New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 109 - NEW AND UPGRADED ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION
Section 20.5.109.902 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AST SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. In order to prevent releases due to structural failure, corrosion or spills and overfills for as long as an AST system is used to store regulated substances, owners and operators of new AST systems shall properly design, construct and initially test each new AST system, provide project drawings in accordance with 20.5.109.901 NMAC, and ensure that any portion of an AST system that routinely contains regulated substances and is in contact with an electrolyte, such as soil, concrete or water shall be protected from corrosion, 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. Owners and operators shall ensure that the entire AST system is compatible with any regulated substance conveyed. Owners and operators shall use the applicable national code or standard listed below to meet the requirements of this section:
B. Owners and operators shall install and operate only ASTs made of steel that are constructed in accordance with one or more of the following, as applicable:
C. Owners and operators shall protect newly installed ASTs from corrosion in accordance with one or more of the following:
D. Above ground tanks located at an elevation so as to produce a gravity head on the dispenser system or piping shall be equipped with an anti-siphon or solenoid valve which meets the requirements of 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. Owners and operators shall install and adjust the anti-siphon or solenoid valve so that fuel cannot flow by gravity or siphon from the tank to the dispenser system, loading rack, or other equipment, if the piping fails when the dispensing or transferring equipment is not in use. One of the following shall be used to meet the requirements of this Subsection: