{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-580-85","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-580-85","heading":"Periodic operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections","body":"A. To properly operate and maintain UST systems, not later than January 1, 2021, owners and operators must meet one of the following:\n\n1. Conduct a walkthrough inspection that, at a minimum, checks the following equipment as specified below:\n\na. Every 30 days (Exception: spill prevention equipment at UST systems receiving deliveries at intervals greater than every 30 days may be checked prior to each delivery):\n\n(1) Spill prevention equipment – visually check for damage; remove liquid or debris; check for and remove obstructions in the fill pipe; check the fill cap to make sure it is securely on the fill pipe; and, for double walled spill prevention equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and\n\n(2) Release detection equipment – check to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no alarms or other unusual operating conditions present and ensure records of release detection testing are reviewed and current; and\n\nb. Annually:\n\n(1) Containment sumps – visually check for damage, leaks to the containment area, or releases to the environment; remove liquid (in contained sumps) or debris; and, for double walled sumps with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial area; and\n\n(2) Handheld release detection equipment – check devices such as tank gauge sticks or groundwater bailers for operability and serviceability;\n\n2. Conduct operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections according to a standard code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory that checks equipment comparable to subdivision 1 of this subsection; or\n\n3. Conduct operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections according to a protocol developed by the department that checks equipment comparable to subdivision 1 of this subsection.\n\nB. Owners and operators must maintain records (in accordance with 9VAC25-580-120) of operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections for one year. Records must include a list of each area checked, whether each area checked was acceptable or needed action taken, a description of actions taken to correct an issue, and delivery records if spill prevention equipment is checked less frequently than every 30 days due to infrequent deliveries.\n\nNOTE: The following code of practice may be used to comply with subdivision A 2 of this section: Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP 900, Recommended Practices for the Inspection and Maintenance of UST Systems.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 580. Underground Storage Tanks: Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements","Part III. General Operating Requirements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter580/section85/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:17Z","sha256":"2f41cbbf961c9a1061a46c3fe90c76ee898290803dc5318dd67cd32011e7431d","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-580-82","next":"us-va/9vac25-580-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}