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Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
petroleum processing equipment means equipment that is used to physically or chemically separate, transform or modify petroleum, including a distillation column, reactor or coker, but does not include equipment used only for storing, handling or blending petroleum, such as a tank, loading rack, pump or pipeline. ( équipement de traitement du pétrole )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
population centre means a population centre — as defined by Statistics Canada in its publication entitled Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 — with a population greater than 20,000. ( centre de population )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
pressure-vacuum vent means a device that permits the flow of gas to or from the environment in the event of excess pressure or vacuum inside a fixed roof tank.( évent à pression-dépression )
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primary seal means, as the case may be, (a) on a floating roof that has two or more rim seals, the rim seal that is mounted closest to the surface of the liquid; or (b) on a tank that has only one rim seal, that rim seal. ( joint primaire )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
qualified professional means a scientist or technologist who specializes in an applied science or technology applicable to their duty or function, such as engineering, engineering technology or chemistry. ( professionnel qualifié )
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scheduled maintenance means maintenance of equipment that is scheduled to be performed on or before a date known to the operator of a facility in order to (a) comply with the design specifications of the equipment; (b) adhere to a schedule or project plan established by the operator in respect of the equipment; or (c) ensure that the equipment complies with a regulatory requirement. ( entretien prévu )
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secondary seal means any rim seal mounted above the primary seal on a floating roof that has two or more rim seals. ( joint secondaire )
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standard m 3 , in respect of the volume of a fluid, means cubic metres, when the fluid’s volume is measured at a temperature of 15°C and an absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa. ( m 3 normalisé )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
switch loading means the loading of a liquid that is not a volatile petroleum liquid into a vehicle tank that previously contained a volatile petroleum liquid without, before the liquid is loaded, the vapours in the vehicle tank being purged to a vapour control system or the vehicle tank being washed with a liquid that is not a volatile petroleum liquid. ( chargement en alternance )
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tank means a tank, vessel, reservoir or container that is used to contain liquids, regardless of its shape or material of construction, but does not include (a) a vessel that operates under pressure or as part of a closed system such that there are no expected releases to the environment while the vessel is operating under normal operating conditions, including when it is being filled or emptied and when ambient conditions are changing; or (b) a cavern, underground porous rock reservoir or geological formation where liquids are stored under pressure. ( réservoir )
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temporary vapour control system means a vapour recovery system or vapour destruction system designed for temporary or mobile use. ( système temporaire de contrôle des vapeurs )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vapour means any vapour or gas containing VOCs, including vapour arising from volatile petroleum liquid. ( vapeur )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vapour balancing system means a vapour control system that conveys vapours displaced during loading operations from the receiving tank to the source tank and prevents them from being released to the environment. ( système de retour en boucle des vapeurs )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vapour control system means a system that is designed to capture all vapours emitted from tanks or during loading operations and prevent them from being released to the environment. ( système de contrôle des vapeurs )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vapour destruction system means a vapour control system that destroys vapours by combustion, thermal oxidation or other means, including systems in which vapours are combusted to produce useful heat or energy and systems in which vapours are combusted for the sole purpose of preventing their release to the environment. ( système de destruction des vapeurs )
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vapour leak means any release of vapour other than a release for which the concentration of VOCs at the source is determined, using a portable monitoring instrument, to be less than (a) 10 000 parts per million by volume, if the release is detected on or before December 31, 2026; or (b) 1000 parts per million by volume, if the release is detected after December 31, 2026. ( fuite de vapeur )
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vapour pressure means the absolute partial pressure exerted on the walls of a vessel containing a liquid by the gas molecules above that liquid, when the liquid and its vapour are in equilibrium. ( pression de vapeur )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vapour recovery system means a vapour control system that captures vapours for a use other than their immediate use to produce heat or energy at a facility, including a non-regenerative system that retains the vapours in a solid or liquid medium. ( système de récupération des vapeurs )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vehicle means a machine that is designed to be mobile, including a truck, railcar, ship, transport barge or trailer but is not designed or has not been modified to serve for the purposes of the permanent stationary storage of liquids. ( véhicule )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vehicle tank means a tank attached to or integrated into a vehicle, other than a tank that is exclusively used to supply fuel to the vehicle’s engine. ( réservoir de véhicule )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
vehicle-to-vehicle loading means the loading of volatile petroleum liquids directly from one vehicle tank to another without the use of a loading rack. ( chargement de véhicule à véhicule )
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
volatile organic compound or VOC means a compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions that is not excluded under item 60 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act. ( composé organique volatil ou COV )
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volatile petroleum liquid means petroleum, or a mixture that contains petroleum, that (a) exists as a liquid at a temperature of 20°C and an absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa; (b) contains 10% or more volatile organic compounds by weight; (c) has a vapour pressure greater than 10 kPa or, if the benzene concentration is greater than 2% by weight, 3.5 kPa; and (d) is not a mixture of petroleum and ethanol that contains less than 10% petroleum by weight. ( liquide pétrolier volatil )
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f all tanks at the facility that are used to store volatile petroleum liquids is less than 2000 m 3 , (iii) the total volume of volatile petroleum liquid loaded at the facility does not exceed 20 000 standard m 3 in a calendar year, (iv) the total volume of volatile petroleum liquid loaded at the facility does not exceed 500 standard m 3 in a day, and (v) the volatile petroleum liquids are stored at the facility in either fixed roof tanks that are each less than 5 m in diameter and 150 m 3 in volume or underground tanks of any size.
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Upgrading facilities — application 3 For greater certainty, these Regulations apply to facilities that engage in the upgrading — by means involving distillation — of crude oil or bitumen, or of crude oil or bitumen that has been blended with other hydrocarbon compounds.
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Distance of occupied building 4 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, the distance between a tank or loading rack and an occupied building is the shortest distance between any part of the tank or loading rack that could be a source of VOC emissions and the perimeter of the occupied building. Distance from population centre (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the distance between a facility and a population center is the shortest distance between the property boundary of the facility and the boundary of the population centre.
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Non-application — equipment 5 (1) These Regulations apply to all tanks and loading racks at a facility other than (a) tanks with an internal volume of less than 5 m 3 ; (b) tanks with an internal volume of less than 50 m 3 that are never used to store gasoline or volatile petroleum liquids with a vapour pressure greater than 76 kPa or a benzene concentration greater than 2% by weight. (c) tanks that are attached to or integrated into a vehicle; and (d) tanks and loading racks that are subject to the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) and are equipped with a vapour control system that meets the requirements of those Regulations or, if those Regulations do not apply as a result of an agreement made under subsection 10(3) of the Act, a vapour control system that meets the requirements of the provisions referred to in that agreement. Volume excluded (2) If a tank or loading rack is exempted under subsection (1), the internal volume of the tank, or the volume of volatile petroleum liquid loaded with the loading rack, is not to be taken into account when determining, under subsection 2 (1), whether these Regulations apply to the facility.
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Identifier of equipment 6 (1) The operator of a facility must ensure that all tanks, loading racks and emissions control equipment at the facility are assigned identifiers. Marking on equipment (2) The operator must ensure that the identifiers are (a) marked on the tanks, loading racks and, if accessible to the operator, emissions control equipment; (b) recorded in asset management tools or electronic programs that are used to track inventory and maintenance of equipment; and (c) indicated on a site plan such that all tanks, loading racks and emissions control equipment can be identified at any time. Identifier and marking of instruments (3) The operator must ensure that each instrument used for the purposes of these Regulations is marked with an identifier.
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Tank 7 (1) A tank is (a) considered to be in service during any period in which it is used to store a volatile petroleum liquid; (b) considered to be not in service during any period in which it is not used to store a volatile petroleum liquid and, if it was previously in service, if it meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (2); and (c) considered to be not in service if the tank was emptied of all volatile petroleum liquids before the day on which these Regulations come into force and has not been used to store volatile petroleum liquids since it was emptied. Tank — not in service (2) A tank that was previously in service is considered to be not in service if (a) the interior of the tank has been cleaned to remove all volatile petroleum liquid, any sludge and any solid petroleum materials and the value of the LEL% inside the tank is less than 10 in the absence of mechanical ventilation; or (b) a liquid other than a volatile petroleum liquid has been introduced into the tank and (i) testing of the liquid inside the tank indicates that it is not a volatile petroleum liquid, and (ii) the value of the LEL% inside the tank is less than 10 in the absence of mechanical ventilation.
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Loading rack 8 A loading rack is (a) considered to be in service during any period in which it is used to load a volatile petroleum liquid or is used for switch loading; and (b) considered to be not in service during any period in which it is not used to load any volatile petroleum liquid and is not used for switch loading.
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Vapour control system 9 A vapour control system is (a) considered to be in service beginning on the day on which it is first used at a facility; and (b) considered to be not in service during any period in which its operation is interrupted in accordance with subsection 56 (2).
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Intermittent service tanks 10 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an operator may use up to three tanks at a single facility as intermittent service tanks. However, none of those tanks may be in service for more than 300 hours per calendar year. Exceptions (2) The operator must not use a high benzene tank, or a tank designated as a high volatility liquid tank under paragraph 12 (b), as an intermittent service tank. Analysis — variation in properties (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), if the properties of the liquid contained in a tank vary such that the liquid is considered to be a volatile petroleum liquid at certain times, the operator must ensure that a statistical or engineering analysis is conducted to demonstrate that the tank will be in service for 300 hours or less per calendar year. Exempt from requirements (4) A tank that is used as an intermittent service tank is exempt from the requirements set out in sections 39 and 40 .
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Surge tanks 11 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an operator may use a tank as a surge tank if it is used only for the temporary storage of liquids transferred from a pipeline or petroleum processing equipment under abnormal operating conditions. Exception (2) The operator must not use a high benzene tank as a surge tank. Liquids (3) The operator must remove any liquid transferred into a tank that is used as a surge tank as soon after the transfer as the circumstances permit. Exempt from requirements (4) A tank that is used as a surge tank is exempt from the requirements set out in sections 39 and 40 .
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Tanks 12 The operator of a facility must designate each tank that is in service at the facility as belonging to one of the following categories: (a) high benzene tank, in which case the tank may contain any volatile petroleum liquid; (b) high volatility liquid tank, in which case the tank may only contain a volatile petroleum liquid whose benzene concentration does not exceed 20% by weight; (c) volatile petroleum liquid tank, in which case the tank may only contain a volatile petroleum liquid whose vapour pressure does not exceed 76 kPa and benzene concentration does not exceed 20% by weight; or (d) small volatile petroleum liquid tank, in which case the tank (i) must have an internal volume of less than 150 m 3 or, if the tank is in the form of a vertically oriented cylinder capable of accommodating a floating roof, an internal diameter of less than 5 m, and (ii) may only contain a volatile petroleum liquid whose vapour pressure does not exceed 76 kPa and benzene concentration does not exceed 20% by weight.
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Loading racks 13 The operator of a facility must designate each loading rack that is used at the facility to load volatile petroleum liquids as belonging to one of the following categories: (a) high benzene loading rack, in which case the loading rack may be used to load any volatile petroleum liquid; (b) volatile petroleum liquid loading rack, in which case the loading rack may only be used to load a volatile petroleum liquid whose benzene concentration does not exceed 20% by weight; (c) low throughput loading rack, in which case the loading rack may only be used to load a volatile petroleum liquid if the benzene concentration does not exceed 20% by weight and if either (i) the loading rack and any fixed roof tank that receives volatile petroleum liquid from the loading rack are located more than 300 m from any occupied building and the following loading factors do not exceed 1: (A) the total loading factor of the facility, and (B) the maximum daily loading factor of the facility, or (ii) the loading rack is located more than 50 km from any population centre and more than 1.5 km from any occupied building and the following loading factors do not exceed 2: (A) the total loading factor of the facility and (B) the maximum daily loading factor of the facility, or (iii) the loading factor of the loading rack does not exceed 0.04; or (d) remote loading rack, in which case the loading rack may only be used to load a volatile petroleum liquid if the vapour pressure of that liquid does not exceed 76 kPa, the benzene concentration of that liquid does not exceed 0.5% by weight and the loading rack is located more than 50 km from any population centre and more than 1.5 km from any occupied building.
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Designation process 14 An operator must designate the category of a tank or loading rack by recording the designation in the inventory established under section 108 and indicating the category in the records maintained under section 110 or 112 , as applicable.
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Internal volume 15 (1) The internal volume of a tank is the sum of the volumes of each space inside the tank that may be occupied by a volatile petroleum liquid. Connected tanks (2) Two or more tanks connected by a shared space or piping through which vapour may flow and that is not kept closed or isolated under normal operating conditions are considered to be a single tank with an internal volume equal to the sum of the internal volumes of the tanks and the internal volume of the shared space or piping. Tank with separate compartments (3) If a compartment of a tank is sealed to prevent entry of vapour and liquid from elsewhere in the tank, that compartment is considered to be a separate tank with a separate internal volume. Floating roof or variable internal volume (4) The internal volume of a tank that is equipped with an internal floating roof or external floating roof or that has a variable internal volume must be calculated at the highest design liquid fill level of the tank.