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The following is an itemized list of underground storage tank violations that have not been addressed for Sunwest Chevron as of January 09, 2024. Open violations from October 17, 2023 inspection Violation#208-Failure to comply with the designated operator inspection requirements. 1)OBSERVATION: Designated operator reports were not signed within the required time frame. -The designated operator reports were not signed by the owner/operator. REGULATORY GUIDANCE:Within 48 hours of the completion of the designated UST operator visual inspection, the designated operator shall sign and provide the owner or operator with a copy of the inspection report. Within 72 hours of being provided a signed copy of the report,the owner or operator shall provide a description of each corrective action taken or to be taken and shall sign and date the report, acknowledging the identified compliance issues. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Ensure all designated operator inspection reports are completed and signed within the required time frame in the future. ---------------------------------------------- 2)OBSERVATION:The designated operator failed to document all the alarms from the attached alarm history on the designated operator inspection reports and failed to check that they were responded to appropriately. The missing alarms include: S17 no vacuum alarms and L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L9 low liquid alarms on 11/9/20222 1/2/2023, 2/25/2023, 2/27/2023, 7/6/2023, 8/30/2023, 9/2/2023, 9/13/2023, 9/16/2023, 9/17/2023, 9/19/2023, 9/21/2023 REGULATION GUIDANCE: During the inspection,the designated operator shall review the alarm history since the previous inspection, check that each alarm was documented and responded to appropriately, and attach a copy of the alarm history with documentation taken in response to any alarms to the inspection report. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Ensure that designated operators performing inspections at this facility are including all of the required information on the reports. ---------------------------------------------- 3)OBSERVATION:The designated operator inspections for the following months were performed more than 30 days after the previous inspection: - Initial inspection on 12/16/2022, next inspection performed on 1/17/2023(32 days) - Initial inspection on 5/5/2023, next inspection performed on 6/5/2023 (31 days) REGULATION GUIDANCE: The designated operator visual inspections shall be conducted within 30 days or less of the previous inspection. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Ensure that all designated operator inspections are performed within the required time frames. ---------------------------------------------- 4)OBSERVATION:The designated operator failed to check and note all required items on the visual inspection reports.The incorrect and missing information included the following from the inspection reports: -The designated operator's monthly inspection reports did not include the designated operator's name, certification expiration date, signature, and date of when inspections were provided to the owner. -Section 5 was missing the UST owner/operator's response. REGULATION GUIDANCE: During the visual inspection,the designated operator shall check that all required testing and maintenance for the UST system have been completed and shall check all required items on the report. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Ensure that designated operators performing visual inspections at this facility are including all of the required information on the reports. Page 3 of 6