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Cal. Code Regs. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Underground Tank Regulations ARTICLE 5. RELEASE REPORTING AND INITIAL ABATEMENT REQUIREMENTS § 2650. REPORTING AND RECORDING APPLICABILITY. (a) The requirements of this article apply to all owners or operators of one or more underground storage tanks storing hazardous substances. (b) The owner or operator shall record or report any unauthorized release from the underground storage tank, and any spill or overfill, in accordance with the appropriate sections of Chapter 6.7 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code and this article. (c) The owner or operator of an underground storage tank with secondary containment shall record any unauthorized release described in section 25294 of the Health and Safety Code in accordance with section 2651. (d) Owners or operators subject to the requirements of this article shall report all spills and overfills in accordance with section 2652. (e) The owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall report to the local agency any unauthorized release described in sections 25295 and 25295.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and shall also record and report any of the following conditions in accordance with section 2652: (1) Any unauthorized release recorded or reported under subsections (c) or (d) which the owner or operator is unable to clean up or which is still under investigation within eight hours of detection,- (2) etection;(2) The discovery by the owner or operator, local agency, or others of released hazardous substances at the site of the underground storage tanks or in the surrounding area. This includes the presence of free product or vapors in soils, basements, sewer and utility lines, and nearby surface or drinking waters; (3) Unusual operating conditions observed by the owner or operator including erratic behavior of product dispensing equipment, the sudden loss of product from the underground storage tank, or an unexplained presence of water in the tank, unless system equipment is found to be defective, but has not leaked, and is immediately repaired or replaced; and (4) Monitoring results from a release detection method required under Article 3 or Article 4 that indicate a release may have occurred, unless the monitoring device is found to be defective, and is immediately repaired, recalibrated or replaced, and additional monitoring does not confirm the initial results. (f) The reporting requirements of this article are in addition to any reporting requirements in section 13271 of Division 7 of the California Water Code and other laws and regulations. Authority: Sections 25299.3 and 25299.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25294, 29295 and 25295.5, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR 280.52. § 2651. RECORDING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASES. (a) Owners or operators required by section 2650 to record a release or condition shall comply with the requirements of this section. (b) The operator's monitoring records, as required under section 2712 of Article 10, shall include: (1) The operator's name and telephone number; (2) A list of the types, quantities, and concentrations of hazardous substances released; (3) A description of the actions taken to control and clean up the release; (4) The method and location of disposal of the released hazardous substances (the monitoring record shall indicate whether a hazardous waste manifest was or will be used); (5) A description of the actions taken to repair the underground storage tank and to prevent future releases. If this involves a change as described in section 25286 of the Health and Safety Code, notification pursuant to that section shall be made. (6) A description of the method used to reactivate the interstitial monitoring system after replacement or repair of the primary containment. (c) The integrity of the secondary containment shall be reviewed for possible deterioration under the following conditions: -41-