314 CMR, § 18.09

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025
Section 18.09 - Record Keeping

All persons who own or operate a holding tank, mobile tank, or container that accumulates or stores on-site generated or off-site generated industrial wastewater prior to off-site recycling, treatment or disposal shall comply with the following record keeping requirements:

(1) Maintain the following records at the facility for the retention time specified herein, and make these records available to Department personnel upon request:
(a) holding tank construction and installation records maintained until holding tank decommissioning, including but not limited to:
1. holding tank engineering plans stamped and signed by a Massachusetts Registered Professional Engineer, if applicable; and
2. any applicable permit from the local municipal approving authority;
(b) operating records for holding tanks and containers maintained for three years for each shipment of industrial wastewater, including but not limited to:
1. the name of holding tank operator;
2. the date of shipment;
3. the volume and description of the industrial wastewater from each source, including both on-site sources and off-site sources, if any;
4. the name and address of the receiving facility, and verification of the shipment, by means of a document, from the receiving facility; and
5. the name and vehicle registration number of the hauler;
(c) operating records for mobile tanks maintained for three years for each shipment of industrial wastewater, including but not limited to:
1. the name of the mobile tank operator;
2. the date of shipment;
3. the volume and description of the industrial wastewater from each source;
4. the name and address of the receiving facility, and verification of the shipment, by means of a document, from the receiving facility, if the mobile tank is the only holding tank used at the facility.
(2) The retention time for these records shall extend automatically for the duration of any unresolved enforcement action against the facility related to federal, state or local environmental requirements.

314 CMR, § 18.09

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1322, eff. 9/23/2016.