N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.11

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

Section 7:14B-5.11 - Integrity testing of containment devices where interstitial monitoring of piping is performed

(a) The owner and operator performing interstitial monitoring of UST system piping shall prevent releases to the environment by ensuring the integrity of each containment device as follows:

1. Each containment device shall be tested at least once every three years, or within 30 days of discontinuing monitoring described in (a)2 below, to ensure the equipment is liquid tight by using a vacuum, pressure, or liquid testing method, in accordance with one of the following:

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 demonstrates is no less protective of human health and the environment than the requirements at (a)1i and ii above.

2. Each double walled containment device shall be monitored by a method capable of detecting a breach in both the inner and outer walls of the structure. The integrity of both walls shall be monitored at a frequency not less than the walkthrough inspection described in N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.12(a)1 ii, or be tested in accordance with (a)1 above, to ensure the containment device is functioning properly.

(b) The owner and operator performing interstitial monitoring of UST system piping shall initiate testing of each containment device in accordance with (a) above as follows:

1. For an UST system installed prior to October 13, 2015, initial testing shall be performed no later than October 13, 2018, or the date provided at 40 CFR 280.35, whichever is later;

2. Except as set forth in 3 below, for an UST system installed on or after October 13, 2015, initial testing shall be performed upon installation of the UST system;

3. For a regulated heating oil tank system installed on or after October 13, 2015 and prior to January 16, 2018, initial testing shall be performed no later than October 13, 2018, or the date provided at 40 CFR 280.35, whichever is later.

(c) The owner and operator shall maintain records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.6(b), as follows:

1. Records of testing in accordance with (a)1 above shall be maintained for five years; and

2. Records demonstrating the containment device is double walled and monitored in accordance with (a)2 above shall be maintained for as long as that method of monitoring is performed and for five years after monitoring ends.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.11

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