Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - WATER QUALITY PROGRAM › Chapter 335-6-15 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS, CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Section 335-6-15-.12 - Repairs Allowed

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Owners and operators of UST systems must ensure the repairs
				  will prevent releases due to structural failure or corrosion as long as the UST
				  system is used to store regulated substances. The repairs must meet the
				  following requirements:
(a) Repairs to
				UST systems must be properly conducted in accordance with a code of practice
				developed by a nationally recognized association or an independent testing
				laboratory and in accordance with the requirements in rule
				335-6-15-.47.
(b) Repairs to fiberglass-reinforced plastic
				underground storage tanks must be made by the manufacturer's authorized
				representatives or in accordance with a code of practice developed by a
				nationally recognized association or an independent testing
				laboratory.
(c) Metal underground
				pipe sections and fittings that have released product as a result of corrosion
				or other damage must be permanently closed in accordance with rules
				335-6-15-.34 through
				335-6-15-.37 and new underground
				piping installed in accordance with rule
				335-6-15-.06(b).
				Repairs to nonmetallic fiberglass-reinforced plastic (rigid) or nonmetallic
				thermoplastic (flexible) underground piping and fittings must be made in
				accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Materials used to repair the
				underground piping must be in accordance with rule
				335-6-15-.06(b)1.
(d) Repairs may be made to
				existing underground piping only if one repair of less than 5 ft can be made to
				one run of underground piping within a 30 day period. Otherwise, for a given
				underground piping run, underground piping must be installed in accordance with
				rule 335-6-15-.06(b).
(e) Repaired underground storage tanks and
				underground piping must be tightness tested in accordance with rules
				335-6-15-.17(c)
				and 335-6-15-.18(b)
				prior to returning the underground storage tanks or underground piping to
				service or within 30 days following the date of the completion of the repair,
				whichever comes first.
(f) Repairs
				to secondary containment areas of underground storage tanks and underground
				piping used for interstitial monitoring and to containment sumps used for
				interstitial monitoring of underground piping must have the secondary
				containment tested for tightness in accordance with the manufacturer's
				instructions or a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized
				association or independent testing laboratory within 30 days following the date
				of completion of the repair.
(g)
				Within 30 days following the repair of any cathodically protected UST system,
				the cathodic protection system must be tested in accordance with rule
				335-6-15-.10(b) and
				(c) to ensure that it is operating
				properly.
(h) Within 30 days
				following any repair to spill or overfill prevention equipment, the repaired
				spill or overfill prevention equipment must be tested or inspected, as
				appropriate, in accordance with rule
				335-6-15-.09(1)(a) and
				(b) to ensure it is operating
				properly.
(i) UST system owners and
				operators must maintain records in accordance with rule
				335-6-15-.13(b)2.
				for each repair until the UST system is permanently closed or undergoes a
				change-in-service in accordance with rules
				335-6-15-.34 through
				335-6-15-.37.
Authors:
Sonja Massey, Curt Johnson, Lee
					 Davis, Vernon H. Crockett
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											22-36-3.