N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.107.709

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 20.5.107.709 - REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS

Owners and operators of a storage tank system shall ensure that repairs, replacements, and modifications will prevent releases due to structural failure or corrosion as long as the storage tank system is used to store regulated substances.

A. Determining whether repair, replacement or modification is necessary. Owners and operators shall determine whether a repair, replacement or modification to a storage tank system is necessary in consultation with a department inspector, after providing notice required by this part.

(1) If owners and operators are repairing, replacing or modifying piping of any kind that is connected to a storage tank, the determination shall be made during an on-site inspection that provides the inspector the opportunity to view the piping while it is exposed.

(2) If, during an on-site inspection, the inspector determines that:

(a) any steel piping connected to a tank indicates corrosion; or

(b) any non-corrodible piping connected to a tank shows signs of deterioration or failure;

(3) Then the owner and operator shall replace all piping connected to that tank, and shall inspect all other piping at the same facility that is made of the same material to determine its condition prior to returning the facility to operation.

B. Owners and operators shall properly conduct repairs, replacements and modifications to storage tank systems in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory approved in advance by the department, and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and recommended practices. Owners and operators shall use one or more of the following to comply with the requirements of this section:

(1)National Fire Protection AssociationStandard 30, "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code";

(2)American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice RP 2200, "Repairing Hazardous Liquid Pipelines";

(3)American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice RP 1631, "Interior Lining and Periodic Inspection of Underground Storage Tanks";

(4)National Leak Prevention Association Standard 631, Chapter A, "Entry, Cleaning, Interior Inspection, Repair, and Lining of Underground Storage Tanks";

(5)National Leak Prevention Association Standard 631, Chapter D, "Lining of Fiberglass Tanks for Compatibility and Repairs That Are Allowed";

(6)National Leak Prevention Association Publication RP823, "Standard for Preventative Maintenance, Repair, and In-situ Construction of Petroleum Sumps";

(7)National Fire Protection AssociationStandard 30A, "Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages";

(8)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP200, "Recommended Practices for Installation of Above Ground Storage Systems for Motor Vehicle Fueling";

(9)American Society for Testing and Materials ES40, "Emergency Standard Practice for Alternative Procedures for the Assessment of Buried Steel Tanks Prior to the Addition of Cathodic Protection";

(10)American Petroleum Institute 570, "Piping Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Repair, and Alteration Piping Systems";

(11)American Society of Mechanical Engineering Standard B31.1, "Power Piping";

(12)International Code Council, "International Fire Code";

(13)Steel Tank Institute Recommended Practice R972, "Recommended Practice for the Addition of Supplemental Anodes to STI-P3® Tanks";

(14)NACE International Standard Practice SP 0285, "External Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection";

(15)Fiberglass Tank and Pipe InstituteRecommended Practice T-95-02, "Remanufacturing of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Underground Storage Tanks";

(16)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP100, "Recommended Practices for the Installation of Underground Storage Tank Systems for Motor Vehicle Fueling";

(17)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP800, "Recommended Practices for Installation of Bulk Storage Plants";

(18)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP1000, "Recommended Practices for the Installation of Marina Fueling Systems";

(19)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP1300, "Recommended Practices for the Design, Installation, Service, Repair, and Maintenance of Aviation Fueling Systems"; or

(20)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP1400, "Recommended Practices for the Design and Installation of Fueling Systems for Emergency Generators, Stationary Diesel Engines and Oil Burner Systems".

C. Owners and operators shall tightness test a storage tank system that has been replaced, modified or repaired, prior to returning the system to service, in accordance with 20.5.108.804 NMAC and Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of 20.5.108.810 NMAC except as provided below:

(1) the repaired or modified tank is internally inspected in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice approved in advance by the department; or

(2) owners and operators shall use an equivalent test method, which complies with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory approved in advance in writing by the department.

D. The following codes of practice shall be used to comply with Subsection C of this section:

(1)Steel Tank Institute Recommended Practice R012, "Recommended Practice for Interstitial Tightness Testing of Existing Underground Double Wall Steel Tanks";

(2)Fiberglass Tank and Pipe InstitutePublication RP 2007-2, "Field Test Protocol for Testing the Annular Space of Installed Underground Fiberglass Double and Triple-Wall Tanks with Dry Annular Space"; or

(3)Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practice RP 1200, "Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary Containment Equipment of UST Facilities".

E. Upon completion of a modification or repair of any cathodically protected storage tank system, owners and operators shall test the cathodic protection system in accordance with Subsections B and C of 20.5.107.705 NMAC to ensure that it is operating properly.

F. Owners and operators of a storage tank system shall maintain records of each repair, replacement and modification until the storage tank system is permanently closed pursuant to 20.5.115 NMAC.

G. Owners and operators shall meet all applicable installation requirements of 20.5.106 NMAC, including testing requirements, when repairing, replacing or modifying a storage tank system involves installing new components. If any tank or piping of a storage tank system is replaced, owners and operators shall follow all requirements for properly assessing the site for contamination in compliance with 20.5.115 NMAC prior to installing the new components.

H. Repairs to secondary containment areas of tanks and piping used for interstitial monitoring and to containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping must have the secondary containment tested for tightness according to the manufacturer's instructions, a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, or according to requirements established by the implementing agency within 30 days following the date of completion of the repair.

I. Within 30 days following any repair to spill or overfill prevention equipment, the repaired spill or overfill prevention equipment must be tested or inspected, as appropriate, in accordance with 20.5.107.704 NMAC to ensure it is operating properly.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.107.709

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018