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Based on our information, theSer er or operator is required to submit and ha program of ELD testing approved by the local permitting agency within six months from the date of this formal notification. An approved program of ELD testing must be implemented no later than 18 months following this formal notification. Your UST system with single -walled components will be subject to this requirement every three years thereafter, or until you replace all single -walled components with double -walled components. To avoid triennial ELD testing, you may upgrade your UST system so that it does not have a single - walled component. For example. if your UST s�'stem has double -walled tanks'and under -dispenser containment but has single -walled piping, you can avoid ELD testing by installing double -walled piping. If you decide to replace single -walled components with double -walled components in order to avoid triennial ELD testing, you should notify both the SNVRCB and your local permitting agency and follow all required permitting procedures. You must also submit an ELD testing program and complete the replacement work at your facility by the date that ELD testing is required for your UST system. If your UST system is located with 1000 feet of a public drinking water well, it will still require one-time ELD testing by January 1, 2005 after it is upgraded to secondary containment. Low-interest loans and grants are available to help qualified owners and operators of small independent UST facilities remove and replace UST components. See Enclosure 4 (in blue) for details. ell For UST systems with secondary containment, ELD testing is required once by Section 25292.5 of the Health and Safety Code (AB 2481, Ch. 999, Stats of 2002). Also, please see Enclosure 3, Local Guidance Letter 161-1. The following components meet the criteria for secondary containment: * double -walled tanks, * double -walled piping, * containment sumps, and * under -dispenser containment. Based on our information, the owner or operator is required to submit and have a program of ELD testing approved by the local permitting agency within six months from the date of this formal notification. An approved program of ELD testing must be implemented on or before January 1, 2005. If you believe that your UST s- stem is not subject to the ELD testing requirement, you may request reconsideration from the SWRCB's Underground Storage Tank Program Manager. Information on this request for reconsideration process is included in Enclosure 5 (Request for Reconsideration Form, in blue), as well as in Enclosure 3 . The request for reconsideration must be in writing. submitted to both the local permitting agency and the UST Program Manager, and be received no later than 60 days after the date of this letter. The request must be adequate to demonstrate at least one of the following: * the UST is no longer in operation, * you no longer own or operate the UST facility, * the well is more than 1000 feet from the closest component of the UST system, or * the well is not a public drinking water well covered by the ELD testing requirement. Regulations require the UST Program Manager to make a decision on the request and notify the person who requested reconsideration and the applicable local agency of the decision within 90 calendar days of receipt of a complete package.