may
take either of the following actions:
may issue a notice of significant violation to the owner or operator.
If the board issues a notice of significant violation, the board shall provide a copy of the notice to the local agency no later than two working days after the notice is issued to the owner or operator. The owner or operator who receives a notice of significant violation shall, within seven days from receipt of the notice, correct the violation to the satisfaction of the local agency or the board. If the owner or operator does not correct the violation within seven days, the local agency or the board may affix a red
tag to the fill pipe of the noncompliant underground storage tank system and may additionally issue a written directive to empty the noncompliant underground storage tank, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
(B) A person shall not deposit petroleum into an underground storage tank system that has a red tag affixed to its fill pipe.
(C) A person shall not input into or withdraw from an underground storage tank system that has a red tag affixed to its fill pipe, except to empty the underground storage tank pursuant to a directive issued in accordance with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
significant violation has been corrected, the local agency or the board shall inspect the noncompliant underground storage tank system within five days to determine whether the underground storage tank system continues to be in significant violation. If the local agency or the board determines that the underground storage tank system is no longer in significant violation, the local agency
or the board shall immediately remove the red tag and release the owner or operator from any directive requiring the underground storage tank to be kept empty.
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