# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 10 — Oil Pollution Control and Storage Tank Management

### Chapter 06 — UST System Technician, Remover, and Inspector Certification

#### Regulation .06 Standards of Performance.

*COMAR 26.10.06.06*

An individual certified by the Department under this chapter shall:

A. Maintain knowledge of COMAR 26.10.01—26.10.12 and 26.10.16 and all documents incorporated by reference;

B. Adhere to equipment manufacturers’ instructions, accepted industry standards, and applicable industry codes of practice when performing UST system installation, repair, upgrade, closure, change-in-service, precision tightness testing, other tightness testing, or inspection activities;

C. Perform work so that there is no spill, release, or discharge of regulated substances or contamination of soil, surface water, or groundwater caused by regulated substances from a UST system or regulated substance storage facility;

D. Certify to an owner or an operator of a UST system that a UST system installation, upgrade, repair, closure, change-in-service, or inspection is complete only when the activity conducted by the individual complies with COMAR 26.10.01—26.10.12 and 26.10.16;

E. Complete and submit to the Department a form provided by the Department that certifies a UST system installation, closure, change-in-service, or inspection activity conducted by the individual meets the requirements of COMAR 26.10.01—26.10.12 and 26.10.16;

F. Place the individual’s signature and Department issued certification number on documentation concerning an installation, upgrade, repair, closure, change-in-service, or inspection of a UST system or component of a UST system only if:

  (1) The certified individual directly completed the work or the work was completed under the certified individual’s direct, on-site supervision and control; and

  (2) The individual had a valid certification issued by the Department to conduct the specific work at the time the work was performed;

G. Maintain complete records of UST system installation, upgrade, repair, closure, change-in-service, and inspection activities that the certified individual was directly involved with for a minimum of 5 years; and

H. Upon request by the Department, provide proof of the individual’s certification for the UST system services being provided.