N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.111.1101

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

Section 20.5.111.1101 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INTEGRITY TESTING OR TANK TIGHTNESS TESTING OF ASTS

A. Owners and operators shall perform a tightness test or internal inspection of ASTs 10 years after installation, unless the AST is in secondary containment that complies with the requirements of 20.5.109 NMAC. Owners or operators shall use one or more of the standards and codes listed in Subsection A of this section, as applicable, to comply with this requirement.

B. Owners and operators of ASTs shall ensure that integrity testing and tank tightness testing:

(1) detect a two-tenth gallon per hour leak rate from any portion of the AST that routinely contains a regulated substance while accounting for the effects of thermal expansion or contraction of the regulated substance, vapor pockets, tank deformation, and evaporation or condensation;

(2) comply with manufacturer's published testing procedures; and

(3) comply with a current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, and shall be approved in advance by the department. Owners and operators shall use one or more of following to comply with the requirements of this section:

(a)American Petroleum Institute Specification 12F: "Specification for Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids".

(b)American Petroleum Institute Standard 650, "Welded Tanks for Oil Storage", with applicable addenda;

(c)American Petroleum Institute Standard 653, "Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction";

(d)Petroleum Equipment Institute RP200, "Recommended Practices for Installation of Aboveground Storage Systems for Motor Vehicle Fueling";

(e)Underwriter's Laboratories Standards: UL 142, "Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids";

(f)Steel Tank Institute Standard SP001, "Standard for the Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks"; or

(g)National Fire Protection Association Standard 30, "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code".

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.111.1101

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