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LR 2608
Item 1

 
H. Reporting to the commissioner any of the following
indications of a possible leak or discharge of oil:

 
(1) Unexplained differences in daily inventory
reconciliation values that, over a 30-day period,
exceed 1.0% of the product throughput;

 
(2) Unexplained losses detected through statistical
analysis of inventory records;

 
(3) Detection of product in a monitoring well or by other
leak detection methods;

 
(4) Failure of a tank or piping precision test,
hydrostatic test or other tank or piping tightness test
approved by the department; and

 
(5) Discovery of oil off site on or under the premises
or abutting properties, including nearby utility
conduits, sewer lines, buildings, drinking water
supplies and soil.

 
The rules may not require the reporting of a leak or
discharge of oil above ground of 10 gallons or less that
occurs on the premises, including, but not limited to,
spills, overfills and leaks, when those leaks or discharges
do not reach ground water groundwaters or surface waters of
the State and are cleaned up within 24 hours of discovery,
if a written log is maintained at the facility or the
owner's place of business in this State. For each discharge
the log must record the date of discovery, its source, the
general location of the discharge at the facility, the date
and method of cleanup and the signature of the facility
owner or operator certifying the accuracy of the log;

 
Sec. 9. 38 MRSA §564, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 493, §10,
is further amended by amending the last paragraph to read:

 
The requirements in paragraphs A and B do not apply to the
following tanks provided the associated piping has secondary
containment or a suction pump product delivery system or another
leak detection system approved by the commissioner and provided
that the tank and associated piping have been installed and are
operated in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter,
including rules adopted under this subchapter: tanks providing
product to a generator; double-walled tanks with continuous
interstitial space monitoring; and existing tanks constructed of
fiberglass, cathodically protected steel or another


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