(A) The owner or operator shall inspect,
where present, 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
3745-65-15
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to remedy any
deterioration or malfunction that the owner or operator finds. Rule
3745-66-96
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to notify the
director within twenty-four hours after confirmation of a release. Also, 40 CFR
Part 302 may require the owner or operator to notify the "National Response
Center" of a release.]
(B) Except as noted under paragraph (C) of
this rule, the owner or operator shall inspect at least once per operating day
all of the following:
(1) Overfill or spill
control equipment (e.g., waste-feed cutoff systems, bypass systems, and
drainage systems) to ensure that it is in good working order.
(2) Above ground portions of the tank system,
if any, to detect corrosion or releases of waste.
(3) The construction materials and the area
immediately surrounding the externally accessible portion of the tank
system
, including
the secondary containment
structures
system
(e.g., dikes) to detect erosion or signs of releases of hazardous waste (e.g.,
wet spots, dead vegetation).
[Comment: Paragraph (C) of rule
3745-65-15
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to remedy any
deterioration or malfunction that is found. Rule
3745-66-96
of the Administrative Code requires the owner or operator to notify the
director within twenty-four hours after confirming a release. Also, 40 CFR Part
302 may require the owner or operator to notify the "National Response Center"
of a release.]
(C) Owners and operators of tank systems that
either use leak detection equipment 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
(B)(1) to (B)(3) 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)
Ancillary equipment that is not provided with secondary containment, as
described in paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(4) of rule
3745-66-93
of the Administrative Code, shall be inspected at least once each operating
day.
(F) The owner or operator
shall inspect cathodic protection systems, if present
, according to, at a minimum,
according to 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.
(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 inspection of cathodic protection systems.]
(G) The owner or operator shall
document in the operating record of the facility an inspection of those items
in paragraphs (A) and (B)
to (B)(3) 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
3745-66-95
Effective:
9/29/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
6/7/2021 and Exempt
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3734.12
Rule Amplifies:
3734.12
Prior Effective Dates: 04/15/1981, 01/07/1983, 12/08/1988,
12/30/1989, 09/05/2010, 10/31/2015