N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.112.1205

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

Section 20.5.112.1205 - RELEASE DETECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK EMERGENCY GENERATOR SYSTEMS INSTALLED PRIOR TO JULY 24, 2018

Owners and operators of AST emergency generator systems installed prior to the effective date of these regulations shall meet all of the requirements in this section in addition to all of the applicable requirements in 20.5.111 NMAC.

A. Owners and operators of AST emergency generator systems shall implement a method, or combination of methods, no later than three years after the effective date of these regulations that monitors above ground storage tanks every 30 days for releases.

B. Owners and operators of AST emergency generator systems shall provide a method, or combination of methods, of release detection for underground piping no later than three years after the effective date of these regulations. The method, or combination of methods, shall follow 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 comply with the requirements for release detection for underground piping as follows:

(1) Owners and operators of AST emergency generator systems with piping that conveys a regulated substance under pressure shall use automatic line leak detectors for emergency generators that alert the operator to the presence of a leak by activating a visual and audible alarm when a leak is detected and that comply with the requirements of 20.5.111.1105 NMAC, except:

(a) Automatic line leak detectors for emergency generators shall not be required to restrict or shut off the flow of regulated substances.

(b) Sensors used for interstitial monitoring shall not be required to automatically shut off the submersible turbine pump when a leak is detected in the interstice of the piping or in containment sumps. Sensors used for interstitial monitoring shall activate an external audible and visual alarm when liquid is detected.

(2) Owners and operators of ASTs with piping that conveys a regulated substance by suction shall comply with the requirements in 20.5.111.1107 NMAC, except the sensors used for interstitial monitoring shall not be required to restrict or shut off the flow of regulated substances. Sensors used for interstitial monitoring shall activate an audible and visual external alarm when a liquid is detected.

C. Owners and operators shall use one or more of the following to comply with the requirements of this section:

(1)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP100, "Recommended Practices for Installation of Underground Liquid Storage Systems";

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

(3)American Petroleum Institute Publication RP 1615, "Installation of Underground Hazardous Substances or Petroleum Storage Systems";

(4)American Petroleum Institute 570, "Pipe Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems";

(5)American Society of Mechanical Engineering Standard B31.3, "Process Piping";

(6)National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 110, "Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems"; and

(7)Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP1400, "Recommended Practices for the Design and Installation of Fueling Systems for Emergency Generators, Stationary Diesel Engines, and Oil Burner Systems".

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.112.1205

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