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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17-3" citation="COMAR 26.13.05.17-3" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="05" heading="Inspections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>During construction or installation, the owner or operator shall ensure that liners and cover systems such as membranes, sheets, or coatings are inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections such as holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Immediately after construction or installation, the owner or operator shall have the liners inspected and certified as meeting the requirements of Regulation .17-2 of this chapter by an independent qualified registered professional engineer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The owner or operator shall maintain the certification required by §B of this regulation at the facility as part of the facility operating record.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>After installation, the owner or operator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inspect liners and covers to ensure tight seams and joints, and the absence of tears, punctures, or blisters; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintain a record of the results of the inspection.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Inspection During Operation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>While a drip pad is in operation, the owner or operator shall inspect drip pads weekly and after storms to detect evidence of any of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Deterioration, malfunction, or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Presence of leakage within and proper functioning of leak detection systems; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Deterioration or cracking of the drip pad surface.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If deterioration or leakage is detected, the owner or operator shall comply with the requirements of Regulation .17-2I of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>