Md. Code Regs. 26.11.13.05 - Gasoline Leaks from Tank Trucks
A. Equipment Standards. A person may not
allow a gasoline tank truck to be filled or emptied unless the tank has been
certified as capable of sustaining a pressure change of not more than 3 inches
of water in 5 minutes when pressurized to a gauge pressure of 18 inches of
water (4,479 kilonewtons/square meter), or evacuated to a gauge pressure of 6
inches of water (1,493 kilonewtons/square meter), during a test, according to
the procedure referenced in §B(2) of this regulation.
B. Method of Compliance. A person who owns or
operates a gasoline tank truck subject to this regulation shall:
(1) Conduct a certification test annually, in
accordance with the test method referenced in §B(2) of this
regulation;
(2) Use the
certification test procedures as prescribed in Method 1007 of the Department's
Technical Memorandum 91-01, "Test Methods and Equipment Specifications for
Stationary Sources" January 1991, as amended through Supplement 3 (October 1,
1997), which is incorporated by reference in COMAR
26.11.01.04C;
and
(3) Complete any needed
repairs, and retest within 15 days of the original test date.
C. Determination of Compliance.
(1) A person who owns or operates a gasoline
tank truck shall display the certification test expiration date on the truck.
This expiration date shall be placed near the Department of Transportation
Certification plate required by 40 CFR § 178.340 -10B.
(2) The Department may at any time monitor
gasoline tank trucks for leak-tight conditions using the procedures described
in Method 1008 of the Department's Technical Memorandum 91-01, "Test Methods
and Equipment Specifications for Stationary Sources" January 1991, as amended
through Supplement 3 (October 1, 1997),which is incorporated by reference in
COMAR 26.11.01.04C.
D. Record Keeping and
Reporting.
(1) A person who owns or operates a
gasoline tank truck shall:
(a) Maintain
records of all tests, repairs, and retests for at least 2 years after the
respective dates of completion;
(b)
Submit to the Department, upon request, copies of certification test records
from tests required in Regulation .04A(3)(a) of this chapter.
(2) The records shall contain the
following information:
(a) Gasoline tank
truck tank number;
(b) Date of
test;
(c) Date and type of repair,
if applicable;
(d) Date of retest,
if applicable;
(e) The initial test
pressure and the time of the reading;
(f) The final test pressure and the time of
the reading;
(g) The initial test
vacuum and the time of the reading;
(h) The final test vacuum and the time of the
reading.
Notes
Regulations .05 adopted effective May 8, 1991 (18:6 Md. R. 688)
Regulation .05B, C amended effective February 15, 1993 (20:3 Md. R. 260);41:14 Md. R. 800, eff.
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