16Leak investigation

16 Leak investigation

(1)  In this regulation –

leak investigation, in relation to a storage system, means an assessment to determine whether the storage system is providing full and continuous containment.

(2)  If a discrepant result is obtained in the course of the provision of a loss-monitoring procedure in relation to a storage system, a system operator of the storage system must ensure that, within 14 days after the system operator receives the result, a review is carried out to determine if the discrepant result is –

(a) due to inaccurate data; or

(b) not due to inaccurate data.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(3)  If a review under subregulation (2) determines that the discrepant result is not due to inaccurate data, a system operator of the storage system must notify an infrastructure owner of the storage system, within 7 days after the results of the review are received by the system operator, that the storage system may not be providing full and continuous containment.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(4)  An infrastructure owner of a storage system must ensure that a leak investigation is carried out if a notification given to the infrastructure owner under subregulation (3) or regulation 15(4)(a) indicates that the storage system may not be providing full and continuous containment.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(5)  An infrastructure owner who is required by subregulation (4) to carry out a leak investigation must ensure that –

(a) the leak investigation begins within 14 days after the infrastructure owner becomes aware that a leak investigation is required in accordance with subregulation (4) ; and

(b) a leak investigation is completed as soon as reasonably practicable; and

(c) if there is a monitoring well in respect of a storage system – the leak investigation includes scrutinising the water in the well to determine whether petroleum has contaminated the groundwater; and