N.D. Admin. Code 33-24-02-191

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Section 33-24-02-191 - Alternative standards for valves in gas or vapor service or in light liquid service - Percentage of valves allowed to leak
1. A remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material subject to the requirements of section 33-24-02-187 may elect to have all valves within a hazardous secondary material management unit comply with an alternative standard that allows no greater than two percent of the valves to leak.
2. The following requirements must be met if a remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material decides to comply with the alternative standard of allowing two percent of valves to leak:
a. A performance test as specified in subsection 3 must be conducted initially upon designation, annually, and at other times requested by the department.
b. If a valve leak is detected, it must be repaired in accordance with subsections 4 and 5 of section 33-24-02-187.
3. Performance tests must be conducted in the following manner:
a. All valves subject to the requirements in section 33-24-02-187 within the hazardous secondary material management unit must be monitored within one week by the methods specified in subsection 2 of section 33-24-02-193.
b. If an instrument reading of ten thousand parts per million or greater is measured, a leak is detected.
c. The leak percentage must be determined by dividing the number of valves subject to the requirements in section 33-24-02-187 for which leaks are detected by the total number of valves subject to the requirements in section 33-24-02-187 within the hazardous secondary material management unit.

N.D. Admin Code 33-24-02-191

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.

General Authority: NDCC 23-20.3-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 23-20.3-03, 23-20.3-04