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Amend Section 5704.2.11.4.2, Leak detection, to read as follows: Section 5704.2.11.2 Leak Detection. Underground storage tank systems shall be provided with an approved method of leak detection from any component of the system that is designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 30 and as specified in Section 5704.2.11.4.3. Add Section 5704.2.11.4.3, Observation wells, to read as follows: Section 5704.2.11.4.3 Observation Wells. Approved sampling tubes of a minimum 4 inches in diameter shall be installed in the backfill material of each underground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank. The tubes shall extend from a point 12 inches below the average grade of the excavation to ground level and shall be provided with suitable surface access caps. Each tank site shall provide a sampling tube at the corners of the excavation with a minimum of 4 tubes. Sampling tubes shall be placed in the product line excavation within 10 feet of the tank excavation and one every 50 feet routed along product lines towards the dispensers, a minimum of two are required. Amend Section 5707.4, Mobile fueling areas, by adding the following paragraph: Section 5707.4 Mobile fueling areas. Mobile fueling sites shall be restricted to commercial, industrial, governmental, or manufacturing, where the parking area having such operations is primarily intended for employee vehicles. Mobile fueling shall be conducted for fleet fueling or employee vehicles only, not the general public. Commercial sites shall be restricted to office -type or similar occupancies that are not primarily intended for use by the public. Add Section 6103.2.1.8, Jewelry repair, dental labs, and similar occupancies, to read as follows: Section 6103.2.1.8 Jewelry repair, dental labs, and similar occupancies. Where natural gas service is not available, portable LP -Gas containers are allowed to be used to supply approved torch assemblies or similar appliances. Such containers shall not exceed 20 -pound (9.0 kg) water capacity. Aggregate capacity shall not exceed 60 -pound (27.2 kg) water capacity. Each device shall be separated from other containers by a distance of not less than 20 feet. Amend Section 6104.2, Maximum capacity within established limits, by adding Exception 2 to read as follows: Section 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits.