New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 111 - RELEASE DETECTION FOR ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Section 20.5.111.1100 - REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES FOR RELEASE DETECTION FOR AST SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Owners and operators of new and existing AST systems shall monitor monthly for releases using a method, or combination of methods, of release detection that can detect a release from any portion of the tank, connected piping and ancillary equipment that routinely contains a regulated substance and meets the following:
B. Owners and operators of AST systems shall meet release detection requirements as follows:
C. For existing AST systems installed before July 1, 1991, or where the installation date is unknown, owners and operators shall perform either a tightness test, or an internal inspection on the AST system by August 15, 2004. The tightness test or internal inspection shall be conducted in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, and shall be approved in advance by the department. If a tightness test or internal inspection shows that an AST system has a suspected release, then owners and operators shall comply with the requirements of 20.5.118 NMAC. Owners and operators shall use one or more of the following, as applicable, to comply with the above testing requirements:
D. Owners and operators shall ensure that any person who performs a test on their AST system in order to meet the requirements of 20.5.111 NMAC shall comply with the requirements in 20.5.105 NMAC.
E. Owners and operators shall ensure that equipment used to perform a test on their storage tank system is calibrated and maintained according to the manufacturer's requirements.
F. When a release detection method operated in accordance with the performance standards in 20.5.111 NMAC indicates a release may have occurred, owners and operators shall notify the department in accordance with 20.5.102.204 and 20.5.118 NMAC.
G. Owners and operators shall meet permanent closure requirements in 20.5.115 NMAC for any existing AST system to which an owner and operator cannot apply a method of release detection that complies with the requirements of 20.5.111 NMAC.