[31 Pa.B. 6615]
[Continued from previous Web Page] § 245.312. Remedial action.
(a) Upon reasonable notice by the Department to the responsible party, or upon approval of the remedial action plan by the Department, the responsible party shall implement the remedial action plan, or a portion of the remedial action plan, according to the schedule contained therein.
(b) During implementation of the remedial action plan, remedial action progress reports shall be submitted to the Department quarterly or at an alternative interval as determined by the Department.
(c) Each remedial action progress report shall provide the data generated during the reporting period and shall show the progress to date toward attainment of the selected remediation standard. Each report shall be complete and concisely organized and shall contain the following elements, as necessary, based on the nature, extent, type, volume or complexity of the release:
(1) A summary of site operations and remedial progress made during the reporting period.
(2) Data collected from monitoring and recovery wells showing depth to groundwater and thickness and horizontal extent of free product.
(3) Groundwater contour maps depicting groundwater flow direction.
(4) Quantitative analytical results from groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment sampling.
(5) Maps for all media and all phases at specified times that indicate the distribution of concentrations of regulated substances.
(6) For fate and transport analyses, the following information, in addition to that required by § 250.204(f)(5) (relating to final report):
(i) An isoconcentration map showing the configuration and concentrations of contaminants within the plume being analyzed.
(ii) Sufficient information from monitoring data to establish whether the plume is stable, shrinking or expanding.
(iii) Input parameters for the analysis and the rationale for their selection.
(iv) Figures showing the orientation of the model or analysis to the field data.
(v) Comparison and analysis of the model or mathematical output to the actual field data.
(7) Reporting period and cumulative amounts of free product recovered, groundwater treated, and soil and sediment treated or disposed.
(8) Treatment and disposal documentation for waste generated during the reporting period.
(9) Demonstration that required Federal, State and local permits and approvals are being complied with.
(10) A report of additional items necessary to describe the progress of the remedial action.
(d) The first remedial action progress report shall be received by the Department 3 months following the date of remedial action plan implementation. The final remedial action progress report shall be submitted to the Department as part of the remedial action completion report.
(e) If during implementation of the remedial action plan the responsible party decides to change the remedial action plan, the responsible party shall prepare and submit, to the Department, a new or modified remedial action plan, to include selection of the new remediation standard, if applicable, in accordance with § 245.311 (relating to remedial action plan).
(f) If during implementation of the remedial action plan the responsible party determines that continued implementation of the remedial action plan will cause additional environmental harm, the responsible party shall suspend remedial action and notify the Department, by telephone, within 24 hours of suspension. The responsible party shall prepare and submit a new or modified remedial action plan, to include selection of the new remediation standard, if applicable, to the Department in accordance with § 245.311.
§ 245.313. Remedial action completion report.
(a) When the selected remediation standard has been attained, the responsible party shall submit a remedial action completion report to the Department.
(b) The remedial action completion report shall be complete and concisely organized and shall contain the following elements, as necessary, based on the remediation standard attained:
(1) When the background standard has been attained, the remedial action completion report shall include the requirements of § 250.204(f) and (g) (relating to final report).
(2) When the Statewide health standard has been attained, the remedial action completion report shall include the requirements of § 250.312(b)--(h) (relating to final report).
(3) When the site-specific standard is attained, the remedial action completion report shall include the requirements of § 250.411(c)--(f) (relating to final report).
(4) For fate and transport analyses, the following information, in addition to that required by § 250.204(f)(5):
(i) An isoconcentration map showing the configuration and concentrations of contaminants within the plume being analyzed.
(ii) Sufficient information from monitoring data to establish whether the plume is stable, shrinking or expanding.
(iii) Input parameters for the analysis and the rationale for their selection.
(iv) Figures showing the orientation of the model or analysis to the field data.
(v) Comparison and analysis of the model or mathematical output to the actual field data.
(c) Following submission of the remedial action completion report, the Department will do one or more of the following:
(1) Review and approve the remedial action completion report as submitted.
(2) Review and approve the remedial action completion report with modifications made by the Department.
(3) Review and disapprove the remedial action completion report, citing deficiencies.
(4) Review and disapprove the remedial action completion report and direct, require or order the responsible party to perform other tasks or make modifications as prescribed by the Department.
(5) Review and disapprove the remedial action completion report, perform the site characterization or remedial action and recover, in accordance with § 245.303(b) (relating to general requirements), the Department's costs and expenses involved in preparing the remedial action completion report.
(6) Review the remedial action completion report without further action.
(d) The Department will take one or more of the actions listed in subsection (c) within 60 days of receipt of the remedial action completion report demonstrating attainment of the background or Statewide health standard, or within 90 days of receipt of a remedial action completion report demonstrating attainment of the site-specific standard. If the Department does not respond, in writing, within the allotted time, the report shall be deemed approved, unless the responsible party and the Department agree, in writing, to an alternative time frame.
§ 245.314. Professional seals.
Reports submitted to satisfy this subchapter containing information or analysis that constitutes professional geologic or engineering work as defined by the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law (63 P. S. §§ 148--158.2) shall be sealed by a professional geologist or engineer who is in compliance with the requirements of that statute.
Subchapter E. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
RELEASE DETECTION § 245.444. Methods of release detection for tanks.
Each method of release detection for tanks used to meet the requirements of § 245.442 (relating to requirements for petroleum underground storage tank systems) shall be conducted in accordance with the following:
* * * * * (8) Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR). SIR shall meet the performance standards of paragraph (9)(i) for monthly monitoring.
* * * * * (ii) A separate report for each tank monitored shall be maintained by the owner/operator in accordance with § 245.446(2) (relating to release detection recordkeeping). Each report shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Owners and operators shall have reports available within 20 days of the end of the monitoring period.
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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-2169. Filed for public inspection November 30, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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