7 Del. Admin. Code § 1352-A-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1352-A-3.0 - Reference Standards

3.1 Referenced Standards Organizations

3.1.1 The referenced standards listed in this Section have served in part as the basis for the standards enacted under these Regulations. The most recent editions of the referenced standards are available for review and inspection with prior notification at the Department and from the following sources (addresses of the cited organizations are subject to change):

3.1.1.1 American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-4070, (202) 682-8375.

3.1.1.2 National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), P. O. Box 218340, Houston, Texas 77218, (713) 492-0535.

3.1.1.3 Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-2096, (847) 272-8800.

3.1.1.4 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, (617)770-3000.

3.1.1.5 American Society for Non-destructive Testing (ASNT), P.O. Box 28518, 1711 Arlington Lane, Columbus, Ohio 43228-0518, (614-274-6003).

3.1.1.6 Steel Tank Institute (STI), 944 Donata Court, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047, (847) 438-8265.

3.1.1.7 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19429-2959.

3.1.1.8 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990, (800) 843-2763.

3.1.1.9 National Board Inspection Code, National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Testing, 1055 Crupper Drive, Columbus, OH 43229-1183, (614)888-8320.

3.1.1.10 United States Department of Labor, Occupational and Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 200 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20210.

3.2 Applicability

3.2.1 In these Regulations, all referenced standards mean the edition or version referenced in Part A of the Regulations. The referenced standards apply to all ASTs without regard to or limitation by the application or usage of the referenced standard as expected or specified by the publishers of the referenced standards. For example, API 650 expressly applies only to tanks that contain petroleum, but as utilized in these Regulations, API 650 applies to all ASTs. Where there is an irreconcilable conflict between a standard or recommendation published by an industry or professional organization and referenced by these Regulations, and a requirement in these Regulations, the most stringent shall apply and control. Where there is an irreconcilable conflict between standards or recommendations published by industry or professional organizations and referenced by these Regulations, the most stringent shall apply and control.

3.3 Titles of Standards

3.3.1 American Petroleum Institute (API)

3.3.1.1 API Standard 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, of In-Service Piping Systems, 3rd Edition. November 2009.

3.3.1.2 API Standard 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, 12th Edition, 2013.

3.3.1.3 API Standard 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, 12th Edition, March 2013.

3.3.1.4 API Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, September 2014 Edition.

3.3.1.5 API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, 4th Edition with Addendum #1(2010), Addendum #2 (2012) and Addendum #3 (2013).

3.3.1.6 API Specification 12D, Specification for Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquid, Edition 11, 2008.

3.3.1.7 API Standard 2000, Venting Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks, 7th Edition, 2014.

3.3.1.8 API Recommended Practice 1615, Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems, 6th Edition, April 2011.

3.3.1.9 API Recommended Practice 2015, Requirements for Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks, 7th Edition, May 2014.

3.3.1.10 API Recommended Practice 2016, Guidelines and Procedures for Entering and Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks, 1st Edition, 2001.

3.3.2 National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)

3.3.2.1 NACE Standard Practice 0169-2013, Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems, 2013 Edition.

3.3.2.2 NACE Recommended Practice 0193-2011, External Cathodic Protection of On-grade Carbon Steel Storage Tank Bottoms, 2011 Edition.

3.3.2.3 NACE Standard Practice 0294-2006, Design, Fabrication, and Inspection of Tanks for the Storage of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid and Oleum at Ambient Temperatures, 2006 Edition.

3.3.3 Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. (UL)

3.3.3.1 UL142, Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, 9th Edition, December 2006.

3.3.3.2 UL971, Standard for Nonmetallic Underground Piping For Flammable Liquids, 1st Edition, 1995 with revisions through March 2006.

3.3.3.3 UL2085, Standard forProtected Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, 2nd Edition, December 1997.

3.3.4 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

3.3.4.1 NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2015 Edition

3.3.4.2 NFPA 303A, Automotive and Marine Service Station Code, 2011 Edition

3.3.4.3 NFPA 69, Standards on Explosion Prevention Systems, 2014 Edition.

3.3.4.4 NFPA 704, Standard for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2012 Edition.

3.3.4.5 NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, 2015 Edition.

3.3.5 American Society for Non-destructive Testing (ASNT)

3.3.5.1 SNT-TC-1A, Personnel Qualifications and Certification in Nondestructive Testing, 2011 Edition.

3.3.5.2 ASNT, Central Certification Program NDT Level II, November 2010 Edition.

3.3.6 Steel Tank Institute (STI)

3.3.6.1 SP001, Standard for Inspection of In-Service Shop Fabricated Above Ground Tanks for Storage of Combustible and Flammable Liquid, 5th Edition, September 2011.

3.3.6.2 SP031, Standard for Repair of Shop-Fabricated Aboveground age of Flammable and Combustible Liquids, 4th Edition, November 2008.

3.3.7 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

3.3.7.1 ASTM D-2517, Standard Specification for Reinforced Epoxy Resin Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings, 2011 Edition.

3.3.7.2 ASTM D-2996, Standard Specification for Filament Wound Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Pipe, 2007 Edition.

3.3.7.3 ASTM D-2583-13A, Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor, 1996 Edition.

3.3.8 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

3.3.8.1 ASME RTP-1, Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment, 2013 Edition.

3.3.8.2 ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII, Division 1, Design & Fabrication of Pressure Vessels, 2013 Edition.

3.3.8.3 ASME B31.1, Power Piping, 2014 Edition.

3.3.8.4 ASME B31.3, Process Piping. 2012 Edition.

3.3.8.5 ASME B31.4, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries. 2012 Edition.

3.3.9 National Board Inspection Code (NBIC)

3.3.9.1National Board Inspection Code, Part 3, Repairs and Alterations, 2013 Edition.

3.3.10 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

3.3.10.1 OSHA, 29 CFR, 1910.1200, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Hazard Communication. May 2012.

3.4 Incorporation by Reference

3.4.1 The Delaware Risk-Based Corrective Action Protocol, Volume 2, dated January, 2023, published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, for Petroleum Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Sites is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the Delaware Risk-Based Corrective Action Protocol and is an enforceable part of these Regulations.

3.4.2 The Hydrogeologic Investigation Guidance, Volume 2, dated January, 2023, published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference for the purposes of compliance with Corrective Action requirements established in Part E and is an enforceable part of these Regulations.

3.4.3 The Investigation, Risk Determination and Remediation Guidance for the Vapor Intrusion Pathway Guidance, dated January, 2023, published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference for the purposes of compliance with Corrective Action requirements established in Part E and is an enforceable part of these Regulations.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 1352-A-3.0

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