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LG -161-2 -6- May 15, 2003 <br />What action(s) must be taken if the UST system "fails" the ELD test? <br />Pursuant to the UST regulations, if the UST system fails the ELD test, it may be an indication of <br />an unauthorized release,4 and the owner/operator must notify the local agency within 60 days <br />after the ELD test has been completed. [Cal. Code Regs., tit. 23, § 2644. 1, subd. (a)(5)] In <br />addition, the owner/operator should review the test report and implement any necessary repairs <br />or corrections to the system. Once the UST system has been fixed, the ELD test must be <br />repeated to confirm that the UST system is no longer leaking liquid or vapor. [Health & Saf. <br />Code, §§ 25292.4, subd. (d), 25292.5, subd. (c)] <br />If an unauthorized release is confirmed, the owner/operator must comply with the requirements <br />of California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 5. Pursuant to section 2652(a), within 24 <br />hours after an unauthorized release has been detected, the owner/operator must notify the local <br />agency, investigate the condition, and take immediate measures to stop the release. Pursuant to <br />section 2652 (b), if necessary or as required by the local agency, the owner/operator must <br />remove the remaining stored substance from the UST system to prevent further releases to the <br />environment or to facilitate corrective action. <br />If you have technical questions regarding the ELD test method and test results, please contact <br />Ms. Erin Ragazzi at (916) 341-5863. For questions regarding ELD notifications and requests for <br />reconsideration, please contact the ELD Hotline at (916) 341-5866 or Mr. Ahmad Kashkoli at <br />(916) 341-5855. <br />Sincerely, <br />[Original Signed By] <br />Elizabeth L. Haven, Manager <br />Underground Storage Tank Program <br />4 See Health & Saf. Code, § 25281, subd. (o), defining a "release" as "any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, <br />escaping, leaching, or disposing from an underground storage tank into or on the waters of the state, the land, or the <br />subsurface soils." <br />California Environmental Protection Agency <br />Recycled Paper <br />