Wash. Admin. Code § 173-360A-0920

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 173-360A-0920 - Certifications required to perform services

Owners and operators must ensure that UST system services are performed by or under the direct supervision of a service provider certified in accordance with the requirements of this section. Table 0920-1 identifies the UST system services requiring the use of a service provider and the certification that a service provider must have to perform those services. There are six types of certification, which are specified in WAC 173-360A-0930. Some UST system services may be performed by more than one type of service provider.

Table 0920-1: Type of Certification Required to Perform UST System Services

UST System ServiceService RequirementsType of Certification
Services not involving corrosion protection
Installing UST systems or components WAC 173-360A-0300 Installation/repair
Performing internal inspections of tanks WAC 173-360A-0320(1) and (2)(a)(ii)(A), WAC 173-360A-0330(1) and (2)(a)(i)(B), or WAC 173-360A-0440 Installation/repair
Tightness testing of containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring WAC 173-360A-0450 Tightness testing or installation/repair
Tightness testing of spill prevention equipment WAC 173-360A-0460 Tightness testing or installation/repair
Inspecting overfill prevention equipment WAC 173-360A-0470 Tightness testing or installation/repair
Testing of electronic or mechanical release detection equipment WAC 173-360A-0480 Tightness testing or installation/repair
Repairing UST system components, except cathodic protection systems WAC 173-360A-0490 Installation/repair
Tightness testing of secondary containment areas of tanks or piping used for interstitial monitoring WAC 173-360A-0490(4)(c) Tightness testing or installation/repair
Tightness testing of tanks WAC 173-360A-0635 Tightness testing
Tightness testing of piping WAC 173-360A-0650 Tightness testing
Site evaluations required to use vapor or groundwater monitoring as a release detection method WAC 173-360A-0660(2) or WAC 173-360A-0665(2) Site assessment
Site assessments, including site checks WAC 173-360A-0730 Site assessment
Decommissioning tanks or piping undergoing permanent closure or change-in-service WAC 173-360A-0810(2) or WAC 173-360A-0820(2) Decommissioning
Services involving corrosion protection
Assessments of corrosion potential WAC 173-360A-0310(3)(c) Corrosion expert
Designing cathodic protection systems WAC 173-360A-0310(3)(b) and WAC 173-360A-0300 Corrosion expert
Installing cathodic protection systems designed by corrosion expert WAC 173-360A-0300 Installation/repair, corrosion expert, or cathodic protection tester (1)
Testing cathodic protection systems WAC 173-360A-0430(2) Corrosion expert or cathodic protection tester
Evaluating cathodic protection systems that are inadequately protecting tanks or piping based on results of cathodic protection tests or rectifier inspections WAC 173-360A-0430(2) or WAC 173-360A-0430(3) Corrosion expert
Specifying or designing repairs of cathodic protection systems, including rectifier adjustments WAC 173-360A-0310(3)(b) and WAC 173-360A-0490 Corrosion expert
Repairing cathodic protection systems, including making rectifier adjustments, specified or designed by corrosion expert WAC 173-360A-0490 Installation/repair, corrosion expert, or cathodic protection tester (1)

Footnotes:

(1) To perform the specified UST system services, a cathodic protection tester must be certified by the International Code Council.

Wash. Admin. Code § 173-360A-0920

Adopted by WSR 18-15-083, Filed 7/18/2018, effective 10/1/2018