La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XI-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XI-515 - Periodic Testing of Shear Valves

A. Owners and operators of UST systems with shear valves shall meet the following requirements to ensure the equipment is operating properly and will prevent releases to the environment.

1. Shear valves (e.g., impact valves, emergency shutoff valves, and crash valves) shall be inspected and tested at least once every 12 months to ensure the equipment is properly anchored in accordance with the manufacturer requirements and tripped to ensure that product flow will be stopped in accordance with one of the following:

a. requirements developed by the manufacturer (owners and operators may use this option only if the manufacturer has developed requirements);

b. in accordance with LAC 33:XI.501.A; or

c. requirements developed by the department to be no less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements listed in Clauses a and b of this Subparagraph.

B. Owners and operators shall meet the following requirements for:

1. UST systems in use on or before September 20, 2018, the shear valve test shall be conducted not later than September 20, 2021; or

2. UST systems brought into use after September 20, 2018, these requirements apply at installation.

C. Owners and operators shall maintain shear valve inspection and test records, in accordance with LAC 33:XI.509.B for three years.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XI-515

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 441603 (9/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.