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Ga rret, I believe we will get a letter for the sumps; however, we are still working on the Environ penetrations. I have attached a statement from Cory and it seems we could use a P.E. for non -integral secondary containment parts (which would include penetrations). Jesse Diaz West Coast Environmental Manager Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Cell: (405) 687-1060 E -fax: (405) 254-3473 Jesse.Diaz@loves.com www.loves.com Jesse R E �,,, �;- E �vi, L . APR 2 6 2016 HEAUP I thought I would clarify and summarized the point of our conversation this morning. As mentioned earlier, California underground storage (UST) owners/operators are subject to federal UST requirements as well as State requirements. The attachment is a notice we sent out about ethanol compatibility but the concepts and requirements should still apply the same for biodiesel. Below are California state requirements. All (UST) systems are required to be compatible with the substance stored.(Health and Safety Code, sections 25291, 25290.1, 25290.2. ) All primary containment including any integral secondary containment system shall be approved by an independent testing organization in accordance with industry codes, voluntary consensus standards, or engineering standards, effective as follows. Tanks of all USTs installed on or after July 1, 1991, piping on all USTs installed on or after July 1, 1992, and all other components on all USTs installed on or after January 1, 1995 are required to obtain an approved by an independent testing organization in accordance with industry codes, voluntary consensus standards, or engineering standards. (California Code of Regulations, section 2631(b).) Testing and approvals of USTs has not kept up with the introduction of and desire to use alternative fuels, such as biodiesel, in California. Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approvals such as a UL1316 listing/approval satisfies the independent testing organization approval requirement; however, a UL 1316 listing/approval does not guarantee that the tank is compatible with biodiesel. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted regulation providing an option for compliance with existing independent testing and approval and compatibility requirements so that UST owners and operators can store any substance in USTs in a manner that does not create any significant risk of adverse impacts to water. When a UST owner/operator intends to store a substance that is not included in the independent testing organization approval or listing of a component on their UST system, such as biodiesel and a UL listing, the owner/operator must submit to the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) an affirmative statement of compatibility from the manufacturer of that component for the specific substance being stored, including blend ratio. At a minimum the statement of compatibility should include the manufacturer(s) name, specific model or part number, containment type, current independent testing organization standard/approval, dates of manufacture, size, and the specific substance and blend that is compatible. This ability to use an affirmative statement of compatibility from the manufacturer in conjunction with the independent testing organization approval to satisfy the