Section 170.544  Tester of Underground Storage Tanks, Cathodic Protection and UST Equipment

Any person who is a tester of underground storage tanks or its piping, cathodic protection, or other UST equipment for another, except a lessor for his or her lessee, is  a contractor.  Testers shall be licensed and certified in accordance with Subpart E, except they shall not be licensed if they are so barred pursuant to Subpart D. 

a)         The following are the requirements for testers for UST systems:

1)         Cathodic protection.  To qualify as a tester of cathodic protection, an individual must be ICC certified in the CP module or be approved by the OSFM.

2)         Precision tanks and piping.  To qualify as a tester to perform precision tests on tanks or piping, an individual must be certified by ICC in the tank tightness testing module.

A)        Tank tightness methods shall be evaluated by an independent third-party as contained in the NWGLDE publication "List of Leak Detection Evaluations for Underground Storage Tank Systems" and are subject to approval by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

B)        Tank tightness testers shall be trained by the manufacturer of the testing equipment relied upon to ensure proficiency in the tightness testing method.

3)         UST equipment (including all equipment other than that listed in subsections (a)(1) and (2) of this Section).  To qualify as a tester, an individual must be an employee of an ICC certified contractor that has been trained in the testing of the equipment being evaluated for its operation in accordance with manufacturers' specifications.

b)         Test results shall be handled as follows:

1)         Test results that pass are to be issued to the facility and owner.

2)         Test results that fail must be reported to the OSFM within 3 working days.

3)         Test results required due to Notice of Violation must be reported to the OSFM within 10 working days.

4)         All test results must be reported on a form prescribed by the OSFM.

c)         For purposes of this Section, "license" (or any comparable variation of the term) is synonymous with "registration" (or any comparable variation of the term).

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 8164, effective May 1, 2003)