N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.109.902
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 20.5.109.902 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AST SYSTEMSA. In order to prevent releases due to structural failure, corrosion or spills and overfills for as long as an AST system is used to store regulated substances, owners and operators of new AST systems shall properly design, construct and initially test each new AST system, provide project drawings in accordance with 20.5.109.901 NMAC, and ensure that any portion of an AST system that routinely contains regulated substances and is in contact with an electrolyte, such as soil, concrete or water shall be protected from corrosion, 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. Owners and operators shall ensure that the entire AST system is compatible with any regulated substance conveyed. Owners and operators shall use the applicable national code or standard listed below to meet the requirements of this section: (1)National Fire Protection Association Standard 30, "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code";(2)National Fire Protection Association Standard 30A, "Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages";(3)National Fire Protection Association Standard 407, "Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing"; or(4)International Code Council, "International Fire Code".B. Owners and operators shall install and operate only ASTs made of steel that are constructed in accordance with one or more of the following, as applicable: (1)Underwriters Laboratories 142, "Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids";(2)Underwriters Laboratories 2085, "Standard for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids";(3)Underwriters Laboratories 2245, "Standard for Below-Grade Vaults for Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks";(4)American Petroleum Institute Standard 650, "Welded Tanks for Oil Storage"; or(5)International Code Council, "International Fire Code".C. Owners and operators shall protect newly installed ASTs from corrosion in accordance with one or more of the following: (1)American Petroleum Institute Publication RP 1632, "Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Piping Systems";(2)National Association of Corrosion Engineers International Standard RP0169, "Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems";(3)Steel Tank Institute R892, "Recommended Practice for Corrosion Protection of Underground Piping Networks Associated with Liquid Storage and Dispensing Systems";(4)Steel Tank Institute R893, "Recommended Practice for External Corrosion Protection of Shop Fabricated Aboveground Storage Tank Floors";(5)American Petroleum Institute Publication RP651, "Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks".D. Above ground tanks located at an elevation so as to produce a gravity head on the dispenser system or piping shall be equipped with an anti-siphon or solenoid valve which meets the requirements of 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. Owners and operators shall install and adjust the anti-siphon or solenoid valve so that fuel cannot flow by gravity or siphon from the tank to the dispenser system, loading rack, or other equipment, if the piping fails when the dispensing or transferring equipment is not in use. One of the following shall be used to meet the requirements of this Subsection: (1)National Fire Protection Association Standard 30A, "Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages"; or(2)International Code Council, "International Fire Code".N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.109.902
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018