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8. Personnel Responsibility The facility operator indicated in Section 1 of this plan is responsible for conducting routine monitoring activities; reporting of alarms, leaks, and equipment problems; and, maintaining UST monitoring records. The BP West Coast Product LLC Environmental Compliance Specialist is responsible for assigning a contractor to perform periodic maintenance and inspections of equipment; arranging and scheduling annual certification, tightness testing, servicing and calibration. 9. Record Keeping The Operator specified in Section 1 of this plan is responsible for completing the following: (1) the Daily Fuel Inventory; (2)the UST Alarm Log (daily); (3)the Daily Equipment Checklist; and (4)the Equipment Repair Log, in the Monthly Compliance Booklet of the of the BP West Coast Products Environmental Compliance Manual (`orange binder"). In addition, the Operator must maintain these and all other written records of monitoring, testing, and maintenance performed, on-site for a period of at least five years. These records must be made available, upon request within 36 hours to the federal, state or local agency. 10. Training Personnel responsible for maintaining UST monitoring records (i.e. logs, test reports, equipment service reports, etc.) have been instructed that such records must be maintained on-site, available for inspection, for a minimum of three years unless county UST agency has indicated otherwise. Personnel are trained at initial hire and annually by the Operator specified in Section 1 to perform the following tasks: 1. Take tank level measurements 2. Read dispenser meters 3. Inspect equipment 4. Recognize warning signs: dispenser hesitations, meter spins and odors 5. Manually close dispenser impact valve 6. Replace dispenser filters 7. Shut down the system by knowing the location of electrical panel breakers, and emergency shutoff switches 8. Test the electronic monitor system 9. Respond to alarms, leaks or equipment problems 11. Unauthorized Release Response and Reporting Policy Facility personnel are responsible for the initial spill response and notifications. BP West Coast Products LLC Mission Control may dispatch an environmental contractor for cleanup and disposal of hazardous waste. Any unauthorized release into the secondary containment of the underground storage tank system will be removed by a BP West Coast Products LLC-designated contractor in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. Upon notification to BP West Coast Products LLC by the operator of a suspected unauthorized release, an BP West Coast Products LLC representative will verbally notify all pertinent agencies immediately. An operator shall notify the BP West Coast Products LLC Mission Control of any inventory reconciliation that exceeds the allowable variation immediately. 12. Facility Procedure for Responding and Reporting an Unauthorized Release 1. Determine if release is manageable and safe for on-site personnel to respond. 2. Minor Spill (manageable by on-site personnel) • Shut down turbine/pump at emergency shut-off switch or main electrical panel. • Place absorbent on spill. Used absorbent will be placed in an approved, labeled, and properly sealed container. Refer to the BP West Coast Products LLC Retail Facility Waste Manual for disposal instructions. • Report spill to Franchise Consultant or Facility Supervisor and call BP West Coast Products LLC Mission Control at 800-272-6349. • Notify Facility Manager. • Complete the Report of Product Spillage/Loss Form and file in the Community-Right-to-Know section of the Hazard Communication Program Compliance Kit. 3. Major Spill (Not manageable or unsafe for on-site personnel) • Shut down turbine/pump at emergency shut-off switch or main electrical panel. 3