N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:14B-5.10 - Spill and overfill prevention equipment

(a) The owner and operator of an UST system with spill and overfill prevention equipment shall ensure that the equipment meets the following requirements:

1. Spill prevention (such as a catchment basin, spill bucket, or other spill containment device) equipment shall prevent releases to the environment by either:

i. Being constructed with two walls and the space between the walls interstitially monitored to ensure that the integrity of the walls is maintained. Interstitial monitoring shall be performed not less often than the walkthrough inspections required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.12(a)1 i. Within 30 days after discontinuing interstitial monitoring, the owner and operator shall begin meeting the testing requirements of (a)1ii below; or

ii. Being tested at installation and at least once every three years by using vacuum, pressure, or liquid testing to ensure that the spill prevention equipment is liquid tight, in accordance with one of the following:

(1) Requirements developed by the manufacturer, if any;

(2) A code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, such as Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP1200, "Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection, and Secondary Containment Equipment at UST facilities" (available at www.pei.org); or

(3) A method that the owner and operator demonstrate is no less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements of (a)1ii(1) and (2) above.

2. Spill prevention equipment shall be visually inspected and cleaned of liquid and debris prior to any introduction of hazardous substances into the tank.

3. Overfill prevention equipment shall be inspected at installation and at least once every three years. At a minimum, the inspection shall ensure that overfill prevention equipment satisfies the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14B-4.1(a) 3ii through v, as applicable. Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with:

i. Requirements developed by the manufacturer, if any;

ii. A code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, such as Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP1200, "Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection, and Secondary Containment Equipment at UST facilities" (available at www.pei.org); or

iii. A method that the owner and operator demonstrate is no less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements of (a)3i and ii above.

(b) The owner and operator of an UST system installed prior to October 13, 2015, shall comply with (a) above beginning no later than October 13, 2018, or the date provided at 40 CFR 280.35, whichever is later.

(c) Except as set forth at (c)1 below, the owner and operator of an UST system installed on or after October 13, 2015 shall comply with (a) above upon installation.

1. The owner and operator of a regulated heating oil tank system installed on or after October 13, 2015, and prior to January 16, 2018, shall comply with (a) above no later than October 13, 2018, or the date provided at 40 CFR 280.35, whichever is later.

(d) The owner and operator shall ensure spill and overfill prevention equipment that is found to be deficient is repaired or replaced.

(e) The owner and operator shall maintain the following records related to spill and overfill prevention equipment, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.6(b):

1. All records of spill prevention equipment testing and overfill prevention equipment inspections shall be maintained for five years; and

2. For spill prevention equipment not tested in accordance with (a)1ii above, documentation showing that the spill prevention equipment has two walls and is interstitially monitored according to (a)1i shall be maintained for the period during which the spill prevention equipment is monitored, and for five years after monitoring ends.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.10

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 409(a), effective 1/16/2018