Search

A bulk pesticide storage facility must be inspected and maintained on a regular basis. This includes inspecting storage containers, appurtenances, loading areas, and secondary containment areas to ensure their integrity and minimize the risk of a pesticide release.

A written record of these inspections must be kept at the storage facility.

Maintenance of a bulk pesticide storage facility must be performed as necessary to ensure the integrity of the safeguards, including pesticide containers, secondary containment areas, and loading areas. It is not only required that written inspection and maintenance records be kept but also very important for you especially if an incident occurs. If records can show a tank or valve was adequately maintained, liability may not be an issue. On the other hand if records do not exist documenting either inspections or maintenance, it is assumed that these tasks were not conducted.

An inventory of bulk pesticides must be kept when pesticides are being stored.

Fixed storage tank inventory records must contain the following:

1. The beginning and end amounts of each fixed storage container at the time of each filling.
2. The amount of bulk pesticide delivered, sold and used.
3. The names of the persons keeping the inventory records.

All pesticide releases occurring in an area confined to loading and secondary containment areas, including sludge, rinsates or pesticide contaminated precipitation, must be recovered, used, and stored for later use or properly disposed.

Precipitation must not be allowed to accumulate in a loading or secondary containment area where:

1. Capacity is reduced in the safeguard.
2. Corrosion to tanks and appurtenances is accelerated.
3. Tank stability is reduced or compromised.

All pesticide releases must be reported to the Minnesota Duty Officer at 651-649-5451 (local) or 1-800-422-0798 as soon as possible.