N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.107.715

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 20.5.107.715 - REPORTING

Owners and operators of a storage tank system shall cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring and testing conducted by the department, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator pursuant to Section 9005 of Subtitle I of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended.

A. Owners and operators shall provide the following information to the department:

(1) registration for all storage tank systems in accordance with 20.5.102 NMAC, which includes certification of installation for new UST systems in accordance with Subsection C of 20.5.106.616 NMAC;

(2) reports of all releases in accordance with 20.5.102 NMAC and the requirements in 20.5.118 NMAC for reporting suspected releases, spills and overfills and confirmed releases;

(3) corrective actions planned or taken as required by 20.5.119 NMAC and 20.5.120 NMAC;

(4) notification before storage tank system installation, replacement, repair or modification in accordance with 20.5.106 NMAC and 20.5.107 NMAC; notification when any person assumes ownership of a storage tank system in accordance with 20.5.102 NMAC and notification before permanent closure or change in service in accordance with 20.5.115 NMAC; it may not be feasible for owners and operators to provide advance notice of emergency repairs; however, owners and operators shall provide notice of emergency repairs as soon as possible after completing emergency repairs;

(5) notification prior to storage tank systems changing to certain regulated substances in accordance with Subsection A of 20.5.107.708 NMAC; and

(6) updated project drawings for any addition, replacement or modification of a storage tank system;

B. Owners and operators shall provide to the department all reports as required in 20.5.107 NMAC within 60 days of completion of the tests.

C. Owners and operators shall report any failed tests or inspections to the department within 24 hours of completion of the test or inspection in accordance with 20.5.118 NMAC.

D. Owners and operators shall ensure all reports required in 20.5.107 NMAC contain, at a minimum, the following:

(1) facility name and address;

(2) facility ID number;

(3) owner and operator name and address;

(4) owner ID number;

(5) date report was completed;

(6) date of the test;

(7) duration of the test;

(8) brand name and model number of equipment being tested or sufficient description to allow identification of the equipment;

(9) type of equipment being tested;

(10) type of test, including test procedures and methods;

(11) results of the test;

(12) name of the person who performed the inspection or test, and their qualifications as specified in 20.5.105 NMAC;

(13) name of the regulated substance stored in the tank associated with the equipment being tested; and

(14) for the inspections and testing of spill prevention equipment, overfill prevention equipment, and containment sumps include the information from the following forms, as applicable, from Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP 1200, "Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary Containment Equipment at UST Facilities":

(a) spill bucket integrity testing, hydrostatic test method, single and double-walled vacuum method;

(b) containment sump integrity testing, hydrostatic testing method;

(c) UST overfill equipment inspection, automatic shutoff device and ball float valve; or

(d) automatic tank gauge operation inspection.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.107.715

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