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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.10.05.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="05" heading="Requirements for Hazardous Substance UST Systems.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In addition to the UST system requirements in Regulation .02 of this chapter, an owner and an operator of a hazardous substance UST system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide containment that meets the requirements of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monitor the containment systems using interstitial monitoring pursuant to Regulation .05G of this chapter at least monthly.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An owner and an operator of a hazardous substance UST system shall ensure the hazardous substance UST system meets the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A secondary containment system is designed, constructed, and installed to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Contain hazardous substances spilled or released from the primary containment until the spill or release is detected and removed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prevent the spill, release, or discharge of hazardous substances to the environment at any time during the operational life of the UST system; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Be checked for evidence of a spill, release, or discharge at least monthly;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A double-walled UST is designed, constructed, and installed to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Contain a release from any portion of the inner storage tank within the outer wall; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Detect the failure of the inner wall;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An external liner, including a vault, is designed, constructed, and installed to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Contain 100 percent of the capacity of the largest UST within its boundary;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prevent precipitation or groundwater from entering the liner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Surround the UST completely;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Underground piping is equipped with secondary containment that satisfies the requirements of §B(1)—(3) of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Underground piping that conveys hazardous substances under pressure is equipped with an automatic line leak detector in accordance with Regulation .02D(2) of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An owner and an operator of hazardous substance UST system may use other methods of release detection in conjunction with interstitial monitoring as required in §A(2) of this regulation if the owner and an operator of the UST system:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Demonstrates to the Department in writing that an alternate method can detect a release of the stored hazardous substance as effectively as any of the methods allowed in Regulation .05B—H of this chapter,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provides the Department with information regarding effective corrective action technologies, health risks, and chemical and physical properties of the stored hazardous substance, and the physical characteristics of the regulated substance storage facility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Obtains approval from the Department to use the alternate release detection method before the installation and operation of the UST system.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>