Code of Colorado Regulations
1200 - Department of Agriculture
1206 - Conservation Services Division
8 CCR 1206-1 - WATER QUALITY CONTROL CONCERNING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND GROUND WATER
Rule I - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Part 2.0 - Scope of These Rules

Universal Citation: 1200 CO Code Regs 2.0

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

2.1. These rules apply where:

(a) Liquid fertilizer is being stored in any container or series of interconnected containers having a capacity greater than five thousand (5,000) gallons and is stored for a period of 30 consecutive days or more at one site; or

(b) Fifty-five thousand (55,000) pounds or more, in the aggregate, of formulated product or combination of formulated products of bulk dry fertilizer are stored for a period of 30 consecutive days or more at one site.

Any bulk fertilizer storage facility within 300 feet of another bulk fertilizer storage facility shall be considered one facility.

(For liquid fertilizers, Parts 3 and 5-8 apply; for dry fertilizers, Parts 4-8 apply)

2.2. Anhydrous ammonia is specifically exempt from these rules.

2.3. Operation of the bulk fertilizer storage facilities and mixing and loading areas are regulated by these rules.

2.4.

(a) Fertilizer facilities subject to these rules must be in compliance the following number of years after the effective date of these rules (September 30, 1994):

Liquid Fertilizer Secondary Containment

5 years

Liquid Fertilizer Mixing and Loading Areas

5 years

Dry Fertilizer Storage

5 years

Dry Fertilizer Mixing and Loading Areas

5 years

Liquid Fertilizer Secondary Containment*

[GREATER THAN EQUAL TO]100,000 gallon tanks

10 years

*Leak detection as per ¶ 3.5 shall be in place within three (3) years.

(b) New facilities or expansion of existing facilities constructed three (3) years after the effective date of these rules (September 30, 1994) shall be in compliance with these rules prior to beginning operations.

2.5 All bulk fertilizer storage facilities are required to have a mixing and loading area.

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