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• • Tlie following is an itemized list of aboveground petroleum storage act violafolilt have not been addressed for GEMCO RIPON TRUCK PLAZA INC as of Apri124, 2017. Open violations from March 18, 2015 inspection Violation#102- Failed to properly close a tank that is considered permanently closed. Tanks 1 and 2 have been disconnected and blanked off and labeled"out of service"with no date of closure. It is unknown at this time if all liquids or sludges have been removed from each of the containers and the connecting lines. Any sludge removed from these tanks should be manged and handled according to all appropriate hazardous waste regulations. Retain copies of all disposal records and provide copies to the EHD for review. When a tank is not in use, they must be permanently closed by meeting the following conditions: - remove all liquid and sludge from each container and connecting line -disconnect and blank off all connecting lines and piping have from the tank -close and lock all valves - post a sign conspicuously stating that it is a permanently closed container and denoting the date of closure. Immediately"Permanently Close" all tanks that are not being used or amend the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan to include all petroleum tanks that have not been permanently closed. Violation#201 -Plan certification by a Professional Engineer(PE) missing or incomplete. The Professional Engineer (PE) certification is incomplete. No certification of the familiarity with the CFR 112 section requirements, no procedure for required inspections and testing, and no plan adequacy for this facility were noted. The PE certification must include all of the aspects in 40 CFR 112.3(d)(1), including attesting that the PE is familiar with 40 CFR Part 112, he or his agent has visited and examined the facility, the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practice, including consideration of applicable industry standards, procedures have been established for required inspections and testing, and the Plan is adequate for the facility. Immediately obtain a complete PE certification for the facility's SPCC Plan. Submit a copy of the completed certification to the EHD. Violation#301 -Failed to amend Plan as necessary. This facility had an ownership change in early 2014 and Tanks 1 and 2 were permanently closed, and no appropriate plan amendment to reflect these changes was prepared. The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan must be amended when there is a change in the facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects its potential for a discharge, within 6 months of the change, and implemented as soon as possible, not later than 6 months following preparation of the amendment. Immediately make all necessary amendments to the SPCC Plan to accurately represent the procedures and policies currently in place at the facility. Violation #303 - Failed to have a PE certify technical amendments. The Professional Engineer (PE)certification is dated July 9, 2010. The facility had disconnected and blanked off all connecting lines on Tanks 1 and 2, however no plan amendment was prepared. These are technical amendments, requiring a PE certification within six months of amendment. A technical amendment is a change to the facility, tanks, procedures, materials, construction, design, or maintenance that materially increases or decreases the facility's potential for oil discharge. Immediately obtain a complete PE certification for the facility's SPCC plan. Submit a copy of the completed, certified SPCC plan to the EHD for review. Violation #601 - Plan that does not follow the sequence specified in this section lacks a cross-referencing section. The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan does not follow the order or requirements in 40 CFR Part 11Z and a cross-reference was not provided. If you do not follow the sequence specified in 40 CFR 112 for the Plan, you must prepare an equivalent Plan and supplement it with a section cross-referencing the location of requirements in 40 CFR 112 and the equivalent Plan. Immediately amend the SPCC Plan that follows the order of 40 CFR Part 112 or include a cross-reference or to follow the required sequence. Page 3 of 6