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WRITTEN PROCEDURES & BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br /> FOR MONITORING <br /> DOUBLE CONTAINMENT UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS <br /> Quik Stop Market#121 <br /> 1196 West Louise Avenue <br /> Manteca, California 95336 <br /> The gasoline storage and dispensing system at this location consists of two (2) 12,000 gallon, <br /> double-wall fiberglass,brine-filled interstitial,underground storage tanks serving three (3) <br /> double-sided blend dispensers (3 product). Product lines are double-wall fiberglass. <br /> A. The interstices of each tank and product line are monitored continuously by probes <br /> within each brine reservoir and turbine sump,respectively. Float and chain assemblies in <br /> dispenser pans trip shear valves in the event that dispensers leak. <br /> B. The Gilbarco EMC 3.1 tank and line monitoring system is manufactured by Veeder-Root. <br /> Leak conditions trigger visual and audible alarms located in the monitoring system <br /> control panel, as well as shut off power to turbines. <br /> C. The monitor control panel is located in the market office. The monitor is placed in test <br /> mode daily to check alarm function. Results are recorded on a"Daily Monitoring System <br /> Inspection Log". <br /> D. Monitoring is the responsibility of Gurnath Singh or Surmohinder Jit Kaur, Franchisees, <br /> or their designated duty clerk. Maintenance of the monitoring equipment is the <br /> responsibility of Quik Stop Markets, Inc. All repairs will be authorized by Mike <br /> Karvelot, Director of Environmental Affairs. <br /> E. If an alarm occurs, the Franchisee will immediately contact the Quik Stop Gasoline <br /> Department, which will in turn dispatch a qualified service contractor to the site. The <br /> service contractor will determine the cause of alarm and advise Quik Stop of site <br /> conditions. If an unauthorized release to secondary containment has occurred, action will <br /> be immediately taken to implement the Written Response Plan. <br /> F. The monitor panel and probes are checked and certified annually in May. Preventive <br /> maintenance and spill bucket testing is scheduled annually in conjunction with monitor <br /> certification. SB-989 testing is conducted tri-annually in August('04, '07, ad infinitum). <br /> G. A description of the gasoline system operation and operator's responsibilities are included <br /> in the Franchise Agreement. Initial training in operation of the tank system and <br /> monitoring equipment is conducted "on the job" under the supervision of Quik Stop <br /> personnel and the Designated UST Operator. <br />