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The following is an itemized list of aboveground petroleum storage act violations that have not been addressed for Gemco Ripon Truck Plaza Inc. as of September 29, 2021. Open violations from February 10, 2020 inspection Violation#105-Failure to properly close tanks when making a claim of permanently closed. Three 20,000 gallon tanks are not in use but have not been properly closed. The tanks did not have all connecting lines and piping disconnected from the container and blanked off. Non ventilation valves were observed unlocked.A sign was observed on the tanks which read"temporarily closed"and did not note the date of the closure. When a tank is not in use, it must be permanently closed by meeting the following conditions: (1)All liquid and sludge has been removed from each container and connecting line; and (2)All connecting lines and piping have been disconnected from the container and blanked off, all valves(except for ventilation valves)have been closed and locked, and conspicuous signs have been posted on each container stating that it is a permanently closed container and noting the date of closure. Immediately"Permanently Close"all tanks that are not being used or implement the SPCC plan as written for all APSA tanks that do not meet the definition of permanently closed. ❑ This violation was corrected ❑This violation will be corrected by(date): ❑ Supporting documents included Describe actions taken or will be taken to correct violation: Violation#203-Failure to implement the SPCC Plan. The SPCC plan calls for at least on employee to go through a 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response(HAZWOPER)training and an 8 hour yearly refresher course.According to the facility manager, nobody at the site has been through that training.The SPCC plan calls for the inspection of the oil water separator at least once per month as per National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)requirements. The facility is not inspecting the oil water separator as per the SPCC plan, per facility manager.A section in the SPCC plan describes the tanks as being raised above ground and have continuous electronic monitoring into the interstitial secondary,this was not observed.The tanks appear to be single walled and an interstitial secondary containment monitored electronically was not observed.The SPCC plan plan states in a section of the plan that piping from the 20,000 gallon tanks to the dispensers is readily visible for easy viewing so any pipe leaks would be immediately detectable through regular inspections. Piping from the 20,000 gallon tanks to the dispensers was observed to be under ground and was not visible for inspections.The SPCC plan stated on Table 4-2 that the berm is to be inspected every 10 years by a certified STI SP-001 inspector. This has not occurred. The countermeasures for discharge discovery, response, and cleanup are not being followed. Contaminated absorbent was observed around the fill pipe.The absorbent appeared to be contaminated from diesel that escapes from the fill pipe during the loading process.A drip pan was also observed under the fill pipe,which had small amounts of liquid.This was not the process described in the discharge discovery, response and cleanup section of the plan. The absorbent was swept up and placed in a container.This portion was corrected at the time of the inspection. The owner or operator or an onshore or offshore facility subject to this section must prepare in writing and implement a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (hereafter"SPCC Plan"or"Plan"),"in accordance with §112.7 and any other applicable section of this part. The SPCC plan must be implemented as written. If the plan will be amended and the amendments are technical, a Certification by a Professional Engineer will be required. Page 2 of 11