New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 108 - RELEASE DETECTION FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Section 20.5.108.805 - AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING REQUIREMENTS FOR USTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Owners and operators of underground storage tanks may use automatic tank gauging as a method of release detection if the automatic tank gauging system:
B. Owners and operators shall at least annually test the automatic tank gauging system for proper operation beginning three years after the effective date of these regulations. Inspections and testing shall be conducted by a person who is certified as a technician by the manufacturer of the automatic tank gauging system and meets the tester requirements in 20.5.105 NMAC. The annual tests shall, at a minimum and as applicable, include the following:
C. Owners and operators shall use one of the following to comply with Paragraph B of this section:
D. Owners and operators shall review the monitoring reports on a monthly basis and notify the department in accordance with 20.105.18 NMAC if there is a failed or inconclusive result.
E. Owners and operators shall maintain records for all inspections and testing required in this section in accordance with 20.5.108.815 NMAC. Owners and operators shall provide the department with a report of each annual test of the automatic tank gauge system in accordance with 20.5.108.816 NMAC.
F. A one tenth gallon per hour leak test conducted by an automatic tank gauge system does not meet the requirements for tank tightness testing in 20.5.108.804 NMAC.