Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 215 - ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS
Subpart B - ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM STORAGE AND LOADING OPERATIONS
Section 215.123 - Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 215.123
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The requirements of subsection (b) below shall not apply to any stationary storage tank:
1) Equipped before January 1,
1979 with one of the vapor loss control devices specified in Section
215.121(b)
of this Part, except Section
215.121(b)(1)
of this Part;
2) With a capacity of
less than 151.42 cubic meters;
3)
With a capacity of less than 1,600 cubic meters (422,400 gallons) and used to
store produced crude oil and condensate prior to custody transfer;
4) With a capacity of less than 1,430 cubic
meters (378,000 gallons) and used to store produced oil or condensate in crude
oil gathering;
5) Subject to new
source performance standards for storage vessels of petroleum liquid, 40 CFR
60, incorporated by reference in Section
215.105
of this Part. The provisions of Section 111 of the Clean Air Act...relating to
standards of performance for new stationary sources...are applicable in this
State and are enforceable under [The Environmental Protection Act]. (Ill. Rev.
Stat., ch. 1111/2, par. 1009.1(b)).
6) In which volatile petroleum liquid is not
stored; or
7) Which is a pressure
tank as described in Section
215.121(a)
of this Part.
b) Subject to subsection (a) above no owner or operator of a stationary storage tank shall cause or allow the storage of any volatile pertroleum liquid in the tank unless:
1) The tank is equipped with one of
the vapor loss control devices specified in Section
215.121(b)
of this Part;
2) There are no
visible holes, tears or other defects in the seal or any seal fabric or
material of any floating roof;
3)
All openings of any floating roof deck, except stub drains, are equipped with
covers, lids or seals such that:
A) The cover,
lid or seal is in the closed position at all times except when petroleum liquid
is transferred to or from the tank;
B) Automatic bleeder vents are closed at all
times except when the roof is floated off or landed on the roof leg supports;
and
C) Rim vents, if provided, are
set to open when the roof is being floated off the roof leg supports or at the
manufacturer's recommended setting;
4) Routine inspections of floating roof seals
are conducted through roof hatches once every six months;
5) A complete inspection of the cover and
seal of any floating roof tank is made whenever the tank is emptied for reasons
other than the transfer of petroleum liquid during the normal operation of the
tank, or whenever repairs are made as a result of any semi-annual inspection or
incidence of roof damage or defect; and
6) A record of the results of each inspection
conducted under subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5) above is maintained.
c) Owners and operators of petroleum liquid storage tanks were required to have compliance schedules as summarized in Appendix C of this Part.
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