Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Owners and
operators shall provide notification of installation or replacement of an UST
system, UST, or connected piping to the Division in accordance with Rule .0303
of this Subchapter. The notice shall also include:
(1) An UST system design.
(2) Equipment to be installed including model
and manufacturer and the materials of construction.
(3) Device or method to be used to allow
piping to be located after it is buried underground.
(4) A site plan drawn to scale showing the
proposed location of UST systems relative to buildings and other permanent
structures, roadways, utilities, other UST systems, monitoring wells, and water
supply wells within 500 feet used for human consumption.
(5) A schedule for UST system installation or
replacement.
(b) Owners
and operators shall notify the Division at least 48 hours prior to the
following stages of construction so that the Division may perform an inspection
of the installation:
(1) pre-installation
tightness testing of tanks; and
(2)
final tightness testing of piping before it is backfilled.
(c) Documents showing the following
information shall be submitted to the Division within 30 days after UST system,
UST, or connected piping installation or replacement is completed and shall be
maintained at the UST system site or the owner's or operator's place of
business for the life of the UST system. These records shall be transferred to
a new tank owner at the time of a transfer of tank ownership:
(1) Certification from the UST system
installer containing:
(A) the UST system
installer's name, address and telephone number; training and any certification
received from the manufacturer of the equipment that was installed or replaced
or the equipment manufacturer's authorized representative including any
certification number;
(B) an
as-built diagram drawn to scale showing: the name and address of the UST system
site; the date of UST system, UST, or connected piping installation or
replacement; the equipment that was installed including model and manufacturer;
the information described in Rule .0903(c) of this Section; the method used to
anchor a tank in the ground; if the equipment has single-walled or
double-walled construction; the year the piping was manufactured and any
production code; and the device or method used to allow piping to be located
after it is buried underground. The as-built diagram shall also show the
location of the installed or replaced UST systems relative to: buildings and
other permanent structures, utilities, monitoring wells and other UST systems
located at the site; adjacent roadways; and water supply wells used for human
consumption within 500 feet;
(C) a
listing of the manufacturer's written guidelines, codes of practice, and
industry standards used for installation; and
(D) a statement that the UST system was
installed in accordance with the design and the manufacturer's
specifications.
(2)
manufacturer warranties;
(3) any
equipment performance claims; and
(4) records of all tightness testing
performed.
Authority
G.S.
143-215.3(a)(15);
143B-282(a)(2)(h);
Eff. November 1, 2007;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
2021.
