East Palo Alto Municipal Code Art. III Inspection and Records—Authority

In order to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the health officer has the authority specified in Health and Safety Code Section 25185 with respect to any place where underground storage tanks are located, and in Health and Safety Code Section 25185 with respect to real property which is within two thousand (2,000) feet of any place where underground storage tanks are located.

(Prior code § 4-5.301)

A. The health officer shall inspect every underground storage tank within its jurisdiction at least once every three years. The purpose of the inspection is to determine whether the tank complies with design and construction standards, the operator has monitored and tested the tank as required by the permit, and whether the tank is in a safe operation condition. After an inspection, the health officer shall prepare a compliance report detailing the inspection and shall send a copy of this report to the permitholder.

B. In addition to, or instead of, the inspections specified in subsection A of this section, the health officer may require the permitholder to employ, periodically, special inspectors to conduct an audit or assessment of the permitholder's facility to determine whether the facility complies with the factors specified in subsection A of this section, and to prepare a special inspection report with recommendations concerning the safe storage of hazardous materials at the facility. The report shall contain recommendations consistent with the provisions of this chapter, where appropriate. A copy of the report shall be filed with the health officer at the same time the inspector submits the report to the permitholder. Within thirty (30) days after receiving this report the permitholder shall file with the health officer, a plan to implement all recommendations contained in the report or shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the health officer why these recommendations should not be implemented.

C. The permittee shall pay for each inspection a fee as established by resolution of the city council.

(Prior code § 4-5.302)

A. The operator of the underground storage facility shall monitor the facility using the method specified on the permit for the facility. Records shall be kept in sufficient detail to enable the health officer to determine whether or not the operator has undertaken all monitoring activities required by the permit to operate.

B. If the operator is not the owner, the owner shall provide a copy of the permit to the operator, enter into a written contract with the operator to monitor the tank as set forth in the permit, and provide the operator with a summary of this section in an approved form. The owner shall notify the health officer of any change of the operator.

(Prior code § 4-5.303)