(1) Records required by this chapter must be maintained and available to ecology for a minimum of three years, except for the following:

(a) Preload plans and declaration of inspection (DOI) kept for at least thirty days from date of the oil transfer operation.

(b) The design, construction, and repair records for storage tanks, pipelines, and all oil transfer equipment testing and repair records kept for the life of the equipment. Inspection, maintenance, and repair records for pumps, valves, manifolds, and other ancillary equipment used in oil transfers must be kept for ten years.

(c) Oil transfer personnel training and certification records for Class 1 and 2 facilities kept for five years from the date the persons were certified.

(2) All records required in this chapter must be available to ecology for photocopying upon request.