New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 108 - RELEASE DETECTION FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Section 20.5.108.810 - REQUIREMENTS FOR UST UNDERGROUND PRESSURIZED PIPING INSTALLED PRIOR TO APRIL 4, 2008
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Owners and operators of underground storage tank systems with piping installed prior to April 4, 2008, except those used for emergency power generation, shall provide release detection for underground pressurized piping that routinely contains regulated substances by following 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.
A. Owners and operators of UST systems shall:
B. Owners and operators who use statistical inventory reconciliation for monthly monitoring of underground pressurized piping shall conduct annual line tightness testing in accordance with Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of 20.5.108.810 NMAC.
C. Automatic line leak detectors and sensors required in this section that either fail a test or are found to be damaged shall be repaired or replaced and tested in accordance with 20.5.108.800 NMAC and Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 20.5.108.810 NMAC. A line tightness test shall be conducted in accordance with Subsection A of this section after an automatic line leak detector has been replaced.
D. Equipment and methods used to monitor the piping shall be appropriate for the type and length of piping.
E. Owners and operators shall use one or more of the following to comply with the requirements of this section:
F. Owners and operators shall maintain all records of release detection and testing in accordance with 20.5.108.815 NMAC and provide to the department reports for all leak detector testing, line tightness testing, and sensor testing in accordance with 20.5.108.816 NMAC.