New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 102 - REGISTRATION OF TANKS
Section 20.5.102.206 - REGISTRATION

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.5.102.206

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. Required information. An owner or operator shall register all storage tanks unless EPA form 7530-1 entitled "notification for underground storage tanks" has been submitted to the department and all information contained thereon is still accurate. The registration shall contain at a minimum the following for each location with tanks:

(1) facility name and address, including county, zip code and telephone number, and whether the tanks are located on Indian lands;

(2) the department issued owner ID number and facility ID number for existing facilities;

(3) whether the facility is currently listed as a leaking petroleum storage tank site;

(4) storage tank system owner's name and address, including county, zip code and telephone number;

(5) property owner's name and address, including county, zip code and telephone number;

(6) storage tank system operator's name and address, including county, zip code and telephone number (if operator is different from owner);

(7) facility contact person, job title and phone number;

(8) type of facility: government (federal, state, county, municipality or other); individual; retail or non-retail (petroleum producer, petroleum refiner, school district, construction company, manufacturer);

(9) whether a suspected or confirmed release as described in 20.5.118 NMAC has been reported at the facility to the bureau;

(10) type of tank (list all that apply): AST, UST, steel double-wall, steel with cathodic protection, horizontal, vertical, compartment, with secondary containment, convault, field erected, shop built, vaulted, fiberglass, fiberglass double wall;

(11) for each tank, (list all that apply): type of internal protection (cathodic protection, interior lining or other), type of external protection (asphalted, painted, epoxy coated, fiberglass reinforced plastic, cathodically protected or other), and type of corrosion protection (impressed current, sacrificial anode, internal lining or other);

(12) type of piping (list all that apply): bare or galvanized steel, coated steel, fiberglass reinforced plastic, pressurized, suction, cathodically protected or unknown;

(13) products stored (list all that apply): diesel, unleaded or leaded gasoline, alcohol-enriched gasoline, used oil, lubricating oil, heating oil, kerosene, aviation gas, jet fuel, hazardous substance, other or unknown;

(14) use of tank (list all that apply): bulk fuel storage, retail fuel sales, aviation, fleet fuel supply, emergency generator, on-site heating, other (please specify);

(15) method of release detection for each tank: visual inspection, tank tightness testing with inventory control, automatic tank gauging, vapor monitoring, groundwater monitoring, interstitial monitoring, statistical inventory reconciliation, secondary containment or other (please specify);

(16) method of release detection for piping: visual inspection, secondary containment, vapor monitoring, interstitial monitoring, automatic line leak detectors, line tightness testing or other (please specify);

(17) installation date of each tank;

(18) status of each tank (list all that apply): new installation, upgraded or modified, currently in service or out of service less than 12 months, change in service and for tanks out of use: estimated date last used, estimated quantity of substance remaining in tank in gallons, date tank filled with solid material (if applicable), and date tank removed (if applicable);

(19) certifications required in 20.5.106 NMAC, 20.5.107 NMAC, 20.5.109 NMAC, 20.5.110 NMAC, and 20.5.105 NMAC;

(20) whether any part of the storage tank system is within 1,000 feet of any water supply well;

(21) a description of the method and provider of financial responsibility meeting the requirements of 20.5.117 NMAC;

(22) a description of the spill and overfill prevention systems for each tank (product level sensor/alarm, automatic tank fill shut-off and type, spill catchment basin, less than 25 gallons at a time transferred to tank, none, or other); and

(23) the name of the class A or B operator, if available. If the name of the class A or B operator is not available at the time of registration, this information shall be provided within 60 days of placing the storage tank system in service.

B. Signature required. A registration submitted by a corporation shall be signed by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president or a duly authorized agent of the corporation with authority to represent the corporation in these matters. A registration submitted by a partnership or a sole proprietorship shall be signed by a general partner or proprietor. A registration submitted by a municipal, state or other public facility shall be signed by either a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or other duly authorized employee.

C. Registrations shall be sent or delivered to the petroleum storage tank bureau.

[The department provides an optional form that may be used for registration. The form is available on the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau's pages on the department website or by contacting the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau at 505-476-4397 or 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.]

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