What Starts with the Notice Letter?
What Starts with the Notice Letter?
The Notice Letter initiates the evaluation process and includes key details: the scheduled start date of the evaluation, the participating State agencies on the evaluation team, the name and contact information of the CalEPA evaluation team lead, and a list of facility files and documents that the CUPA will submit to CalEPA for review. Prior to the Notice Letter, a Pre-notification Letter is sent once the evaluation schedule for the year is finalized, serving as an early notification to the CUPA about the upcoming evaluation.
A copy of the Notice Letter and Pre-notification Letter can be found below:
State Water Board Evaluation staff will request the following UST program facility files:
- Current Unified Program Facility Permit(s) and permit conditions
- Current UST Operating Permit(s) and permit conditions
- Last three Annual (routine) CUPA Inspection Reports, including:
- Summaries of violations, notices to comply, and notices of violation
- Return to Compliance documentation
- Correspondence related to returning the facility to compliance, or any applied enforcement
- Last three Monitoring System Certification Forms
- Last three Spill Containment Testing Report Forms
- Last two Secondary Containment Testing Report Forms
- Last two Overfill Prevention Equipment Inspection Forms
- If applicable:
- Tank Lining Certifications
- Last three Tank and Piping Integrity Tests
- Enhanced Leak Detection test results
- Cathodic Protection Test Reports
- UST closure documentation
NOTE: The facility file request may include tanks that were abandoned, permanently closed, or placed into temporary closure. Evaluation staff will review all applicable inspection reports, sampling information, and UST Closure Letter issued to the owner/operator.
Information on the facilities selected by evaluation staff can be found on the UST Facility File Selection Process page.
