Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.56 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
Subchapter 17.56.3 - General Operating Requirements
Rule 17.56.305 - REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.56.305
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Owners and operators of UST systems shall cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring, and testing conducted by the department, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator pursuant to section 9005 of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), amending the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended or pursuant to other state laws or rules, including the following:
(a) owners and operators shall submit the
following information to the department:
(i)
notification for all UST systems on a department-approved form that includes
certification of installation of new UST systems and notification when any
person assumes ownership of an UST system;
(ii) reports of all releases including
suspected releases, spills and overfills, and confirmed releases;
(iii) corrective actions planned or taken
including initial abatement measures, initial site history, free product
removal, the result of remedial investigations, and cleanup plan;
(iv) a notification before permanent closure
or change-in-service; and
(v)
notification at least 30 days prior to UST systems switching to certain
regulated substances under ARM
17.56.303.
(b) owners and operators shall
maintain the following information:
(i)
documentation of operation of corrosion protection equipment;
(ii) documentation of UST system
repairs;
(iii) documentation of
compliance with release detection requirements;
(iv) results of the site investigation
conducted at permanent closure;
(v) documentation of compatibility for UST
systems containing greater than 10 percent ethanol, greater than 20 percent
biodiesel, or any other regulated substance identified by the
department;
(vi) documentation of
compliance for spill and overfill prevention equipment and containment sumps
used for interstitial monitoring of piping;
(vii) documentation of periodic walkthrough
inspections;
(viii) records of site
assessments conducted under ARM
17.56.407(1)(e)
and (f) and investigations of leak detection
alarms under ARM
17.56.407
and ARM
17.56.408;
and
(ix) documentation of operator
training.
(c) owners and
operators shall keep the records required either:
(i) at the UST site and immediately available
for inspection by the department;
(ii) at a readily available alternative site
and be provided for inspection by the department upon request; or
(iii) in the case of permanent closure
records required under ARM
17.56.705, owners
and operators are also provided with the additional alternative of mailing
closure records to the department if they cannot be kept at the site or an
alternative site as indicated above.
AUTH: 75-11-505, MCA; IMP: 75-11-505, MCA
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