Section 11-280.1-36 - Periodic operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections(a) To properly operate and maintain UST systems, beginning not later than one year after the effective date of these rules, owners and operators must conduct walkthrough inspections that, at a minimum, check the following equipment as specified below: (1) Every thirty-one days: (A) Spill prevention equipment: (i) Visually check for damage;(ii) Remove liquid or debris;(iii) Check for and remove obstructions in the fill pipe;(iv) Check the fill cap to make sure it is securely on the fill pipe; and(v) For double walled spill prevention equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and(B) Release detection equipment:(i) Check to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no alarms or other unusual operating conditions present; and (ii) Ensure records of release detection testing are reviewed and current;(2) Annually: (A) Containment sumps: (i) Visually check for damage, leaks to the containment area, or releases to the environment;(ii) Remove liquid (in contained sumps) or debris; and(iii) For double walled sumps with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and(B) Hand held release detection equipment: Check devices such as tank gauge sticks or groundwater bailers for operability and serviceability;(3) For UST systems receiving deliveries at intervals greater than every thirty-one days, spill prevention equipment may be checked in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) prior to each delivery; and(4) For airport hydrant systems, at least once every thirty-one days if confined space entry according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is not required or at least annually if confined space entry is required (see 29 C.F.R. part 1910): (A) Hydrant pits: (i) Visually check for any damage;(ii) Remove any liquid or debris; and(iii) Check for any leaks; and(B) Hydrant piping vaults: Check for any hydrant piping leaks.(b) Owners and operators must maintain records, in accordance with section 11-280.1-34, of operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections for three years. 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 thirty-one days due to infrequent deliveries.Haw. Code R. § 11-280.1-36
[Eff 7/15/2018] (Auth: HRS §§ 342L-3, 342L-7.5, 342L-32) (Imp: HRS §§ 342L-3, 342L-7.5, 342L-32)