N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.3

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

Section 7:14B-5.3 - Compatibility

(a) Owners and operators shall use an underground storage tank system made of or lined with materials that are compatible with the substance stored in the underground storage tank system.

(b) Owners and operators shall notify the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2.1, at least 30 days prior to introducing into the UST system any regulated substance that contains greater than 10 percent ethanol or greater than 20 percent biodiesel, or any other regulated substance identified by the Department. Owners and operators must demonstrate compatibility of all UST system equipment and components with these regulated substances using one or more of the following methods:

1. A certification or listing of UST system equipment or components by a nationally recognized, independent testing laboratory for use with the regulated substance stored;

2. The written statement of compatibility from the equipment or component manufacturer, indicating the range of biofuel blends with which the equipment or component is compatible; or

3. Another method that the owner and operator demonstrates is no less protective of human health and the environment than the methods listed in (b)1 or 2 above.

(c) Owners and operators shall maintain documents showing compliance with (b) above, as applicable, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.6(b) for as long as the underground storage tank system is used to store the regulated substance.

(d) All compartmented tanks shall hold, in each compartment, hazardous substances compatible with one another to prevent safety hazards such as a fire or explosion or corrosion of the underground storage tank system in case of breaches in the compartment walls.

(e) American Petroleum Institute Publication 1626, "Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends at Distribution Terminals and Service Stations," incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, may be used to comply with the requirements of (a) and (b) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14B-5.3

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