N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.113.1306

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

Section 20.5.113.1306 - ALTERNATE METHODS

A. If owners and operators want to install UST emergency generator systems to meet requirements in this part or want to install release detection equipment for tanks or piping installed prior to the effective date of these regulations with materials or methods that are not in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, owners and operators shall apply in writing to the department, shall provide supporting documentation, and shall not begin the installation unless and until the department approves the request in writing. At a minimum, the request for an alternate method shall contain the following:

(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) citation to regulation for which alternate method or material (such as type of piping) is requested;

(5) brief description of the proposed alternate method or material;

(6) justification of proposed alternate method or material, including citation to a standard or code supporting its use, if available; and

(7) demonstration of its equivalent protection of public health, safety and welfare and the environment.

B. Another type of release detection method, or combination of methods, may be used if approved pursuant to this section for tanks or piping installed prior to the effective date of the regulations, and if, for USTs, the method can detect a two-tenth gallon per hour leak rate monthly or a release of 150 gallons within a month from a tank with a probability of detection of 0.95 and a probability of false alarm of 0.05.

C. The department may approve another release detection method for tanks or piping installed prior to the effective date of the regulations if owners and operators can demonstrate that the method can detect a release as effectively as any of the applicable methods allowed in 20.5.108 NMAC. In comparing methods, the department shall consider the size of release that the method can detect and the frequency and reliability with which it can be detected. If the method is approved, the owner and operator shall comply with any conditions imposed by the department on its use to ensure the protection of public health, safety and welfare and the environment. The department shall not grant the request unless owners and operators demonstrate that the request will provide protection of public health, safety and welfare and the environment equivalent to the protection provided by the methods in this part.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.113.1306

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