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9 (1) The operator must, for each calendar year, keep a record of the following information:

• (a) in respect of each portable monitoring instrument,

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  • (iii) the days on which the instrument was calibrated in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(c), as well as the name of the individual who carried out the calibration,

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  • (v) the days on which the instrument underwent a calibration drift assessment in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(e), as well as the name of the individual who carried out the assessment and the results of the assessment;

• (b) in respect of each optical gas-imaging instrument,

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  • (iii) the days on which the instrument was checked in accordance with paragraph 5(2)(c), as well as the name of the individual who checked the instrument, and

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• (e) in respect of each pump that is exempt from inspection under paragraph 6(3)(a),

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  • (ii) an indication that the pump’s dual mechanical seal system meets the requirements set out in in clause 6(3)(a)(i)(A), (B) or (C), as applicable,

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• (i) in respect of each equipment component that had a significant leak whose repair was possible within 15 days after the day on which the leak was detected,

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  • (iii) the name of the individual who carried out the inspection referred to in paragraph 8(10)(a) or (b), as applicable,

• (j) in respect of each equipment component that was flagged for repair under subsection 8(6), the identification number of the equipment component and the day on which it was flagged, as well as

  • (i) in the case of a repair referred to in paragraph 8(6)(a),

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    • (C) the name of the individual who carried out the inspection referred to in paragraph 8(10)(a) or (b), as applicable,

  • (ii) in the case of a repair referred to in paragraph 8(6)(b),

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    • (D) the name of the individual who carried out the inspection referred to in paragraph 8(10)(a) or (b), as applicable,

• (k) in respect of each valve that was replaced with a certified low-leaking valve or repacked with certified low-leaking valve packing as required by subsection 8(8), the identification number of the valve and the manufacturer’s written warranty for that certified valve or packing;

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• (m) in respect of each equipment component designated in the inventory under paragraph 4(2)(e) as “unsafe to inspect”,

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34 (1) The annual report must contain, with respect to the gas and light-liquid equipment components that are required to be inspected three times per calendar year under paragraph 6(1)(b) and that are set out by type in Schedule 1, the following information with respect to those inspections for each of those types of equipment components:

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• (c) the number of inspections referred to in paragraph (b) during which a leak was detected in an equipment component and the concentration of VOCs, as measured by the portable monitoring instrument, was

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• (h) the number of equipment components in which a significant leak was detected during such an inspection but that were not repaired as of the date of the report.

(2) The annual report must contain, with respect to the gas and light-liquid equipment components that are required to be inspected once per calendar year under paragraph 6(2)(b) and that are set out by type in Schedule 1, the following information with respect to those inspections for each of those types of equipment components:

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• (c) the number of inspections referred to in paragraph (b) during which a leak was detected in an equipment component and the concentration of VOCs, as measured by the portable monitoring instrument, was

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• (h) the number of equipment components in which a significant leak was detected during such an inspection but that were not repaired as of the date of the report.

(3) The annual report must contain, with respect to the gas and light-liquid equipment components that are listed in the inventory referred to in paragraph 3(2)(a) and that are set out by type in Schedule 1, the following information for each of those types of equipment components:

• (a) the number of leaks that were detected, other than during the inspections required by paragraphs 6(1)(b) and (2)(b), for which the concentration of VOCs, as measured by a portable monitoring instrument that meets the requirements of subsection 5(1), was

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• (d) the number of equipment components in which a significant leak was detected, other than during the inspections required by paragraphs 6(1)(b) and (2)(b), but that were not repaired as of the date of the report.

6 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), all equipment components at a facility that are listed in its inventory must be inspected for leaks three times per calendar year. Each inspection of an equipment component must be carried out in one of the following manners at least one month, but not more than six months, after the most recent inspection of that equipment component under this subsection:

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• (b) using a leak detection instrument that meets the requirements of subsection 5(1) or (2), as applicable, if the component is not a heavy-liquid component.

Marginal note:Before 2027 — difficult to inspect

(2) Subject to subsection (3), before 2027, all equipment components at a facility that are designated in its inventory under subsection 4(3) as “difficult to inspect” must be inspected for leaks once per calendar year. Each inspection of an equipment component must be carried out in one of the following manners, at least three months after the most recent inspection of that equipment component under this subsection:

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• (b) using a leak detection instrument that meets the requirements of subsection 5(1) or (2), as applicable, if the component is not a heavy-liquid component.

(3) The following components are exempt from the inspections required by subsections (1) and (2):

• (a) a pump that has a dual mechanical seal system with a barrier fluid system and that meets the following requirements, namely,

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  • (ii) the barrier fluid contains less than 10% VOCs by weight, as determined in accordance with ASTM International standard E260, Standard Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography, or E169, Standard Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis, or with other generally accepted engineering practices, and

• (b) a component that is designated in the inventory under paragraph 4(2)(e) as “unsafe to inspect”.