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 17.56.307 - PERIODIC OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WALKTHROUGH INSPECTIONS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.56.307
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) To properly operate and maintain UST systems, no later than October 13, 2021, owners and operators must meet one of the following:
(a)
conduct a walkthrough inspection that, at a minimum, checks the following
equipment as specified below:
(i) every 30
days, except spill prevention equipment at UST systems receiving deliveries at
intervals greater than every 30 days may be checked prior to each delivery:
(A) visually check spill prevention equipment
for damage;
(B) remove liquid or
debris;
(C) check for and remove
obstructions in the fill pipe;
(D)
check the fill cap to make sure it is securely on the fill pipe;
(E) for double walled spill prevention
equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial
area;
(F) check release detection
equipment to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no
alarms or other unusual operating conditions present; and
(G) ensure records of release detection
testing are reviewed and current; and
(ii) on an annual basis, the following must
be checked:
(A) visually check containment
sumps for damage, leaks to the containment area, or releases to the
environment; remove liquid (in contained sumps) or debris; and, for double
walled sumps with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial
area;
(B) check hand held release
detection equipment such as tank gauge sticks or groundwater bailers for
operability and serviceability; and
(C) conduct operation and maintenance
walkthrough inspections according to a standard code of practice developed by a
nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory that checks
equipment comparable to (1)(a); or
(b) use the following code of practice to
comply with (1): Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP 900,
"Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST
Systems."
(2) Conduct operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections developed by the department that checks equipment comparable to (1).
(3) Owners and operators must maintain records in accordance with ARM 17.56.305 of operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections for one year.
(a) Records must include:
(i) a list of each area checked;
(ii) whether each area checked was acceptable
or needed action taken;
(iii) a
description of actions taken to correct an issue; and
(iv) delivery records if spill prevention
equipment is checked less frequently than every 30 days due to infrequent
deliveries.
AUTH: 75-11-505, 75-11-509, MCA; IMP: 75-11-505, MCA
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