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Cal. Code Regs. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Underground Tank Regulations Reference: Section 25284. t, Health and Safety Code. § 2637. Secondary Containment Testing. (a) Secondary containment systems installed on or after January 1, 2001 shall be tested upon installation, 6 months after installation, and every 36 months thereafter. Secondary containment systems installed prior to January I, 2001 shall be tested by January 1, 2003 and every 36 months thereafter. (b) By December 31, 2002, the owner or operator of any secondary containment system that the owner or operator determines cannot be tested in accordance with this section shall replace the secondary containment system with a system that can be tested in accordance with this section. As an alternative, the owner or operator may submit a proposal and workplan for enhanced leak detection to the local agency in accordance with subdivisions 2644.1(a)(1), (2), (4), and (5) by July I, 2002: complete the program of enhanced leak detection by December 31, 2002; and replace the secondary containment system with a system that can be tested in accordance with this section by July 1, 2005. The local agency shall review the proposed program of enhanced leak detection within 45 days ofsubmittal or re -submittal. (c) Periodic testing of secondary containment systems shall be conducted using a test procedure that demonstrates that the system performs at least as well as it did upon installation, For example, if the secondary containment system was tested upon installation by using a test method that applied a pressure of 5 psi, then the periodic test must be conducted using a method that tests the system at an equivalent pressure. These tests shall be performed in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines or standards. If there are no manufacturer's guidelines or standards, secondary containment systems must be tested using an applicable method specified in an industry code or engineering standard. If there are no applicable manufacturers guidelines, industry codes, or engineering standards a test method approved by a state registered professional engineer shall be used. (d) Secondary containment testing shall be performed by either a service technician or a licensed tank tester, both of which must meet the requirements ofsection 2715, subdivision (i). (e) Underground storage tank owners and operators shall submit a copy of the test report to the local agency within 30 days of the completion of the test. (f) Owners and operators of underground storage tanks must notify the local agency at [cast 48 hours prior to conducting the test, unless this notification requirement is waived by the local agency. (g) Secondary containment systems where the continuous monitoring automatically monitors both primary and secondary containment, such as systems that are hydrostatically monitored or under constant vacuum, are exempt from periodic secondary containment testing. Authority: Sections 25299.3 and 25299.7, I lealth and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25281, 25284.1, 25291 and 25292, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR 280.41. § 2638. Annual Certification or Monitoring Equipment. (a) At[ monitoring equipment used to satisfy the requirements of this article shall be installed, calibrated, operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, and certified every 12 months for operability, proper operating condition, and proper calibration. Written records shall be maintained as required in section 2712. (b) Persons performing installation, repair, maintenance; calibration, or annual certification of monitoring equipment shall meet the requirements set forth in section 2715, subdivision (i). (c) Annual monitoring equipment certification shall be made on a "Monitoring System Certification" form (see Appendix VI). (d) UST owners and operators shall submit a completed "Monitoring System Certification" form to the local agency within 30 days after completion of the inspection. (e) The UST owner or operator shall notify the local agency at least 48 hours prior to conducting the installation, repair, replacement, calibration, or certification of monitoring equipment unless the notification requirement is waived by the local agency. 22