312 IAC 29-24-2 - Operating requirements for tank battery facilities
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) This
section establishes requirements for the operation of tank battery
facilities.
(b) Each tank battery
facility shall have a legible sign posted in a conspicuous place on or near the
crude oil or produced water storage tanks. The sign shall be a size and shape
that is easily read from a distance of twenty (20) feet showing the following
information:
(1) The owner or operator
name.
(2) The name of the lease or
production unit.
(3) The facility
registration number assigned by the division.
(4) An emergency telephone number.
(5) The section, township, range, and county
of the facility location.
(c) All tank battery facilities shall be
surrounded by a secondary containment structure meeting the following
requirements:
(1) The capacity of the
secondary containment structure shall be designed, constructed, and maintained
to contain at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the capacity of:
(A) the largest single tank; or
(B) conjoined tanks equipped with manifolds
configured so that the fluid level in each tank equalizes as fluids are added
to or withdrawn from the conjoined tanks;
located within the secondary containment structure.
(2) Natural or manmade
material used for construction and lining of the secondary containment
structure shall be:
(A) sufficiently
impervious to contain fluids; and
(B) resistant to corrosion.
(3) Earthen materials used to
construct secondary containment structures shall be stabilized and protected
from erosion.
(4) Vegetation within
or surrounding a secondary containment structure shall not pose a fire
hazard.
(5) The interior of a
secondary containment structure shall be kept free of excessive vegetation,
general oilfield waste, or any flammable material.
(6) Accumulated storm water inside the
secondary containment structure shall be removed within seventy-two (72) hours
of accumulation.
(7) All valves and
fittings on storage tanks and other processing vessels shall be operated and
maintained to prevent discharges or leaks of produced fluids into the secondary
containment structure.
(8) Except
as authorized under subsection (d), pipes, conduits, or other drain lines for
the purpose of draining accumulated storm water shall not pass through a wall
of the secondary containment structure.
(9) The discharge or drainage of storm water
or other accumulated fluids to areas outside of the containment dike is
prohibited unless authorized under subsection (d).
(d) An owner or operator may be authorized to
install a drain line through the wall of the secondary containment structure
for the sole purpose of draining uncontaminated storm water as follows:
(1) The owner or operator shall file an
affidavit certifying that:
(A) the tank
battery facility has been constructed in accordance with subsection (c);
and
(B) a spill prevention,
control, and countermeasure plan (also known as an SPCC Plan) for the tank
battery facility has been prepared according to the requirements of
40 CFR
112.9.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit a plan
identifying:
(A) procedures the owner or
operator will use to ensure that discharges of storm water meet the
requirements of subsection (f); and
(B) the location of the SPCC Plan.
(e) Upon finding that
the tank battery facility and plan meet the requirements of this section, and
that the operator has satisfactorily demonstrated that discharges of
uncontaminated storm water from the tank battery facility will be managed in
accordance with this subsection, the division director shall issue a written
authorization to install a drain line through the wall of the secondary
containment structure for the discharge of uncontaminated storm
water.
(f) No discharge of
uncontaminated storm water from the secondary containment structure is
permitted unless written authorization is obtained from the division director.
Authorization will be granted only if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The total dissolved solids content of a
representative sample of the fluid is less than seven hundred fifty (750)
milligrams per liter.
(2) There
must be no visible evidence of hydrocarbons or a visible sheen present on the
surface of the water before discharge.
(3) The discharge shall take place only
during daylight hours.
(4) The
owner, operator, or authorized representative shall be present at all times to
witness the discharge of the storm water as the drain line valve is
open.
(5) The owner or operator
shall maintain a written record of each storm water discharge indicating:
(A) the facility registration
number;
(B) the volume of storm
water discharged;
(C) the total
dissolved solids content;
(D) the
presence of any hydrocarbons or visible sheen; and
(E) the date and time of the discharge.
The record shall be retained and available for inspection upon request from the division director or the oil and gas inspector for six (6) months after the discharge.
(6) The drain line shall have a valve
installed that:
(A) shall remain closed when
not in use; and
(B) shall be capped
or otherwise secured to protect against vandalism and unauthorized or
accidental discharges.
(7) A permanent sign shall be placed within
five (5) feet of the drain pipe discharge that identifies:
(A) the owner or operator name; and
(B) the storm water discharge authorization
number assigned by the division for the facility.
(g) Storage tanks, separators, or
other processing vessels containing produced fluids shall be kept in good
repair and free from leaks. Leaking tanks or vessels shall be promptly taken
out of service and repaired.
(h)
Failure to comply with the provisions of this rule may result in the withdrawal
of the authorization to discharge uncontaminated storm water under this
subsection.
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