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Petroleum Storage Tanks – Program Updates Becky Costigan Small Business and Local Government Assistance 713-767-3693 [email protected]

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PetroleumStorageTanks–ProgramUpdates

BeckyCostiganSmallBusinessandLocalGovernmentAssistance

[email protected]

Agenda–USTRegulationsOverview–StateProgramApproval(SPA)–2015FederalRuleChanges–RuleMakingProcessandProgress

EPAUSTRulesOverview• Overview&Timeline– 1988:EPAadoptsinitialrulesrequiring

• Leakdetection• Spill/overfillprevention• Cathodicprotection

– 11/18/11:DraftReleasedforComment– 4/19/12:CommentPeriodClosedafterExtension– 4/2012-9/2014:CommentsConsidered,FinalRegulationsDrafted

– 4/30/15:OMBInteragencyReviewCompleted– 6/2015:PublishtoFederalRegister

StateProgramApproval• TexashasStateProgramApproval(SPA)alongwith38otherstates

• 3yearstoapprovenewregulations– Deadlineis10/13/2018

• Ownersandoperatorsmustcontinuetofollowstaterequirements

FederalRuleChanges:OperatorTraining

• OperatorTraining– OwnersandoperatorsmustdesignateanA,B,andCoperatorforeachfacility

– Retrainingmayberequiredforsignificantnoncompliance

– KeeplistofoperatorsavailableTexas– requiredsince2012

FederalRuleChanges:SecondaryContainment

• RequiredfornewandreplacedUSTs• Requiredifreplacingmorethan50%ofthepipingorsystem

Texas- 35%• Underdispensercontainmentsystems(UDC)

FederalRuleChanges:OperationandMaintenance

• Walkthroughinspections– Every30days– Spillandoverfillequipment– Releasedetectionequipment

(Texas– 60daysumpinspection,60dayspillbucketinspection)

AND• Inspectedannually– Containmentsumps– Handheldreleasedetection

FederalRuleChanges:OperationandMaintenance

• Liquidtightnesstestforspillbucket– Every3years

OR• Doublewalledspillbucket– Periodicinterstitialmonitoring

FederalRuleChanges:OperationandMaintenance

• Overfillinspections– Inspectevery3years–Mustbesetattheappropriateheight– Andactivatewhentheregulatedsubstancereachesthatheight

FederalRuleChanges:FlowRestrictors

• Nomoreflowrestrictorsinventlineswhenoverfillpreventionisinstalledorreplaced

FederalRuleChanges:OperationandMaintenance

• Containmentsumpsusedwithpipinginterstitialmonitoring– Testedevery3years

OR• Doublewalledcontainmentsumps– Periodicinterstitialmonitoring

FederalRuleChanges:OperationandMaintenance

• ReleaseDetectionComponents– Testannually– Includes:• ATGs• Lineleakdetectors• Probes• Hand-heldelectronicsamplingequipment

FederalRuleChanges:Deferrals

• EmergencyGeneratorsmustconductreleasedetection

Texashasrequiredthissince1989

• NewsubpartKwithpartialexclusion– Field-constructedtanks– Airporthydrantsystems–Wastewatertanks

FederalRuleChanges:InternalLining

• Nomoreinternalliningassolemethodforcorrosionprotection

Texashasrequiredthissince1989

FederalRuleChanges:Notification

• NotifyEPA:– Changeofownership– Onetimenotificationfor:• Fieldconstructedtanks• Airporthydranttanks

FederalRuleChanges:Compatibility

• Notify30dayspriortochangingregulatedsubstanceif:– Greaterthan10%ethanol– Greaterthan20%biodiesel

• Mustdemonstratetankcompatibility:– AccreditedLabtesting– Equipmentmanufacturer

• Keeprecords

FederalRuleChanges:Repairs

• Testwithin30daysofrepairsto:– spillandoverfill– secondarycontainment

FederalRuleChanges:VaporandGroundwaterMonitoring

• AllowscontinueduseofVaporandGroundwatermonitoring–Maintainsiteassessment

FederalRuleChanges:ReleaseReporting

• Interstitialalarms– Secondarycontainmenttestingfortanksandpipingforreleaseinvestigationandconfirmation

TexasUSTRulemakingProcess

TCEQRulemakingProcess

PublicParticipation

TexasUSTRulemakingProcess

ProposedDraft– Staffproposestoopenrulechapterandbeginsdraftingrules.Stakeholdermeeting– Agencymayscheduleaninitialstakeholdermeetingtorequestinputandrulesnotyetproposedbutcandiscussfederalrulechangesandstakeholderconcerns.DraftReview– Agencyproposesdraftrulesforreview.

ProposedDraft

• Staffproposestoopenrulechapterandbeginsdraftingrules

StakeholderMeeting

• Agencymayscheduleaninitialstakeholdermeetingtorequestinput

• Rulesnotproposedyet,butcandiscussfederalrulechangesandstakeholderconcerns

DraftReview

• Agencyproposesdraftrulesforreview

TexasUSTRulemakingProcess

Commentperiodallowsthepublictogiveofficialinputonrules.TCEQconsiderscommentswhendraftingthefinalrulelanguage. ThatruleisthisproposedforadoptionattheCommissionagenda.

CommentPeriod

• Commentperiodtoreceiveofficialinputfromstakeholdersandpublic

FinalRuleProposed

• Finalrulelanguageproposed

CommissionAdoption

• Commissionadoptsfinalrules

TexasUSTRulemakingProcess

• TCEQencouragesparticipationintherulesprocess

• Provideinputwhenrulesareopenforcomments– StakeholdermeetingisscheduledforMay23,2017– CommentsduebyJune2,2017

• AgendaforadoptionscheduledMarch2018

Questions?

BeckyCostiganSmallBusinessandLocalGovernmentAssistance

[email protected]