Regulation .13 Recordkeeping.
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An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an AST system with a field-erected AST shall:
A.
Maintain the records required under this chapter at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility, or another a readily accessible location;
B.
Provide the records to the Department upon request;
C.
Retain the following records for a minimum of 5 years:
(1)
Records of periodic visual inspections conducted in accordance with Regulation .11B of this chapter;
(2)
Records of annual normal and emergency vent inspections and cleaning conducted in accordance with Regulation .11D of this chapter;
(3)
Inventory control records;
(4)
Overfill prevention equipment testing records;
(5)
Release detection records;
(6)
Secondary containment dike drainage logs;
(7)
Storage tank gauging device calibration records; and
(8)
Testing records for aboveground and underground piping; and
D.
Retain the following AST system records for the operational life of an AST system and for at least 5 years after an AST system has been permanently closed in accordance with Regulation .12 of this chapter:
(1)
Construction records, including records of:
(a)
The AST name plate information;
(b)
The original as-built specifications and drawings and any modifications made to the AST system during the operational life of the AST system;
(c)
Applicable manufacturer’s documentation for ancillary equipment;
(d)
Tests conducted upon completing an installation or repair of an AST system component, including hydrostatic testing and pressure tightness testing;
(e)
Material tests and analyses, including secondary containment dike permeability tests;
(f)
Tank strapping record; and
(g)
The names of the companies performing construction activities and a description of the work performed;
(2)
Cathodic protection system inspections records for impressed current and galvanic systems, including records of:
(a)
Cathodic protection system design description;
(b)
Inspection findings and conclusions;
(c)
Recommendations; and
(d)
Testing and repair records;
(3)
A complete copy of each final formal inspection report;
(4)
A complete copy of each ultrasonic thickness inspection report;
(5)
Records of AST system repairs and alteration history, including names of companies completing repair work;
(6)
Records of secondary containment dike testing and evaluation;
(7)
Records of spills, releases, and discharges and written reports of the occurrences required by COMAR 26.10.01.05E; and
(8)
A closure report for an AST system permanently closed in accordance with Regulation .12 of this chapter.