250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-23.15

Current through November 7, 2024

Section 250-RICR-120-05-23.15 - Reporting and Record Keeping

A. The owner or operator of a perchloroethylene dry cleaning facility shall retain onsite a copy of the design specifications and the operating manuals for each dry cleaning system located at the facility.

B. The owner or operator of a perchloroethylene dry cleaning facility shall maintain the following records in a readily accessible location for at least five (5) years and shall make these records available to the Department upon verbal or written request:

1. A log of perchloroethylene purchases, the date of those purchases, and the receipts for those purchases;

2. The number of loads dry cleaned each calendar month;

3. The dates of weekly inspections conducted pursuant to the requirements in § 23.14(E) of this Part, the locations where perceptible leaks were detected during each inspection, copies of purchase orders issued for parts to repair the leaks, and the dates that the leaks were repaired;

4. The dates when desorption of a carbon adsorber occurred;

5. A record of control equipment maintenance, including the replacement of carbon in a carbon adsorbers;

6. The temperatures recorded pursuant to the requirements in § 23.8(A)(7) of this Part, the dates that those temperatures were recorded and, if a temperature exceeded forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45°F), copies of the purchase orders issued for repair parts, if applicable, and the date that the dry cleaning equipment or dry cleaning control equipment was repaired;

7. The colorimetric tube concentrations measured pursuant to the requirements in § 23.9(B) of this Part, the dates that those concentrations were measured and, if a concentration exceeded twenty (20) ppmv, copies of the purchase orders issued for repair parts, if applicable, and the date that the dry cleaning equipment or dry cleaning control equipment was repaired;

8. The colorimetric tube concentrations measured pursuant to the requirements in § 23.10(A)(5) of this Part, the dates that those concentrations were measured and, if a concentration exceeded three hundred (300) ppmv, copies of purchase orders issued for repair parts, if applicable, and the date that the dry cleaning equipment or dry cleaning control equipment was repaired; and

9. The records of fires, explosions and spills specified in § 23.13(E) of this Part.

C. On or before April 15 of each year, the owner or operator of a perchloroethylene dry cleaning facility shall report the following information to the Department:

1. Facility name and address;

2. Name and telephone number of the owner or operator of the facility;

3. Name and telephone number of the technical contact for the facility;

4. The amount of perchloroethylene purchased by the facility in the previous calendar year;

5. The amount of perchloroethylene used by the facility in the previous calendar year;

6. The number of loads dry cleaned in each perchloroethylene dry cleaning machine at the facility in the previous calendar year; and

7. A description of any changes to the dry cleaning system made in the previous calendar year.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-23.15

Amended effective 12/24/2018