Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Owners and operators of a storage tank system shall
cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring and testing conducted by the
department, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and
monitoring by the owner or operator.
A. Owners and operators shall provide the
following information to the department:
(1)
registration for all storage tank systems in accordance with 20.5.102 NMAC,
which includes certification of installation for new AST systems in accordance
with Subsection C of 20.5.109.919 NMAC;
(2) reports of all releases in accordance
with 20.5.102 NMAC and the requirements in 20.5.18 NMAC for reporting suspected
releases, spills and overfills and confirmed releases;
(3) corrective actions planned or taken as
required by 20.5.119 NMAC and 20.5.200 NMAC;
(4) notification before storage tank system
installation, replacement, repair or modification in accordance with 20.5.109
NMAC and 20.5.110 NMAC; notification when any person assumes ownership of a
storage tank system in accordance with 20.5.102 NMAC and notification before
permanent closure or change in service in accordance with 20.5.115 NMAC; it may
not be feasible for owners and operators to provide advance notice of emergency
repairs; however, owners and operators shall provide notice of emergency
repairs as soon as possible after completing emergency repairs;
(5) notification prior to storage tank
systems changing to certain regulated substances in accordance with Subsection
A of 20.5.110.1009 NMAC; and
(6)
updated project drawings for any addition, replacement or modification of a
storage tank system.
B.
Owners and operators shall provide to the department all reports as required in
20.5.110 NMAC within 60 days of completion of the tests.
C. Owners and operators shall report any
failed tests or inspections to the department within 24 hours of completion of
the test or inspection in accordance with 20.5.118.1801 NMAC.
D. Owners and operators shall ensure all
reports required in 20.5.110 NMAC contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) facility name and address;
(2) facility ID number;
(3) owner and operator name and
address;
(4) owner ID
number;
(5) date report was
completed;
(6) date of the
test;
(7) duration of the
test;
(8) brand name and model
number of equipment being tested or sufficient description to allow
identification of the equipment;
(9) type of equipment being tested;
(10) type of test, including test procedures
and methods;
(11) results of the
test;
(12) name of the person who
performed the inspection or test, and their qualifications as specified in
20.5.105 NMAC;
(13) name of the
regulated substance stored in the tank associated with the equipment being
tested; and
(14) for the
inspections and testing of spill prevention equipment, overfill prevention
equipment, and containment sumps, include the information from the following
forms, as applicable, from
Petroleum Equipment Institute Publication RP
1200, "Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill,
Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary Containment Equipment at UST
Facilities":
(a)
"Spill
Bucket Integrity Testing, Hydrostatic Test Method, Single and Double-Walled
Vacuum Method";
(b)
"Containment Sump Integrity Testing, Hydrostatic Testing
Method";
(c)
"UST
Overfill Equipment Inspection, Automatic Shutoff Device and Ball Float
Valve"; or
(d)
"Automatic Tank Gauge Operation Inspection".
