Sec. 26.10.04.05. Reporting, Record Keeping, and Access

A. Access. Owners, operators, and the person-in-charge of the UST system shall:

(1) Permit the Department to inspect the site, review documents pertaining to the UST or recovery system, and retrieve environmental samples; and

(2) Allow responsible parties, as defined in Environment Article, §4-401(j), Annotated Code of Maryland, access to the site to conduct remedial activities.

B. Reporting. Owners and operators shall submit the following information to the Department:

(1) Registration for all UST systems described in COMAR 26.10.03.09;

(2) Reports of all releases of a regulated substance in the manner required by this subtitle;

(3) Reports of all corrective actions planned or taken including those required in COMAR 26.10.09.03-.07; and

(4) A notification before permanent closure or change-in-service as required by COMAR 26.10.10.02.

C. Record keeping. Owners and operators shall maintain the following information:

(1) A corrosion expert's analysis of site corrosion potential if the analysis is required by the Department as part of an alternative method of corrosion protection under COMAR 26.10.03.01B(4) or .02B(3);

(2) Records of operation of corrosion protection equipment pursuant to Regulation .02 of this chapter;

(3) Records of UST system repairs pursuant to Regulation .04G of this chapter;

(4) Records of compliance with release detection required by COMAR 26.10.05.06;

(5) Results of the site investigation conducted at permanent closure pursuant to COMAR 26.10.10.05;

(6) Records of UST system upgrades pursuant to COMAR 26.10.03.08; and

(7) An as-built diagram that includes a layout of the system tanks and piping for UST systems installed after January 1, 2006.

D. Availability and Maintenance of Records.

(1) Owners and operators shall keep the records required either:

(a) At the UST site and immediately available for inspection by the Department; or

(b) At a readily available alternative site, and these records shall be provided for inspection to the Department upon request.

(2) In the case of permanent closure records required under COMAR 26.10.10.05, owners and operators are also provided with the additional alternative of mailing closure records to the Department if they cannot be kept at the site or an alternative site as indicated in §D(1) of this regulation.

(3) A person may not make any false statement, representation, or certification on any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this subtitle.