310 CMR, § 80.28 - Requirements for Spill Buckets and Overfill Prevention Equipment
(1) Owners and Operators shall at all times
operate and maintain spill buckets and overfill prevention equipment in
accordance with
310
CMR 80.21 and 80.28(2) and (3).
(2) Requirements for the proper operation and
maintenance of spill buckets and covers are as follows:
(a) The Owner or Operator shall keep spill
buckets clean and free of solid and liquid material.
(b) The Owner or Operator shall maintain the
spill bucket and cover so that they are free of cracks and holes at all
times.
(c) The Owner or Operator
shall remove and manage any solid or liquid material that collects within a
spill bucket in accordance with local, state and federal laws and regulations.
(d) The Owner or Operator shall maintain spill buckets in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications.
(e)
The Owner or Operator shall inspect spill buckets no less frequently than once
every 30 days in accordance with
310 CMR
80.35.
(f) The Owner or Operator shall test spill
buckets in accordance with 310 CMR 80.28(2)(g) on or before January 2, 2017, on
or before October 13, 2022 and once every three years thereafter.
1. Double-walled spill buckets, if the
integrity of both walls is monitored every 30 days by checking vacuum, pressure
or liquid interstitial integrity indicators are exempt from the testing
requirement in 310 CMR 80.28(2)(f).
2. A sensor in a dry interstice does not meet
the requirements of monitoring the integrity of both walls.
3. In order to claim the exemption from
testing, the Owner or Operator shall keep documentation showing that the spill
bucket is double-walled and that the integrity of both walls is monitored at
least every 30 days, in accordance with
310 CMR
80.36.
(g) The Owner or Operator shall conduct an
integrity test on spill buckets in accordance with the schedule at 310 CMR
80.28(2)(f) and after repairs, in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Spill buckets shall pass an integrity test
to ensure the spill bucket is liquid tight by using vacuum or hydrostatic test
in accordance with PEI RP1200-19.
2. If the spill bucket fails the test, the
Owner or Operator shall repair or replace the spill bucket in accordance with
310 CMR
80.33. Prior to commencing operation, the
repaired spill bucket shall be retested in accordance with
310 CMR
80.27(2)(g)1.
3. Repairs which do not affect the integrity
of a spill bucket to retain liquid or disturb the seal between the spill bucket
and the riser do not require an integrity test prior to commencing
operation.
(h) The Owner
or Operator shall repair or replace spill buckets as necessary in accordance
with
310 CMR
80.33. Prior to commencing operation, the
repaired spill bucket shall be retested in accordance with
310 CMR
80.27(2)(g)1.
(i) If a spill bucket is equipped with
sensors, the sensors shall be placed in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications, or, if no such specifications exist, the sensors shall be
placed at the lowest possible location in the spill bucket.
(3)
Requirements for proper operation and maintenance of overfill prevention
equipment are as follows:
(a) The Owner or
Operator shall inspect and test the overfill prevention equipment annually to
ensure that it is operational and will activate at the correct level in
accordance with
310
CMR 80.21(2)(b).
1. Inspection and testing shall be conducted
in accordance with requirements in the manufacturer's specifications, if the
manufacturer has developed requirements for inspection and testing;
or
2. Inspection and testing shall
be conducted in accordance with a code of practice developed by a nationally
recognized association or independent testing laboratory.
(b) The Owner or Operator shall repair or
replace components as necessary in accordance with
310 CMR
80.33. Prior to commencing operation, the
overflow prevention equipment shall be tested to ensure that it will activate
at the correct level in accordance with
310
CMR 80.21(2)(b).
(c) The Owner or Operator shall keep records
of the following in accordance with
310 CMR
80.36:
1.
Records of inspection and testing, in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications including, but not limited to, a copy of the manufacturer's
specifications to demonstrate compliance with 310 CMR 80.28(3)(a)1.;
or
2. Records of inspection and
testing including, but not limited to the code of practice developed by a
nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory to
demonstrate compliance with 310 CMR 80.28(3)(a)2.
(4) The Owner or
Operator shall ensure that the volume available in the tank is greater than the
volume of regulated substance to be transferred to the tank before the
regulated substance transfer is made and that the transfer operation is
monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and spilling.
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