17Storage system not to be used unless leak detection system properly installed

17 Storage system not to be used unless leak detection system properly installed

17 Storage system not to be used unless leak detection system properly installed

The person responsible for a storage system located on a storage site on which a leak detection system has been installed must not use the storage system, or authorise or permit the use of the storage system, unless—

(a) the leak detection system has been installed by a duly qualified person, and

(b) in the case of a groundwater monitoring well—

(i) the well has been sealed to exclude surface water, and

(ii) the well is clearly marked to indicate its presence and is properly secured, and

(iii) the person responsible for the storage system has been provided, by the installer of the well, with a list of the industry standards that have been followed in connection with the installation of the well, and

(c) in the case of an alternative leak detection system—

(i) that system has been installed in accordance with EPA guidelines, and

(ii) the person responsible for the storage system has been provided, by the installer of the alternative leak detection system, with the information about that system that is specified by EPA guidelines, and

(d) the person responsible for the storage system has been provided, by the installer of the leak detection system, with the following—

(i) a leak detection system report prepared, in accordance with the EPA guidelines, in relation to the leak detection system,

(ii) a testing procedure prepared in relation to the leak detection system.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units (in the case of an individual) and 400 penalty units (in the case of a corporation).