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CCR,Tm.E 23, DMsION 3,CHAPTER 16,UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS CCR,TITLE 23,DIVISION 3,CHAPTER 16, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS (4) The secondary containment system with backfill material shall be (2) The installer has been certified or licensed by the Contractors State designed and constructed to promote gravity drainage of an License Board; unauthorized release of hazardous substances from any part of the primary containment system to the monitoring location(s). (3) The underground storage tank,any primary piping, and any secondary containment,was installed according to applicable voluntary (5) Two or more primary containment systems shall not use the same consensus standards and any manufacturer's written installation secondary containment system if the primary containment systems instructions; store materials that in combination may cause a fire or explosion,or the production of a flammable,toxic, or poisonous gas,or the (4) All work listed in the manufacturer's installation checklist has been deterioration of any part of the primary or secondary containment completed;and system. (5) The installation has been inspected and approved by the local agency, (6) Drainage of liquid from within a secondary containment system shall or,if required by the local agency,Inspected and certified by a be controlled in a manner approved by the local agency to prevent registered professional engineer who has education in and experience hazardous materials from being discharged into the environment. The with underground storage tank system installation, liquid shall be analyzed to determine the presence of any of the hazardous substance(s)stored in the primary containment system Authority: Health and Safety Code 25299.3, 25299.7 prior to initial removal,and monthly thereafter,for any continuous Reference: Health and Safety Code 25281, 25299,40 CFR 280.20, and 280.20 through discharge(removal)to determine the appropriate method for final 280.45 disposal. The liquid shall be sampled and analyzed immediately upon any indication of an unauthorized release from the primary containment system. 2636.Design,Construction,Installation,Testing,and Monitoring Requirements for Piping (7) For primary containment systems installed completely beneath the ground surface,the original excavation for the secondary containment (a) Except as provided below,piping connected to tanks which were installed after system shall have a water-tight cover which extends at least one foot July 1, 1987, shall have secondary containment that complies with the beyond each boundary of the original excavation. This cover shall be requirements of section 2631 for new underground storage tanks. This asphalt, reinforced concrete,or equivalent material which is sloped to requirement does not apply to piping described as follows: drainways leading away from the excavation. Access openings shall be constructed as water-tight as practical. Primary containment systems (1) vent or tank riser piping, provided the primary containment system is with integral secondary containment and open vaults are exempt from equipped with an overfill prevention system meeting the requirements the requirements of this subsection. specified In sections 2635(b)(2)(B)or(C);or, (8) The actual location and orientation of the tanks and appurtenant (2) vapor recovery piping if designed so that it cannot contain liquid- piping systems shall be indicated on as-built drawings of the facility. phase product;or, Copies of all drawings,photographs,and plans shall be submitted to the local agency for approval. (3) suction piping if the piping is designed,constructed,and installed as follows: (d) Owners or their agents shall certify that the installation of the tanks and piping meets the conditions in subdivisions(1)through (5)below. The certification (A) The below-grade piping operates at less than atmospheric shall be made on a"Certificate of Compliance for Underground Storage Tank pressure(suction piping); Installation Form C" (see Appendix V). (B) The below-grade piping is sloped so that the contents of the pipe (1) The installer has been adequately trained as evidenced by a certificate will drain back into the storage tank if the suction is released of training issued by the tank and piping manufacturers; (gravity-flow piping); 3-15 3-16