N.M. Code R. § 20.2.38.113

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 20.2.38.113 - NEW TANK BATTERY AND THE PECOS-PERMIAN INTERSTATE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGION

The owner or operator of a new tank battery operated in conjunction with a petroleum production facility, or a new hydrocarbon storage facility operated in conjunction with a petroleum processing facility, located outside the Pecos-Permian intrastate air quality control region, located within the corporate limits of any municipality within the state or located within five miles of the corporate limits of any municipality within the state that has a population of twenty thousand or greater shall not place, store, or hold in a stationary tank or other container any hydrocarbon liquid, 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 vapors and gases discharged; and

(2) a vapor-disposal system capable of processing the vapors and gases so as to minimize emission of sulfur compounds to the atmosphere; or

B. any other device that is at least as effective to minimize the loss of vapor or gas containing sulfur or its compounds to the atmosphere.

N.M. Code R. § 20.2.38.113

11/30/95; 20.2.38.113 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.38.113 10/31/02