specified times: (A) every 30 days, except that spill prevention equipment at USTs receiving deliveries at intervals greater than every 30 days may be checked before each delivery, (i) the owner or operator shall visually check spill prevention equipment for damage, remove liquid or debris, check for and remove obstructions in the fill pipe, and, for double-walled spill prevention equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and(ii) the owner or operator shall check release detection equipment to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no alarms or other unusual operating conditions present, and the owner or operator shall ensure that records of release detection testing arc reviewed and current; and(B) annually, (i) the owner or operator shall visually check containment sumps for damage, leaks to the containment area, or releases to the environment, remove liquid in contained sumps, remove debris, and, for double-walled sumps with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and(ii) the owner or operator shall check hand-held release detection equipment, such as tank gauge sticks or groundwater bailers, for operability and serviceability;(2) conduct operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections according to a standard nationally recognized code of practice that checks equipment in a manner comparable to the checks required under (1) of this subsection; to meet the requirements of this paragraph, an owner or operator shall ensure that one of the following are used: (A) Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP 900-08, Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST Systems, 2008, adopted by reference; or(B) another procedure, code, or standard that is no less protective of human health and safety and the environment and approved by the department; or(3) conduct operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections developed by the department that checks equipment in a manner comparable to the checks required under (1) of this subsection.(b) The owner or operator shall maintain records of operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections in accordance with 18 AAC 78.056. Records must include a list of each area checked, whether each area checked was acceptable or needed action taken, a description of actions taken to correct an issue, and delivery records if spill prevention equipment is checked less frequently than every 30 days due to infrequent deliveries.Eff. 9/27/2018,Register 227, October 2018Authority:AS 46.03.020
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