Owners and operators of
regulated underground
storage tanks (USTs) on tribal
lands must comply with
federal UST regulations.
This compliance assistance
brochure highlights best
management practices for
recordkeeping and
notification.
Note: This document is a
resource to promote
compliance and does not
replace the federal UST
regulations.
EPA developed this
compliance assistance
brochure to help UST
owners and operators in
Indian country comply with
the federal UST regulations.
This brochure is one in a
series of EPA compliance
assistance brochures
designed to help owners
and operators comply with
UST regulations.
Other brochures focus on
spill buckets, overfill
protection, and tank and
piping release detection.
&EPA
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
www.epa.gov/oust
March 2012
EPA-510-F-12-002
Compliance Assistance In
Indian Country
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RECORDKEEPING
It is important to keep your
underground storage tank
(UST) records.
Recordkeepinq is an
important part of
maintaining your tank
facility. Make sure your
UST system records are
always readily available to demonstrate
compliance with the UST regulations.
What can you do to
demonstrate compliance with
the UST recordkeeping
requirement?
Release Detection
^ Release detection determines whether
your tanks and piping are leaking. Keep
records to demonstrate you are
maintaining release detection. The
specific records to keep depend on the
type of release detection you use.
'MONTHL Y TESTING:^
Print out at least one
passing leak test for
each tank.
ANNUAL TESTING:
Keep the most recent
line tightness testing
result and line leak
detection functionality
test.
INTERSTITIAL
MONITORING:
Keep a monthly log of
interstitial monitoring
results, if applicable.
Manually checking brine sensor
MM DD, YiTY HH:MH XM
PRESSURE LIKE LEAK TEST
RESULTS
Q 1: UNLEADED REG LINE
3.0 GAL/KR RESULTS:
LAST TEST:
Hffl DD,Yt"iT HH:H
HUMBER OP TESTS PASSED
PEEV 24 HOURS : 123
EIMCE HIDHIGHT : 81
0.20 SSL/HR RESULTS:
HUH DD,YYYY HH:HH ZM PASS
HUH DD.TYYY HHrHH ZM PASS
0.10 GaL/HR RESULTS:
HUH DD.YYYY HH:MM XM PASS
HUH DB,YYYI SUM] M PASS
Leak test print out
Cathodic Protection
^ A metal UST system is typically equipped
with either an impressed current or a
galvanic anode system. Ask the
installation contractor or review as-built
drawings to determine which type of system
you have.
^ Keep records of system installation, triennial
testing, integrity assessments, and repairs
to help determine whether your system is in
compliance with the corrosion protection
requirements.
Steel tank with sacrificial
anode
Impressed current rectifier
Others records to keep:
^ UST system installation and repair for the
operating life of the UST system
^ Permanent closure site assessment results
for at least 3 years
^ Evidence of financial assurance mechanism
and current certification of financial
responsibility
^ Release detection equipment performance
claims for at least 5 years from installation
and maintenance, repair, and calibration
records for at least 1 year
^ Internal lining inspection results until the
next inspection
NOTIFICATION
It is important to remember that you are
responsible for making sure that your
implementing agency is aware of all regulated
USTs that you own. The information you provide
should be based on available records or
historical knowledge.
What can you do to demonstrate
compliance with the UST
notification requirement?
UST Notification Form
^ Submit an UST notification form to your
implementing agency providing the most up-
to-date information regarding your UST
system, its location, and compliance with the
technical requirements of the UST
regulations.
Keep a copy of your
notification form for
reference.
^/
Submit a notification »
form to your
implementing agency
within 30 days of
installing your new
UST.
Submit a notification
form to your
implementing agency
30 days before
permanently closing
your UST or
performing a change in
service.
Notify trie implementing
agency whenever you
change the product
stored in your UST.
Sv S
REMEMBER
Keep your records in
organizers such as a
tabbed three-ring binder or
document holder. This will
help the inspection go fast-
er and smoothly.
Sample organizer
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