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Regulation .01 General Requirements.

Regulation .01 General Requirements.Copy Citation

A.
Implementation of Requirements. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations .02—.05 of this chapter, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of a UST system with a field-constructed tank or an airport hydrant system shall comply with requirements of this chapter, COMAR 26.10.02—26.10.11 and 26.10.16 in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
For a UST system installed after June 13, 2022, upon installation of the UST system; and
(2)
For a UST system installed on or before June 13, 2022:
(a)
Comply with the following requirements not later than October 13, 2022:
(i)
Upgrade requirements in Regulation .03 of this chapter;
(ii)
Spill and overfill control requirements in COMAR 26.10.04.01;
(iii)
Operation and maintenance of corrosion protection requirements in COMAR 26.10.04.02;
(iv)
Compatibility requirements in COMAR 26.10.03.07;
(v)
Requirements regarding repairs allowed on UST systems in COMAR 26.10.04.04;
(vi)
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements in Regulation .07 of this chapter and COMAR 26.10.04.05;
(vii)
Spill and overfill prevention equipment and testing requirements in COMAR 26.10.03.03;
(viii)
Periodic operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections requirements in Regulation .04 of this chapter and COMAR 26.10.04.03;
(ix)
Release detection requirements in Regulation .05 of this chapter and COMAR 26.10.05; and
(x)
Operator training requirements in COMAR 26.10.16; and
(b)
Comply with the following requirements on and after June 13, 2022:
(i)
Requirements for reporting, investigating, and confirming a spill, release, or discharge in COMAR 26.10.08;
(ii)
Spill, release, and discharge response and corrective action requirements in COMAR 26.10.09;
(iii)
Closure and change-in-service of a UST system requirements in COMAR 26.10.10;
(iv)
Except as provided in §B of this regulation, UST system registration requirements in COMAR 26.10.03.09; and
(v)
Except as provided in §C of this regulation, financial responsibility requirements in COMAR 26.10.11.
B.
Not later than October 13, 2022, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of a UST system with a field-constructed tank or an airport hydrant system installed before June 13, 2022 shall register the UST system and maintain up-to-date registration of the UST system with the Department in accordance with COMAR 26.10.03.09.
C.
An owner of a UST system with a field-constructed tank or an airport hydrant system in use as of June 13, 2022 shall demonstrate financial responsibility for the UST system at the time of submitting a registration form for the UST system, as required in §B of this regulation.
D.
In compliance with COMAR 26.10.02.03D, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of a UST system with a field-constructed tank or an airport hydrant system shall ensure:
(1)
The installation, upgrade, and repair of the UST system is performed by or under the supervision of a certified UST system technician;
(2)
The closure or change-in-service of the UST system is performed by or under the supervision of a certified UST system technician or remover; and
(3)
Inspections required under COMAR 26.10.03.10 are performed by or under the supervision of a certified UST system inspector.