(A)
The owner or operator shall develop and follow a schedule and procedure for
inspecting overfill controls.
(B)
The owner or operator shall inspect at least once each operating day data
gathered from monitoring and leak detection equipment (e.g., pressure or
temperature gauges, monitoring wells) to ensure that the tank system is being
operated according to the tank system's design.
[Comment: Paragraph (C) of rule
3745-54-15
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to remedy any
deterioration or malfunction that is found
the owner or operator finds. Rule
3745-55-96
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to notify the
director within twenty-four hours after confirming a leak. Also, 40 CFR Part
302 may require the owner or operator to notify the "National Response Center"
of a release.]
(C) In
addition, except as noted under paragraph (D) of this rule, the owner or
operator shall inspect at least once each operating day:
(1) Above ground portions of the tank system,
if any, to detect corrosion or releases of waste.
(2) The construction materials and the area
immediately surrounding the externally accessible portion of the tank system,
including the secondary containment system (e.g., dikes) to detect erosion or
signs of releases of hazardous waste (e.g., wet spots, dead
vegetation).
(D) Owners
or operators of tank systems that either use leak detection systems to alert
facility personnel to leaks, or implement established workplace practices to
ensure leaks are promptly identified, shall inspect at least weekly those areas
described in paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule. Use of the alternate
inspection schedule shall be documented in the facility's operating record.
This documentation shall include a description of the established workplace
practices at the facility.
(E)
[Reserved.]
(F) Ancillary equipment
that is not provided with secondary containment, as described in paragraphs
(F)(1) to (F)(4) of rule
3745-55-93
of the Administrative Code, shall be inspected at least once each operating
day.
(G) The owner or operator
shall inspect cathodic protection systems, if present, according to, at a
minimum, the following schedule to ensure that the cathodic protection systems
are functioning properly:
(1) The proper
operation of the cathodic protection system shall be confirmed within six
months after initial installation and annually thereafter
.
; and
(2) All sources of impressed current shall be
inspected or tested, as appropriate, at least bimonthly (i.e., every other
month).
[Comment: The practices described in the "National Association
of Corrosion Engineers" (NACE) standard, "Recommended Practice
(RP-02-85)--Control of External Corrosion on Metallic Buried, Partially Buried,
or Submerged Liquid Storage Systems," and the "American Petroleum Institute"
(API) publication 1632, "Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage
Tanks and Piping Systems," may be used, where applicable, as guidelines in
maintaining and inspecting cathodic protection systems.]
(H) The owner or operator shall
document in the operating record of the facility an inspection of those items
in paragraphs (A) to (C) of this rule.
[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory
government publications, publications of recognized organizations and
associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in
this rule, see rule
3745-50-11
of the Administrative Code titled "Incorporated by reference."
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3745-55-95
Effective:
10/23/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
7/20/2022 and Exempt
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3734.12
Rule Amplifies:
3734.12
Prior Effective Dates: 01/07/1983, 01/30/1986, 12/08/1988,
02/11/1992, 09/05/2010, 03/24/2017
