Release Detection Setup
Learn to configure the Release Detection feature to monitor compliance results automatically.
Written by Jess Hamilton
Updated at August 7th, 2024
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The Release Detection feature allows clients to remotely access and monitor compliance needs, specifically automated release detection results and reporting.
Note: To track Release Detection metrics, the facility must be connected to the ATG. For instructions, please review the New Facility Setup article.
General Setup
To set up Release Detection for a facility, click Operational Compliance in the facility menu, then click Release Detection Setup.
At minimum, you must check the box next to “Track Release Detection for this location?” and select a compliance period to enable Release Detection for the facility.
We also recommend reviewing the two checkboxes in the General setup section and selecting them if applicable:
Upload compliance reports to the electronic file cabinet
Automatically loads results into the facility's Electronic File Cabinet (E-Files) and allows reports to be run on demand from the Release Detection Summary page.
Automatically approve compliance periods
Many Titan Cloud clients mark periods as Approved to designate that the results have been finalized and/or reviewed. Marking a period as approved does not impact the underlying pass/fail results in the Release Detection Summary page.
If “Automatically approve compliance period” is selected, the system will do so when all data for the period is present as configured on the Facility Compliance Report.
You will see the following message on the Facility Compliance Report and Release Detection Summary for the period: “Automatically approved by System on {Date,Time}.”
Tank & Line Setup
The tanks available in the Tank dropdown menu should match the tanks configured in your facility profile. Release detection options must be selected individually for each active tank.
At minimum, we recommend selecting a primary method of tank release detection and a primary method of piping release detection for each tank.
You may select secondary and tertiary options, and select the checkbox at the bottom of the Tank & Line section to add secondary release detection to the Facility Compliance Report.
Tip: Tank setup is required for ATG polling, but lines and sensors are not always included in the initial facility setup.
We recommend double checking your Line & Sensor Setup to make sure everything is mapped correctly, and that all applicable sensors are marked as “Required for Compliance.”
Release Detection Reporting Setup
The remaining section on the Release Detection Setup page may be used to enable specific release detection reporting.
Checking the box next to the category header will add a corresponding page to your facility menu for manually adding and/or reviewing results for that detection method. For each selected option you may also choose how the results are sourced and where they are displayed when applicable.
The options you select should match the primary, secondary, and tertiary release detection methods selected for your tanks.
What does each section display, exactly?
SIR – displays SIR Results from manual entry or vendor integration.
CITLDS - displays CITLDS results from manual entry or API integration.
ATG Tank / Line Test – displays ATG test results via Titan polling or manual entry.
Note: As of May 30, 2024 we are no longer providing the “CSLD (if no ATG results present)” option under ATG Tank/Line testing, as this used the deprecated I25100 command. Please see this announcement for more information.
Interstitial Monitoring Tank / Line Test – displays Interstitial Monitoring results via Titan polling or manual entry. If polling, results correspond to the annual sensors associated with the specified tank or line.
Other Release Detection – displays results for release detection methods other than listed above. Groundwater Monitoring, Vapor Monitoring, Manually Tank Gauging, Other Method fall into this category.
Alarms – displays alarms from the ATG via Titan polling.
Sensors – displays sensor data from the ATG via Titan polling or manual entry.
Line Leak Detector Tests – displays electronic leak detector test results from the ATG via Titan polling or manual entry.
Inventory Variance/BIR* – displays Inventory Variance results from BIR (polling) or manual entry.
*All options except Inventory Variance/BIR add a page under the Operational Compliance section of the facility menu. The pages associated with Inventory Variance/BIR are added under the Inventory Variance section of the facility menu.
Tip: If you're using an ATG Tank Test method (CSLD, SCALD, or Static) we strongly recommend enabling Alarms and Sensors to further automate collection of results from the ATG on site.
Save changes by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking Update.
Effective Dates
Administrative users can update compliance period start dates for historical data reporting using the Release Detection Effective Dates grid at the bottom of the page.
Note: To access this grid, the user's role must have the “View/Edit Release Detection Effective Dates” permission enabled. This permission is new as of May 2024 and is disabled by default.
To update the Effective Date, Expiration Date, or active/inactive status for an existing Release Detection method, click the pencil edit icon.
When a new Effective Date is selected and saved, compliance period results for that release detection method will be recalculated automatically.