6601. DIRECTIVE

6601 DIRECTIVE 6601.1 The Department may issue a directive requiring an owner, operator, or responsible party to: (a) Provide any information, record, documentation, report, plan, or form with respect to the UST system if necessary to determine compliance with the UST regulations; (b) Conduct investigations, monitoring, or testing of the UST system, associated equipment, contents, surrounding soils, air, surface water, or groundwater; (c) Conduct a repair, upgrade, replacement, or temporary or permanent closure of the UST system or equipment; or (d) Take any necessary corrective action. 6601.2 The directive will be in writing and will identify the actions that the responsible party is required to take and the time period within which the actions must be performed. 6601.3 A directive may be served on a person or the person’s authorized agent by one or more of the following methods: (a) Personal service; (b) Delivery to the last known home or business address and leaving it with a person over the age of eighteen (18) residing or employed there; or (c) United States Postal Service mail, first class and postage prepaid, to the last known home or business address. A courtesy copy may be sent via email or fax. 6601.4 If a person objects that a required action in a directive is not necessary or appropriate from a technical, engineering, geophysical, or other scientific perspective, the person shall submit a written statement to the Department, in accordance with § 5500.4, including the grounds for the objection, within the time period stated in the directive. 6601.5 A person named in the directive may file an appeal with the Department in accordance with the procedures in § 6604 within fifteen (15) days after a directive is served, or within twenty (20) days of the date of the directive if served by mail, unless a later date is approved in writing by the Department. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 7835 (November 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7699 (October 1, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6678 (August 21, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 1778 (February 21, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Environment 20 DCMR § 6601