La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XI-501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XI-501 - Spill and Overfill ControlA. LAC 33:XI.599.Appendix A lists codes of practice developed by nationally-recognized associations or independent testing laboratories that shall be used to comply with these regulations.B. Owners and operators shall ensure that releases due to spilling or overfilling do not occur. Before a transfer is made, the owner and operator shall ensure that the volume available in the tank is greater than the volume of product to be transferred to the tank and that the transfer operation is monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and spilling. Spill and overfill controls shall be conducted in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.C. Owners and operators shall report, investigate, and clean up any spills and overfills, in accordance with LAC 33:XI.713.D. Overfill prevention devices must be inspected by removal in accordance with LAC 33:XI.511.A.3 and 511.A.1.b.ii within seven days of any tank overfill event.E. Tank overfills (when tank is more than 90 or 95 percent full depending on the type of overfill equipment installed) must not occur as a result of tank or piping manifolds. Manifolded UST systems that cause overfills must be immediately taken out of service and repaired, replaced, permanently closed, or placed in temporary closure following the procedures outlined in LAC 33:XI.711.A.1.b.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XI-501
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Underground Storage Tank Division, LR 16:614 (July 1990), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, LR 31:1069 (May 2005), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 441598 (9/1/2018).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.