Section 20-5602. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTS

 

5602.1Owners or operators of UST systems shall cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring, and testing conducted by the Director, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator pursuant to § 9005 of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended.

 

5602.2Owners or operators shall submit the following information to the Director in accordance with the provisions of this Subtitle:

 

(a)Notification forms for all UST systems (§ 5600), including certification of installation and compliance with the manufacturer's checklist for new or upgraded UST systems (§§ 5706 or 5801);

 

(b)Notices of installation, major repair, removal, upgrades or testing (§ 5603);

 

(c)Reports of all spills and overfills (§ 6201);

 

(d)Reports of all releases including suspected releases (§ 6202) and confirmed releases (§ 6203.7(c));

 

(e)Corrective actions planned or taken including initial abatement measures (§ 6203), free product removal (§ 6204), comprehensive site assessment (§ 6205), and corrective action plan (§ 6207);

 

(f)A notification prior to permanent closure or change-in-service (§ 6101); and

 

(g)Amended or closure notification forms for any change in ownership or facility information, or tank data (§ 5801).

 

5602.3Owners or operators shall also provide the information required in § 5602.2(b), (c), (d), and (f) and the information specified in §§ 6204.1(c) and 6205.7 to the District of Columbia Fire Chief.

 

5602.4Each owner or operator shall maintain the following records and information for each facility, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:

 

(a)Documentation of the operation of corrosion protection equipment (§ 5901);

 

(b)Documentation of UST system repairs (§ 5902);

 

(c)Recent record of compliance with release detection requirements (§ 6001); and

 

(d)Results of the site investigation conducted at permanent closure (§ 6101).

 

5602.5Each owner or operator shall maintain the records required under §§ 5602.4 (a), (b) and (c) for a period of ten years. The records for the current and the previous registration year shall be kept at the facility and shall be immediately available for inspection by the Director at the facility. The records for the remainder of the ten-year period may be stored at the facility or at a central location but shall be immediately available for inspection by the Director at the place of storage.

 

5602.6Each owner or operator shall keep the records required under § 5602.4(d) either at a central location or at the facility. The records shall be immediately available for inspection by the Director at the UST site or readily available for inspection by the Director at a single off-site alternative location.

 

5602.7If an UST system is permanently closed, and if the records cannot be kept at the facility or an alternative location under § 5602.6, upon approval by the Director, the owner or operator shall deliver the permanent closure records required under § 6101 to the Director.

 

5602.8Commencing January 1, 2000, any records required to be maintained by an owner or operator shall be kept for the operating life of the UST system unless another time period is specified in the provision requiring maintenance of the record.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 7835, 7847 (November 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7699 (October 1, 1999).