Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part XI - Underground Storage Tanks
Chapter 5 - General Operating Requirements
Section XI-515 - Periodic Testing of Shear Valves
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-515
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Owners and operators of UST systems with shear valves shall meet the following requirements to ensure the equipment is operating properly and will prevent releases to the environment.
1. Shear valves
(e.g., impact valves, emergency shutoff valves, and crash valves) shall be
inspected and tested at least once every 12 months to ensure the equipment is
properly anchored in accordance with the manufacturer requirements and tripped
to ensure that product flow will be stopped in accordance with one of the
following:
a. requirements developed by the
manufacturer (owners and operators may use this option only if the manufacturer
has developed requirements);
b. in
accordance with LAC 33:XI.501.A; or
c. requirements developed by the department
to be no less protective of human health and the environment than the
requirements listed in Clauses a and b of this Subparagraph.
B. Owners and operators shall meet the following requirements for:
1.
UST systems in use on or before September 20, 2018, the shear valve test shall
be conducted not later than September 20, 2021; or
2. UST systems brought into use after
September 20, 2018, these requirements apply at installation.
C. Owners and operators shall maintain shear valve inspection and test records, in accordance with LAC 33:XI.509.B for three years.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.
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