N.M. Code R. § 20.2.38.110
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 20.2.38.110 - TANK BATTERY OR STORAGE FACILITY - WITHIN MUNICIPALITYThe owner or operator of, within the corporate limits of a municipality, a tank battery having a throughput greater than 10,000 barrels (420,000 gallons) per year operated in conjunction with a petroleum production facility, or a hydrocarbon storage facility operated in conjunction with a petroleum processing facility, shall not place, store or hold in a stationary tank or other container any hydrocarbon liquids, the vapor of which contains at any time 24 ppm or more of hydrogen sulfide unless the tank or other container is equipped with:
A. a well-maintained vapor-recovery system consisting of:(1) a vapor-gathering system capable of collecting the vapor and gases discharged; and(2) a vapor-disposal system capable of processing the vapor and gases so as to minimize emission of sulfur compounds to the atmosphere; orB. any other device that is at least as efficient to minimize the loss of vapor or gas containing sulfur or its compounds to the atmosphere; orC. a floating roof, consisting of an external floating roof, internal floating cover or covered floating roof, which is equipped with a closure seal or seals maintained in good repair to close the space between the roof or cover edge and tank wall, if the stationary tank or other container is equipped with a floating roof on January 1, 1974.N.M. Code R. § 20.2.38.110
11/30/95; 20.2.38.110 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.38.110 10/31/02