New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 107 - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Section 20.5.107.700 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Owners and operators shall properly maintain all tanks, piping, secondary containment and other associated equipment required in 20.5.106 NMAC, and shall ensure that all tanks, piping, secondary containment and other associated equipment for all storage tank systems are fully operational at all times. Owners and operators shall notify the department in accordance with 20.5.118 NMAC if a visual inspection, other inspection or testing conducted in accordance with this part or 20.5.108 NMAC indicates that a release may have occurred.
A. Owners and operators shall mark fill port lids of USTs in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory approved in advance by the department. The following shall be used to comply with this requirement: American Petroleum Institute RP 1637, "Using the API Color-Symbol System to Mark Equipment and Vehicles for Product Identification at Gas Dispensing Facilities and Distribution Terminals". Owners and operators shall clearly label the contents of all storage tanks.
B. If any steel piping installed in a trench is used in a UST system, owners and operators shall visually inspect the trench monthly. Owners and operators shall draw off any liquid that has accumulated in the trench within one week of the accumulation, and shall remove any other debris that has accumulated inside the trench. Owners and operators shall properly treat and dispose of any accumulated liquid with a visible sheen and the disposal shall be in accordance with all federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and regulations. If a basin sump is located in the trench, owners and operators shall keep the basin sump free of accumulated liquid and debris. Owners and operators shall not install any valves in any basin sump in a piping trench.
