(a) Any unauthorized release from the primary containment which the operator is able to clean up within eight (8) hours after the release was detected or should reasonably have been detected and which does not escape from the secondary containment, does not increase the hazard of fire or explosion, and does not cause any deterioration of the secondary containment of the underground storage tank shall be recorded on the operator’s monitoring reports. Recording shall comply with the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 2650) of Subchapter 16 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the California Administrative Code as it from time to time may be amended, and the Permitting Authority shall exercise all the authority of a local agency as set forth in said Article 5.
(b) Any unauthorized release which escapes from the secondary containment, or from the primary containment if no secondary containment exists, increases the hazard of fire or explosion, or causes any deterioration of the secondary containment of the underground tank shall be reported by the operator to the Permitting Authority within twenty-four (24) hours after the release has been detected or should have been detected. A full written report shall be transmitted by the owner or operator of the underground storage tanks within five (5) working days after the occurrence of the release. Recording shall comply with the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 2650) of Subchapter 16 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the California Administrative Code as it from time to time may be amended.
The Permitting Authority shall review the permit whenever there has been an unauthorized release or when he determines that the underground storage tank is unsafe, In determining whether to modify or terminate the permit, the Permitting Authority shall consider the age of the tank, the methods of containment, the methods of monitoring, the feasibility of any required repairs, the concentration of the hazardous substances stored in the tank, the severity of potential unauthorized releases, and the suitability of any other long-term preventive measures which would meet the requirements of this chapter. The Permitting Authority shall exercise all the authority of a local agency as set forth in said Article 5 as it from time to time may be amended. (§ 1, Ord. 970, eff. January 12, 1984, as amended by § 14, Ord. 1036, eff. July 10, 1986)