New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 1F - UNDERGROUND STORAGE CAVERNS
Subchapter 5 - MODIFICATIONS
Section 7:1F-5.3 - Dormancy
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:1F-5.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The owner and operator of an underground storage cavern system may place the cavern into dormant status upon approval of a dormancy plan by the Department. The plan must:
1. Provide ventilation and/or other
cleaning procedures after a regulated substance is withdrawn. If necessary, the
system must be rendered inert to ensure the prevention of explosion or other
hazardous conditions.
2. Provide
procedures that ensure mechanical integrity is maintained.
3. Provide monitoring procedures to be
followed for the duration of the dormant status, including ground water
monitoring, air monitoring, and monitoring of temperature and pressure in the
cavern.
4. Establish the duration
of the dormancy. The owner and operator shall notify the Department, in
writing, of any change in duration.
(b) The owner and operator shall submit the dormancy plan to the Department at least 30 days prior to placing the system into a dormant status.
1. Upon receipt of a
dormancy plan, the Department shall conduct a review, bill the owner and
operator for the Department review activity fees, in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:1F-1.9(g), and issue an
approval establishing conditions consistent with the provided plan and this
chapter.
(c) The owner and operator shall not place the system into dormant status until receiving written approval of the dormancy plan.
(d) The owner and operator shall continue to renew its permit, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:1F-4.6, for the duration of the dormancy.
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