N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.108.804
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 20.5.108.804 - TANK TIGHTNESS TESTING FOR USTSA. Tank tightness testing (or another test of equivalent performance) shall be capable of detecting a one-tenth gallon per hour leak rate from any portion of the tank that routinely contains product while accounting for the effects of thermal expansion or contraction of the product, vapor pockets, tank deformation, evaporation or condensation, and the location of the water table. Owners and operators may not use tank tightness testing alone as a method of release detection.B. Owners and operators shall ensure any person conducting this testing shall meet the tester requirements in 20.5.105 NMAC.C. Owners and operators of UST systems shall maintain and provide the department with reports for all tank tightness testing conducted on their storage tank systems in accordance with 20.5.108.815 NMAC and 20.5.8.816 NMAC.D. An automatic tank gauge system conducting a one-tenth gallon per hour leak test does not meet the requirements for tank tightness testing in this section.N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.108.804
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018