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SAN _J O A Q U I N Environmental Health Department -COU NTY- Underground Storage Tank Program Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: ESCALON MINI MART 1 1097 YOSEMITE AVE, ESCALON December 18, 2018 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I,CLASS II,or MINOR-Notice to Comply) Item# Remarks 320 CCR 2635, 2637.2, 2665, 2712 Failure to comply with the installation, inspection, or record keeping of the overfill prevention. Owners or operators of underground storage tanks that do not meet California Code of regulations,title 23 division 3, chapter 16 section 2635(c)(2)shall test overfill prevention equipment once by October 13th, 2018 and every 36 months thereafter; and within 30 days of the date of a repair.The site did not performed the testing by October 13th, 2018 however the service technician on site was able to conduct the overfill prevention equipment inspection on 12/18/18 while the inspector was on site. Ensure to conduct overfill prevention equipment inspection within the time frame provided by the regulation and submit test results within 30 days of performing the inspection. Ensure a 48 hour notification is provided to EHD prior to conducting the inspection. This is a Class II violation. 326 HSC 25299(a)(9)Tampered with or disabled leak detection devices or alarms. When the inspector arrived on site on 12/18/18 to witness inside the submersible turbine sumps and under dispenser containment sumps.The inspector observed the following: Inside 87 product submersible turbine sump approximately 1-2 gallons of liquid on the side of the saddle of the tank. A ULS leak detector sensor was raised and tied around the fiberglass pipe 3-4 inches above the liquid.When the operator was asked why the sensor was raised and tied around the pipe, he responded that a person named Daine who is not a regular worker, cleaned up on 12/17/18 in the afternoon.When he was asked who opened the 87 product sump he stated that he opened up for Daine, (operator was not able to provide a last name)however he stated that he did not close the sump. Operator also stated that he did not know who raised and tied the sensor. After reviewing the alarm history for the site.The 87 STP sensor has had alarms on 2/2/18, 2/28/18, 4/18/18, 5/21/18,6/19/18, 7/15/18, 7/26/18, 12/14/18, and 12/15/18. The service technician who was on site at the time, stated that he had not touch the sensor before the inspector got there and that he would place the sensor back in the right location after he tested the sensor. Based on section 2990(a)9"An operator of an underground tank system is liable for a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars($500)or more than five thousand dollars($5,000)for each underground storage tank,for each day of violation, for any of the following violations: 9-Tampering with or otherwise disabling automatic leak detection devices or alarms." Immediately stop tampering with or otherwise disabling automatic leak detection devices or alarms. This is a Class I violation. Overall Inspection Comments: An inspection checklist was provided to the facility operator on the day of inspection. The EHD has written the complete report which replaces the initial checklist. Document reviewed: Monitoring system certification test results from 2016, 2017, Secondary containment 2015, employee training, response plan, maintenance records, monitoring plan, financial responsibility documents and designated operator monthly inspection reports from December 2018- November 2018. Complete and submit a copy of the Return to Compliance Certification form to the EHD with a statement documenting the corrective actions that have been or will be taken for each violation, and any supporting paperwork, within 30 days of receiving the complete inspection report. FA0000279 PR0231497 SCO01 12/18/2018 EHD 23-01 Rev.09/28/2018 Page 7 of 8 Underground Storage Tank Program OR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com