| (A) Every 30 days.
(i) Spill prevention equipment. Visually check for
damage; remove any liquid or debris found within 96 hours and properly
dispose of the liquid or debris; check for and remove obstructions
in the fill pipe; check the fill cap to make sure it is securely on
the fill pipe; and, for double-walled spill prevention equipment with
interstitial monitoring, check for leaks in the interstitial area.
For purposes of this requirement, UST systems receiving deliveries
at intervals greater than every 30 days may check spill prevention
equipment prior to each delivery.
(ii) Release detection equipment. Check to make sure
the release detection equipment is operating with no release detection
alarms or other unusual operating conditions (such as the erratic
behavior of product dispensing equipment, the sudden loss of product
from the UST system, or the unexplained presence of water in the tank)
and ensure records of release detection testing are reviewed and current.
(B) Annually.
(i) Any containment sump installed on or after January
1, 2009, and any containment sump used for interstitial monitoring.
Visually check for damage, leaks to the containment area, or releases
to the environment; remove liquid or debris found in the containment
sump within 96 hours of discovery and properly dispose of the liquid
or debris; and, for double walled sumps with interstitial monitoring,
check for a leak in the interstitial area.
(ii) Containment sumps installed before January 1,
2009, and are not used for interstitial monitoring of piping. Visually
check for damage to equipment within the sump, visually check for
regulated substance releases in the containment sump and to the environment,
visually check for the presence of cathodic protection if the sump
contains water that is in contact with metal components that routinely
contain product, and remove any debris.
(iii) Submersible turbine pump and under dispenser
areas that do not have containment sumps. Visually check for damage
to the equipment within the area, visually check for regulated substance
releases to the environment, visually check for the presence of cathodic
protection if any metal components that routinely contain product
are in contact with soil or water, and remove any debris.
(iv) Hand held release detection equipment. Check devices,
such as tank gauge sticks or groundwater bailers, for operability
and serviceability.
(2) 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 in the same manner and frequency as requirements in paragraph
(1) of this subsection. The following code of practice may be used
to comply with this subsection: PEI Recommended Practice RP 900, "Recommended
Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST Systems."
(i) Airport hydrant systems. In addition to the periodic
walkthrough inspection requirements in subsection (h) of this section,
owners and operators must inspect the following areas at least once
every 30 days if confined space entry according to the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (see 29 Code of Federal Regulations §1910)
is not required or at least annually if confined space entry is required
and keep documentation of the inspection in accordance with §334.10(b)
of this title.
(1) Hydrant pits. Visually check for any damage, remove
any liquid or debris, and check for any leaks; and
(2) Hydrant piping vaults. Check for any hydrant piping
leaks.
(3) Implementation dates. Owners and operators shall
meet these requirements:
(A) Airport hydrant systems in use before September
1, 2018. The requirements listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
subsection shall apply on January 1, 2021.
(B) Airport hydrant systems brought into use on or
after September 1, 2018. The requirements listed in paragraph (1)
of this subsection shall apply on the date the airport hydrant system
was brought into use.
(j) Operation and maintenance records. Owners and operators
shall maintain records relating to the operation and maintenance of
a UST system (including records related to inspection, servicing,
testing, and inventory control) as prescribed in this section for
at least five years, and such records shall be maintained in accordance
with §334.10(b) of this title. Inspection records must include
a list of each area checked, whether each area checked was acceptable
or needed action taken, a description of actions taken to correct
an issue, and delivery records if spill prevention equipment is checked
less frequently than every 30 days due to infrequent deliveries.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §334.48 adopted to be effective September 29, 1989, 14 TexReg 4714; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11442; amended to be effective May 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 3390; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 715 |
