Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XIII - Office of Conservation-Pipeline Safety
Subpart 5 - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards
Chapter 71 - Design [49 CFR Part 193 Subpart C]
Section XIII-7181 - Impoundment Capacity: LNG Storage Tanks [49 CFR 193.2181]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-7181
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each impounding system serving an LNG storage tank must have a minimum volumetric liquid impoundment capacity of:
1. 110 percent of the LNG tank's maximum
liquid capacity for an impoundment serving a single tank; [
49 CFR
193.2181(a)]
2. 100 percent of all tanks or 110 percent of
the largest tank's maximum liquid capacity, whichever is greater, for the
impoundment serving more than one tank; or [
49 CFR
193.2181(b)]
3. if the dike is designed to account for a
surge in the event of catastrophic failure, then the impoundment capacity may
be reduced to 100 percent in lieu of 110 percent. [
49 CFR
193.2181(b)
]
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:551.C.
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