New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 111 - RELEASE DETECTION FOR ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
Section 20.5.111.1112 - REPORTING

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.5.111.1112

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. Owners and operators shall provide to the department all reports as required in 20.5.111 NMAC within 60 days of completion of the tests.

B. Owners and operators shall report any test or inspection results that are anything other than a "pass" or "normal" result to the department within 24 hours of completion of the test or inspection in accordance with 20.5.118.1801 NMAC.

C. Owners and operators shall ensure all reports required in 20.5.111 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) brand name and model number of the testing equipment used during the test and the date the testing equipment was last calibrated;

(14) for inspections and testing of automatic tank gauge systems as required in 20.5.111.1104 NMAC, a completed copy of the automatic tank gauge operation inspection form in 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";

(15) for testing of automatic line leak detectors:
(a) serial number of the leak detector;

(b) description of storage tank system;

(c) detected leak rate in gallons per hour;

(d) line pressure and functional element holding pressure in pounds per square inch;

(e) type, diameter and length of piping; and

(f) test results, including the following:
(i) whether flow is restricted by a mechanical line leak detector when a leak is detected;

(ii) whether the turbine shuts down, an alarm is triggered, or both, when a simulated leak is induced during the testing of an electronic line leak detector;

(16) for testing of sensors used for monitoring secondary containment and interstitial spaces:
(a) the information in the liquid sensor functionality testing form in the 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"; and

(b) information on whether each individual sensor used for interstitial monitoring meets automatic shutdown requirements in 20.5.111 NMAC; and

(17) for line tightness testing:
(a) leak rate;

(b) testing pressure;

(c) bleed back;

(d) piping type;

(e) piping diameter; and

(f) length of piping.

D. Owners and operators may use forms and checklist developed by the department, when available, to meet the reporting requirements in 20.5.111 NMAC.

[Provide reports as required in Subsection A of this section as directed at the petroleum storage tank bureau's pages on the department website. The forms or checklists referred to in Subsection E of this section, if available, may be found either on the department's website or by calling the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau at 505-476-4397.]

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