Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Owners and
operators shall conduct walk-through inspections that, at a minimum, check
equipment as specified below:
(1) For spill
and overfill prevention equipment, every 30 days (exception: spill prevention
equipment at UST systems receiving deliveries at intervals greater then every
30 days may be checked prior to each delivery):
(a) visually check all spill and overfill
prevention equipment for damage;
(b) remove liquid or debris;
(c) check for and remove obstructions in the
fill pipe;
(d) check all fill and
vapor caps to verify a tight seal; and
(e) for double walled spill prevention
equipment with interstitial monitoring, check for a leak in the interstitial
area; and
(f) check overfill
prevention equipment for proper operation and determine whether maintenance is
required.
(2) For release
detection equipment, every 30 days:
(a) check
to make sure the release detection equipment is operating with no alarms or
other unusual operating conditions present; and
(b) ensure records of release detection
testing are reviewed and current.
(3) For containment sumps, every 30 days:
(a) visually check the containment sump for
damage, liquid in or leaks into the containment area, and releases to the
environment;
(b) remove liquid and
debris from containment sumps; and
(c) for double walled sumps with interstitial
monitoring, check for liquid or a leak in the interstitial area.
(4) Annually: check hand held
release detection equipment, such as, but not limited to, tank gauge sticks or
groundwater bailers for operability and serviceability;
B. Owners and operators shall conduct these
walk-through inspections in accordance with one of the following:
(1)
Petroleum Equipment Institute
Recommended Practice RP 900, "Recommended Practices for the Inspection and
Maintenance of UST Systems";
(2) the current edition of a national code of
practice or standard developed by a nationally recognized association or
independent testing laboratory that checks equipment included in Subsection A
of 20.5.107.707 NMAC; or
(3) a
checklist developed by the department.
C. Owners and operators must maintain records
of operation and maintenance walkthrough inspections in accordance with
20.5.107.714 NMAC. Records must include a list of each area checked, whether
each area checked was acceptable or needed action taken, a description of
actions taken to correct an issue, and delivery records if spill prevention
equipment is checked less frequently than every 30 days due to infrequent
deliveries.
