Maintenance.

Maintenance. Those activities necessary for upkeep of a facility. These are 
activities that allow the facility to function and include routine recurring 
custodial maintenance such as housekeeping and minor repairs as well as the 
supplies, materials, and tools necessary to carry out the work. Also included is 
non-routine cyclical maintenance to keep facilities fully functional.

  

Suggested:

Maintenance means keeping structures and equipment in a condition to serve the intended purpose. It includes cyclical or occasional actions done to keep pumpout facilities fully functional. These may include:

(1)   Routine activities performed on equipment to keep it in good working order, such as applying lubricant, inspecting pipes, verifying working order of seals and valves, adjusting belts, checking electrical connections, winterizing equipment, applying shrink wrap for pumpout boats, or other pro-active measures;

(2)   Replacing of equipment parts and fluids to keep it in good working order, such as changing oil, changing belts, replacing worn parts;  

(3)   Repairing, replacing, or upkeeping structures and appurtenances directly supporting the equipment at the pumpout facility. See § 85.XX

(4)   Improving access to the equipment through actions such as removing weeds around equipment, repairing and replacing lighting, or monitoring the pumpout slip for access;

(5)   Supplies, materials, tools, and labor needed to carry out above activities; and

(6)   Inspecting pumpout facilities.