Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Part 5 - Underground Storage Tank Regulations
Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Underground Storage Tanks Regulations Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) (Adopted March 22, 1989; Amended August 25, 2011, Last Amended August 23, 2018)
Rule 11-5-2.4 - Leak Detection
Section 11-5-2.4-280.45 - Methods of leak detection for ancillary equipment within secondary containment sumps
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 11-5-2.4-280.45
Current through September 24, 2024
Each method of leak detection for ancillary equipment within secondary containment sumps used to meet the requirements of § 280.31 and § 280.41 must be conducted in accordance with the following:
(a) Visual Monitoring. Testing or monitoring for liquids in the containment sump or in the interstice of a double walled containment sump must meet the following requirements:
(1) Records must be maintained that show the
containment sump or the interstice of a double walled containment sump has been
checked at least every 30 days for evidence of a leak or ingress of external
fluids
(2) Once measurements have
been recorded, any fluids in the containment sumps shall be removed and
properly dispose
(b) Electronic Monitoring. Testing or monitoring for liquids in the containment sump must meet the following requirements:
(1) The electronic sensors must be securely
mounted permanently within the sump to prevent tampering, removal, or
adjustment of the sensor
(2) The
electronic sensors must be placed no more than 1 inch off the bottom of the
containment sump
Miss. Ann. §§ 49-2-9(1)(b), 49-17-17(i), 49-17-401, et seq., 49-2-1, et seq. and 49-17-1, et seq.
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