1. (a) On a semi-annual basis, each Unified Program Agency must send to the Board information pertaining to local underground storage tank program implementation and enforcement activities. This information must be submitted using the California Environmental Reporting System, and must include, but not be limited to, the number of:

   1. (1) Underground storage tank systems subject to regulation;
   2. (2) Regulated facilities;
   3. (3) Facility inspections conducted;
   4. (4) Inspected facilities in compliance with all applicable release detection, spill prevention, overfill prevention, corrosion protection, designated operator training and inspection requirements, and financial responsibility; and

   5. (5) Underground storage tanks that received a red tag pursuant to section 2694, including:

      1. (A) The name and CERS ID of the facility at which the underground storage tank is located;
      2. (B) The red tag's identification number;
      3. (C) The date the red tag was affixed to the underground storage tank;
      4. (D) The specific violation(s) for which the underground storage tank received the red tag; and

      5. (E) The date the red tag was removed from the underground storage tank, if applicable.

         (b)(1) No later than January 31 of each year, each Unified Program Agency must report to the Board all underground storage tank facilities in the California Environmental Reporting System with the underground storage tank reporting requirements identified as “Applicable + Always” which have not had a compliance inspection performed during the previous year and specify the reason for which no inspection was performed.

   6. (2) The report must include the following California Environmental Reporting System items:

      1. (A) CERS ID;
      2. (B) Facility Name;
      3. (C) UST Reporting Requirement;
      4. (D) UST Last Inspection Date; and
      5. (E) Written explanation why the compliance inspection was not performed.
2. (c) Each Unified Program Agency must report through the California Environmental Reporting System all formal and informal enforcement actions, including the specific violation for which the Unified Program Agency took the enforcement action, as specified in section 15290 of title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
3. (d) The Unified Program Agency must ensure that abandoned underground storage tanks are reported in the California Environmental Reporting System.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25299.3 and 25299.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25288, 25289, 25292.3, 25296.35 and 25404, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 10-28-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 44).