Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 78 - Underground Storage Tanks
Article 2 - Corrective Action for Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
18 AAC 78.210 - Release investigation and confirmation steps
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) General investigative requirements. Unless corrective action is taken under 18 AAC 78.220 - 18 AAC 78.270, the owner or operator of a UST shall immediately investigate and confirm the suspected release of petroleum requiring reporting under 18 AAC 78.200 within seven days by conducting either a site assessment under 18 AAC 78.090 or a system test as described in this section. The department may require both a site assessment and a system test. The department may grant a written request for an extension of the seven-day time period.
(b) System test. The owner or operator shall conduct a test according to the requirements for tightness testing in 18 AAC 78.065(d) and 18 AAC 78.070(c) or, as appropriate, secondary containment testing described in 18 AAC 78.055(a)(5). The following apply to the systems test:
(c) Site Assessment.If a site assessment conducted under (a) of this section indicates that a release has occurred, the owner or operator shall conduct a release investigation under 18 AAC 78.235 and begin corrective action as required by 18 AAC 78.220 - 18 AAC 78.280. No further investigation is required if
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