940.07 FACILITY REGISTRATION.
(a) Registration. Facility registration is required once every two (2) years for any facility where on site storage or use of Regulated Substances meets or exceeds those quantities established in Section 940.24
(b) of this chapter, or for any activity identified as a regulated activity under Section 940.19
of this chapter. A Facility Operator may register the facility or, at the request of the Facility Operator, the Director of Public Utilities or designee may register the facility. The Public Utilities Director or designee shall conduct any facility registration in the following manner:
(1) The Public Utilities Director or Designee shall provide written notice of the intent to register the facility no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the registration date;
(2) The registration shall be conducted at reasonable times during normal business hours. To help ensure accuracy of the registration and safety of the persons involved, the Facility Operator or designee must accompany the Director of Public Utilities or designee during the registration;
(3) The registration will not unreasonably interfere with facility operations; and
(4) The scope of the registration will be limited to gathering information necessary to complete the registration required by this section.
All facility registrations must be completed and, where applicable, submitted to the Director of Public Utilities or designee within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date a property becomes subject to regulation under this chapter, and by July 1 of every second year thereafter. A Facility Operator choosing to have their facility registered by the Director of Public Utilities or designee must contact the Director of Public Utilities or designee no less than ninety (90) days before a registration is due to ensure completion of the registration by the required due date.
(b) Registration Requirements. Facility registration will include, but is not necessarily limited to, information on the following:
(1) Name, address, and phone number of the registered Facility;
(2) Facility Operator name and number;
(3) Emergency contact, address, and phone;
(4) Primary and, where applicable, secondary business activities at the Facility, including Standard Industrial Classification codes (if known) and a brief description of how Regulated Substances are used at the Facility;
(5) The types, quantity, and location of Regulated Substances stored or otherwise used on-site. Where the Regulated Substance is identified by a common trade name or a mixture, the primary chemical component(s) must be identified;
(6) The manner of Regulated Substance storage (i.e., ASTs, fifty-five (55) gallon drums, totes, etc.). AST registration will include information on current tank status, contents, volume, construction, and age;
(7) A general description of any secondary containment or other spill containment and/or spill prevention measures used at the Facility for Regulated Substance storage units or storage areas;
(8) A general description of Regulated Substance waste disposal methods. Where applicable, the Facility's hazardous waste generator identification number must be provided;
(9) Where applicable, location of any groundwater monitoring equipment on the Facility's property;
(10) Where applicable, the location of any dry wells on the Facility property; and
(11) Where applicable, the type of septic system used on site and type of waste treated.
Any person identified as the emergency contact for a Facility under subsection (b)(3) hereof must have authority to provide additional information about the Facility and material stored or otherwise used on site when requested and to authorize the use of response personnel, including hazardous materials contractors, in the event of a release at the Facility. The Facility Operator must notify the Director of Public Utilities or designee of any change in contact person, phone number, and/or address of the emergency contact person no later than two (2) weeks after any change.
(c) Operator Signature. The Facility Operator must sign the completed facility registration. The Facility Operator's signature shall serve as acknowledgment of the accuracy of the registration and compliance with the following, where applicable:
(1) Storage Unit inspections - compliant with Section 940.13(b); and
(2) Development and implementation of a Spill Control Plan - compliant with Section 940.17, et seq.
Any Facility Operator whose Facility is registered by the Director of Public Utilities or designee must submit a copy of the signed registration to the Director of Public Utilities or designee no later than two (2) weeks after the registration date.
(d) Use of Existing Registration Information. Any Facility Operator required to register a Facility or Regulated Substance storage unit under another federal, state, or local program may submit a copy of that registration to the Director of Public Utilities or designee to expedite the registration process. Any existing registration information should be presented to the Director of Public Utilities or Designee prior to or at the time of facility registration.
(e) New Facility Registration. Any Facility subject to regulation under this chapter that begins operation or commences conduct governed by this chapter after the effective date of this chapter must be registered in accordance with Section 940.07
(a) no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after beginning operation.
(f) Registration of Previously Exempt Facilities. Any previously exempt Facility that becomes subject to the requirements of this Chapter due to changes at the Facility must be registered in accordance with Section 940.07
(a) no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after becoming subject to regulation under the chapter. A previously exempt Facility becomes subject to regulation under this chapter when:
(1) A new AST or UST system subject to regulation under this chapter is installed at the Facility;
(2) There is a permanent change in the type and/or volume of Regulated Substances stored or otherwise used at the Facility that results in the storage or use of Regulated Substances in quantities meeting or exceeding the thresholds established in Section 940.24; and/or
(3) There is a change in the delineated TOTs as specified in Section 1180.10 of Zoning Ordinance Number 7503.
(g) Amending Existing Facility Registrations. A Facility Operator must amend an existing Facility registration, or may request that the Director of Public Utilities or designee amend the registration no later than sixty (60) days after any:
(1) Change in ownership or management of the Facility;
(2) Installation, return to service, or removal of an AST or UST system subject to regulation under this chapter;
(3) Permanent on-site storage or use of a previously unregistered Regulated Substance in quantities meeting or exceeding the thresholds established in Chapter 940.24; and/or
(4) Change in the delineated TOTs as specified in Section 1180.10 of Zoning Ordinance Number 7503.
And no later than ninety (90) days after:
(5) Permanent cessation of regulated operations or storage of Regulated Substances as specified in Section 940.09.
A Facility Operator choosing to have their facility registration amended by the Director of Public Utilities or designee must contact the Director of Public Utilities or Designee no less than thirty (30) days before a registration is due to ensure completion of the registration within the allowed sixty (60) day time frame when meeting subsections (g)(1) to (4) hereof. The Facility Operator is responsible for amending a registration under the subsection (g)(5) hereof.
(h) Registration of Multiple Facilities. Any person owning and/or operating more than one facility subject to regulation under this chapter must register each regulated facility separately in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 98-10-103. Passed 10-14-98.)