Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 211 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subpart B - DEFINITIONS
Section 211.6470 - Submerged Loading Pipe

Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 211.6470

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) "Submerged loading pipe" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215, any loading pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 6 inches above the bottom of the tank. When applied to a tank which is loaded from the side, "submerged loading pipe" means any loading pipe the discharge of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 18 inches or two times the loading pipe diameter, whichever is greater, above the bottom of the tank. The definition shall also apply to any loading pipe which is continuously submerged during loading operations.

b) "Submerged loading pipe" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218 and 219, any discharge pipe or nozzle which meets either of the following conditions:

1) Where the tank is filled from the top, the end of the discharge pipe or nozzle must be totally submerged when the liquid level is 15 cm (6 in.) above the bottom of the tank.

2) Where the tank is filled from the side, the discharge pipe or nozzle must be totally submerged when the liquid level is 46 cm (18 in.) above the bottom of the tank.

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