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The following is an itemized list of aboveground petroleum storage act violations that have not been addressed for GEMCO RIPON TRUCK PLAZA INC as of June12, 2018. Open violations from October 10, 2017 inspection Violation #618 - Failed to conduct inspections or integrity tests or maintain records for 3 years. Copies of inspection and testing records for the last three years were not found on site. Gurpreet Johal stated that testing and inspections were not being completed. Inspections and tests must be conducted in accordance with the written procedures developed in the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. Records of these inspections and tests must be signed by the appropriate supervisor or inspector and kept on site with the SPCC Plan for a period of three years. Immediately begin conducting required inspections and testing and maintain records on site for three years. Violation #619 -Failed to train personnel on discharge prevention. Oil handling personnel were not trained. The SPCC plan did not address training. At a minimum, oil handling personnel shall be trained in the operation and maintenance of equipment to prevent discharges; discharge procedure protocols; applicable pollution control laws, rules, and regulations; general facility operations; and the contents of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan. Immediately provide this training to all oil handling personnel and submit a copy of the training log to the EHD. Violation #621 - Failed to schedule and conduct discharge prevention briefings at least annually. Discharge prevention briefings are not scheduled at least once a year. Discharge prevention briefings for oil handling personnel must be scheduled and conducted at least once a year to assure adequate understanding of the SPCC Plan for that facility. Such briefings must highlight and describe known discharges or failures, malfunctioning components, and any recently developed precautionary measures. Immediately schedule and conduct a discharge prevention briefing, ensure that they are scheduled and conducted at least once a year. Violation#624-Facility failed to implement security of site and valves, lock out/tag out, and lighting. The SPCC plan indicated that fill pipes are kept locked when not in use, however during the inspection, the fill pipe was unlocked. The facility failed to implement security of the fill pipe. The SPCC Plan must include descriptions of how you secure and control access to the oil handling, processing & storage areas, secure master flow& drain valves, prevent unauthorized access to starter controls on oil pumps, secure out-of-service and loading/unloading connections of oil pipelines, and address the appropriateness of security lighting to both prevent acts of vandalism and assist in the discovery of oil discharges. Immediately implement the SPCC plan at the facility for all of the requirements outlined in the site's SPCC plan. Violation #706 - Failed to provide and maintain adequate secondary containment. The four aboveground tanks were observed with insufficient secondary containment. There was damage observed on the west side of the containment wall. According to Gurpreet Johal, the containment wall was hit by a truck awhile ago. All bulk storage tanks must be provided with a secondary means of containment for the entire capacity of the tank and sufficient freeboard to contain precipitation. Immediately provide sufficient secondary containment for this and all other tanks at this facility. Violation #710 -Plan failed to adequately discuss procedures to test or inspect each container for integrity. The SPCC plan did not address tank integrity testing for the aboveground tanks. Each aboveground container shall be tested and inspected for integrity on a regular schedule and whenever repairs are made. The qualifications of personnel performing tests and inspections, frequency and type of testing and inspections that take into account container size, configuration, and design shall be determined in accordance with industry standards. Examples of these integrity tests include, but are not limited to: visual inspection, hydrostatic testing, radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing, acoustic emissions testing, or other systems of non-destructive testing. Comparison records and other records of inspections and tests must be maintained on site. Immediately amend the SPCC plan to include integrity testing, and conduct the necessary testing and submit a copy of the test results to the EHD, or provide equivalence as allowed by CFR 112.7(a)(2). Page 2 of 9