25 Pa. Code § 129.82 - Control of VOCs from gasoline dispensing facilities (Stage II)
(a)
(Reserved).
(a.1)
Applicability. This section applies to the owner and operator
of a gasoline dispensing facility equipped with a Stage II vapor recovery
system and located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester,
Delaware, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington or Westmoreland
County.
(b)
Operating
requirements. The owner or operator, or both, of a gasoline dispensing
facility subject to this section shall meet the following requirements until
the Stage II vapor recovery system at the gasoline dispensing facility is
decommissioned under §
129.82a (relating to requirements
to decommission a Stage II vapor recovery system):
(1) Maintain a Department-approved and
properly operating Stage II vapor recovery system. The Department will not
approve a Stage II vapor recovery system unless the Stage II vapor recovery
system collects at least 90% by weight of the gasoline vapors that are
displaced from a vehicle fuel tank during refueling and returns the captured
vapors to a vapor tight system.
(1.1) Provide necessary maintenance and make
modifications necessary to comply with this section.
(2) Provide adequate training and written
instructions to the operator of the gasoline dispensing facility to assure
proper operation of the Stage II vapor recovery system.
(3) Immediately remove from service and tag a
defective vapor recovery hose, nozzle or other component of the Stage II vapor
recovery system until the defective component is replaced or repaired.
(i) A component removed from service may not
be returned to service until the defect is corrected.
(ii) If the Department finds during an
inspection that a defective vapor recovery hose, nozzle or other component of
the Stage II vapor recovery system is not properly tagged, the component may
not be returned to service until the defect is corrected and the Department
approves its return to service.
(4) Conspicuously post the operating
instructions for the gasoline dispensing system in the gasoline dispensing area
which, at a minimum, include:
(i) A clear
description of how to correctly dispense gasoline with the vapor recovery
nozzles used at the site.
(ii) A
warning that continued attempts to dispense gasoline after the system indicates
that the motor vehicle fuel tank is full may result in spillage and
contamination of the air or water or recirculation of the gasoline into the
vapor recovery system.
(iii) A
telephone number, email address or social media account established by the
Department for the public to use to report problems experienced with the
gasoline dispensing system.
(5) Maintain records of the gasoline
dispensing system test procedure results, monthly throughput, type and duration
of any failure of the system and maintenance and repair records onsite at the
gasoline dispensing facility or electronically stored allowing for onsite
examination. The records must be:
(i)
Maintained for 2 years, unless a longer period is required under Chapter 127
(relating to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources)
or a plan approval, operating permit, consent decree or order issued by the
Department.
(ii) Made available for
inspection, upon request, by the Department.
(c) (Reserved).
(d) (Reserved).
(e)
Functional testing and
certification requirements. The owner and operator of a gasoline
dispensing facility subject to this section shall comply with the functional
testing and certification requirements specified in the EPA's Stage II
Enforcement and Technical Guidance Documents developed under section 182 of the
Clean Air Act.
(1) The owner or operator of a
gasoline dispensing facility that uses a Stage II vapor balance vapor recovery
system shall conduct the following test procedures:
(i) A liquid blockage test procedure under
CARB TP-201.6, "Determination of Liquid Removal of Phase II Vapor Recovery
Systems of Dispensing Facilities," adopted April 28, 2000, including updates
and revisions, upon major modification of the system and every 5 years
thereafter.
(ii) A dynamic
backpressure test procedure under CARB TP-201.4, "Dynamic Back Pressure,"
amended July 3, 2002, including updates and revisions, upon major modification
of the system and every 5 years thereafter.
(2) The owner or operator of a gasoline
dispensing facility that uses a Stage II vacuum assist vapor recovery system
shall quantify the air to liquid volumetric ratio conducted under CARB TP-201.5
"Air to Liquid Volume Ratio," amended February 1, 2001, including updates and
revisions, once in every 12-month period.
(3) The owner or operator of a gasoline
dispensing facility that conducts a test procedure under paragraph (1) or (2)
shall do all of the following:
(i) Conduct the
test procedures in paragraph (1) simultaneously, consecutively or separately at
different times of the 5-year period.
(ii) Conduct the test procedure in paragraph
(2) simultaneously with, consecutively with or separately from the test
procedures in §
129.61a(d)(1)
(relating to vapor leak monitoring procedures and other requirements for small
gasoline storage tank emission control) during the 12-month period.
(iii) Repair to a component on, or correction
to, the Stage II vapor recovery system must be made within 10 days following a
failed test procedure.
(iv) Record
all of the following information, as applicable, for each test procedure
performed under paragraph (1) or (2):
(A) The
name of the test procedure.
(B) The
name of the person performing the test procedure.
(C) The date the test procedure was
performed.
(D) The result of the
test procedure.
(E) The date, time,
type and duration of a test procedure failure.
(F) The name of the person correcting the
test procedure failure.
(G) The
date the test procedure failure was corrected.
(H) The action taken to correct the test
procedure failure.
Notes
The provisions of this § 129.82 issued under section 5 of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4005); and amended under section 5(a)(1) and (8) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4005(a)(1) and (8)).
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