Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 43 - Interim Status
Subchapter I - Tanks
Section V-4439 - General Operating Requirements
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-4439
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank system if they could cause the tank, its ancillary equipment, or the secondary containment system to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail.
B. The owner or operator must use appropriate controls and practices to prevent spills and overflows from tank or secondary containment systems. These include at a minimum:
1. spill prevention controls (e.g.,
check valves, dry disconnect couplings);
2. overfill prevention controls (e.g., level
sensing devices, high level alarms, automatic feed cutoff, or bypass to a
standby tank); and
3. maintenance
of sufficient freeboard in uncovered tanks to prevent overtopping by wave or
wind action or by precipitation.
C. The owner or operator must comply with the requirements of LAC 33:V.4441 if a leak or spill occurs in the tank system.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.
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