N.D. Admin. Code 33.1-24-08-20

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 33.1-24-08-20 - Spill and overfill control

1. Owners and operators must ensure that releases due to spilling or overfilling do not occur. The owner and operator must ensure that the volume available in the tank is greater than the volume of product to be transferred to the tank before the transfer is made and that the transfer operation is monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and spilling.

NOTE: The transfer procedures described in National Fire Protection Association Standard 385 "Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids" or American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1007, "Loading and Unloading of MC 306/DOT 406 Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles" may be used to comply with this subsection. Further guidance on spill and overfill prevention appears in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1621, "Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets".

2. The owner and operator must report, investigate, and clean up any spills and overfills in accordance with section 33.1-24-08-43.

N.D. Admin Code 33.1-24-08-20

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 370, October 2018, effective 1/1/2019.

General Authority: NDCC 23.1-04-03, 23.1-04-06; S.L. 2017, ch. 199, § 1

Law Implemented: NDCC 23.1-04-06; S.L. 2017, ch. 199, § 19