La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-4439

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-4439 - General Operating Requirements

A. Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank system if they could cause the tank, its ancillary equipment, or the secondary containment system to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail.

B. The owner or operator must use appropriate controls and practices to prevent spills and overflows from tank or secondary containment systems. These include at a minimum:

1. spill prevention controls (e.g., check valves, dry disconnect couplings);

2. overfill prevention controls (e.g., level sensing devices, high level alarms, automatic feed cutoff, or bypass to a standby tank); and

3. maintenance of sufficient freeboard in uncovered tanks to prevent overtopping by wave or wind action or by precipitation.

C. The owner or operator must comply with the requirements of LAC 33:V.4441 if a leak or spill occurs in the tank system.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-4439

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 13:651 (November 1987), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 34:634 (April 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.