West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 33 - Waste Management, Division Of Water And Waste Management › Title 33 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WASTE MANAGEMENT › Series 33-30 - Underground Storage Tanks › Section 33-30-3 - Certification Requirements for Individuals Who Install, Repair, Retrofit, Upgrade, Perform Change-in-Service, Close or Tightness Test Underground Storage Tank Systems or Install, Repair, Upgrade or Test Corrosion Protection on Underground Storage Tank Systems

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1.
				Application of Requirements. - The requirements of this section apply to
				individuals engaged in underground storage tank system installation, repair,
				retrofitting, upgrading, change-in-service, closure, tightness testing or
				corrosion protection installation, repair, upgrade or testing.
3.2. Certified Individual Required. - No
				individual shall conduct an underground storage tank system installation,
				repair, retrofit, upgrade, change-in-service, closure, conduct a tightness test
				or a corrosion protection installation, repair, upgrade or test unless an
				individual present at the underground storage tank system site and exercising
				responsible supervisory control over the installation, repair, retrofit,
				upgrade, change-in-service, closure, tightness test or corrosion protection
				installation, repair, upgrade or test is currently certified by the Secretary
				in accordance with this section. The underground storage tank system owner or
				operator must ensure that the individual supervising the installation, repair,
				retrofitting, upgrade, change-in-service, closure, tightness testing or
				corrosion protection installation, repair, upgrade or testing is certified by
				the Secretary in the applicable class for the activity performed. The certified
				individual is required to ensure that the underground storage tank system
				installation, repair, retrofit, upgrade, change-in-service, closure, tightness
				testing or corrosion protection installation, repair, upgrade or testing is
				conducted in accordance with all applicable rules, regulations, and policies
				established by the Secretary.
3.2.a. An
				individual who holds a current certificate issued by the Secretary shall be
				present at all times during:
3.2.a.1. The
				installation process involving the preparation of the excavation immediately
				prior to receiving backfill and the tank; the setting of the tank; and the
				piping (including placement of any anchoring devices), backfilling to the level
				of the tank or strapping anytime during the installation in which piping
				components are connected; the installation of corrosion protection, either
				galvanic or impressed current, when anodes are installed; making electrical
				connections to the tank and anodes and when the system is energized; all
				testing of the underground storage tank and piping performed during the
				installation, completion of the backfill, and filling of the excavation; and
				installation of release detection devices within the excavation zone;
				or
3.2.a.2. The repair,
				retrofitting or upgrading process involving the excavation of existing tanks or
				piping; the actual performance of repairs to the tank or piping anytime during
				the process when components of the piping are connected; anytime during repair
				or upgrade of corrosion protection, either galvanic or impressed current, when
				anodes are installed making electrical connections to the tank and anodes and
				when the system is energized; anytime during the repair process when the tank
				or associated piping are tested; and at anytime during the process when
				equipment is connected to the tank or piping.
3.2.a.3. The tightness testing of tanks or
				piping;
3.2.a.4. The
				change-in-service or closure process involving the process of vapor removal,
				purging, inerting, cleaning, and all subsurface sample collection events;
				and
3.2.a.5. The installation or
				testing of a corrosion protection system, either galvanic or impressed
				current.