N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.109.901

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

Section 20.5.109.901 - REQUIRED NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO INSTALLATION

To ensure that an inspector has an opportunity to be present during the steps in procedures which are important to the prevention of releases, owners, operators, and certified tank installers shall give the department notice of the dates on which critical junctures in the installation of a storage tank system are to take place. The inspector may require that critical junctures be performed from Monday through Friday during regular business hours.

A. For installations, the term "critical junctures" means:

(1) installation of any tank pad, vault, or secondary containment for a storage tank system;

(2) setting of a storage tank and piping, including placement of any anchoring devices, backfill to the level of the tank, and strapping, if any;

(3) placing a regulated substance in the tank;

(4) any time during the installation in which components of piping are connected;

(5) preparation of any excavation immediately prior to receiving backfill for piping or containment sumps;

(6) all pressure testing or integrity testing of a storage tank system, including associated piping, spill prevention equipment, and containment sumps performed during the installation;

(7) completion of backfill and filling of any excavation;

(8) installation and testing of overfill prevention equipment and release detection equipment.

B. Owners, operators and certified tank installers shall give at least 30 days written notice before the installation of a storage tank system. At a minimum, the installation notice shall contain the following information:

(1) date the form is completed;

(2) facility name, facility ID number, address (with county), and telephone number;

(3) owner name, owner ID number, address, and telephone number;

(4) contractor name, address, and telephone number;

(5) tank details (number and size, type and materials, products to be stored);

(6) piping material and type of leak detection;

(7) type of spill and overfill prevention;

(8) type of corrosion protection (sacrificial, impressed current, or none with explanation why corrosion protection not required);

(9) method of leak detection (automatic tank gauges, visual, interstitial monitoring);

(10) approximate date installation will take place; and

(11) the signature of the owner or owner's representative filling out the form.

C. Owners, operators and certified tank installers shall provide required project drawings with the 30-day written notice.

D. In addition to the written notice described in this section, owners, operators and certified tank installers shall give oral notice at least 24 hours in advance of the commencement of the procedure. In the oral notice, owners, operators and certified tank installers shall describe any changes to the 30-day written notice required in Subsection B of this section, such as different equipment or installation methods.

E. If owners, operators and certified tank installers are separate persons, only one person is required to comply with the notice requirements of this section; however, all parties are liable in the event of noncompliance.

[The department provides an optional form that may be used for notification of installation. The form is available on the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau's pages on the department' website or by contacting the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau at 505-476-4397 or 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.]

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.109.901

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