Section R20-2-1005. Initial Inspection and Testing

A.      Within 10 days after beginning the dispensing of gasoline at a site that requires an authority to construct plan approval, a per- son shall provide the Department with a written certification of completion by the contractor and schedule an inspection that includes tests and acceptance criteria specified in the authority to construct plan approval and this subsection. The inspection shall be witnessed by the Department at a time approved by the Department and include the following tests:

1.        A pressure decay test for each vapor control system inclu- ding underground storage tanks and tank vents using CARB TP-201.3 test procedures. All test procedures per- taining to stage I vapor recovery systems shall be follo- wed except the post-test procedures in section 8 and the calculations in section 9 of the CARB TP-201.3 test procedures. The compliance status of the site shall be determined by comparing the final five-minute pressure with the minimum allowable final pressure in Table 1. A calculated ullage exceeding that listed in Table 1 shall be rounded up to the next higher ullage volume in the table;

2.        A test of each pressure vacuum vent valve using CARB TP-201.1E test procedures;

3.        A Tie-Tank test using CARB TP-201.3C test procedure; and

4.        Procedures specified by a manufacturer or CARB for testing the vapor recovery system.

B.       If there is a difference between a testing contractor’s  test results and the Department’s test results, the Department’s test results prevail.

C.      If a site fails to pass any of the tests required by subsection (A), the affected vapor recovery system or component shall remain out-of-service until the vapor recovery system and component pass all the appropriate tests in subsection (A).

D.      A person who cancels an initial inspection shall notify the Department by calling the Department’s designated telephone number at least one hour before the scheduled inspection and shall reschedule the inspection within 10 business days after this notification. The Department shall take enforcement action if a person fails to comply with this Section.

E.       A person shall notify the Department when a vapor recovery system or component is repaired after failing an initial inspec- tion. A registered service representative shall not proceed with a reinspection until the Department approves the reinspection date and time.

F.       If a registered service representative does not start an initial inspection pressure decay test within 30 minutes of the sche- duled start time, the Department shall fail the initial inspection of that site.

G.      If a person cancels an initial inspection, the person shall reschedule the inspection within 90 days from the date gaso- line was first dispensed.

1.        The Department shall take enforcement action if the per- son fails to timely reschedule the inspection.

2.        The registered service agency shall notify the Department in writing at least 10 business days before the inspection of the time, date, and location of the inspection.

3.        The Department shall notify the registered service agency within five business days, by fax or e-mail, whether it approves the inspection date and time.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R.

1693, effective October 3, 2015 (Supp. 15-3).