Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 4 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Section 4-4-986 - Liquid bulk fertilizer bladder tank requirements
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Each liquid bulk fertilizer bladder tank design shall be required to be approved by the secretary before use. Each applicant shall provide the information specified in this regulation to the secretary establishing that the bladder tank design meets or exceeds the applicable requirements of K.A.R. 4-4-900 through K.A.R. 4-4-986.
(b) Each application shall be submitted on one or more forms provided by the secretary. Each applicant shall complete these forms and submit the application in compliance with the directions on the forms. The applicant shall designate all trade secrets that the applicant wishes to be considered as confidential.
(c) Each application submitted for approval shall include the plans and specifications, which shall be certified and stamped by a registered professional engineer. These plans and specifications shall include the following:
(d) All external appurtenances, including leak detection ports and valves, shall meet the following requirements:
(e) All pipes outside the tank shall be double-walled from the storage tank to the loading pad and shall have a leak detection method.
(f) All tanks and appurtenances shall be protected from damage due to vehicle traffic.
(g) Each applicant shall verify the manufacturer's certification that the external tank has been built to the applicable provisions of the American petroleum institute's API standard 650, published November 1998 and including the January 2000 addenda, November 2001 addenda, and all appendices, which is hereby adopted by reference.
(h) Upon completion of construction and before use, the owner or operator of the facility shall submit to the secretary a detailed record of construction and a statement certifying that the facility was constructed according to the approved application.
(i) Each bladder tank shall be inspected and maintained according to the approved plan.