New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 106 - NEW AND UPGRADED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION
Section 20.5.106.613 - SPILL AND OVERFILL PREVENTION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, to prevent spilling and overfilling associated with transfers of regulated substances to underground storage tank systems, owners and operators shall use the following spill and overfill prevention equipment:
B. Owners and operators are not required to use the spill and overfill prevention equipment specified in Subsection A of this section if approved in writing in advance by the department where:
C. Flow restrictors or ball float valves used in vent lines shall not be used as overfill prevention equipment for USTs when overfill prevention is installed or replaced after effective date of these rules.
D. Spill and overfill prevention equipment must be periodically tested or inspected in accordance with 20.5.107.704 NMAC.
E. Owners and operators of UST systems with remote fill piping shall install a trap door or equivalent device and shall meet the following:
F. Overfill prevention and spill prevention equipment for new UST systems shall be either listed in accordance with an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory for use with flammable and combustible liquids.
G. Owners and operators shall not install oil/water separators to meet spill prevention requirements for UST systems.