### RULE 21 5 TRANSFE R OF GASOLINE INTO TANK TRUCKS, TRAILERS

AND RAILROAD TANK CARS AT LOADING FACILITIES

Adopted 6

- 19 -79

(Amend ed 9

- 25-9 0 , 11-03-94, 6-19 -9 7)

CO NTEN TS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

200 DEFINITIO N S

201 BULK PLANT

202 BULK TERMI N AL

203 CAPACITY

204 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

205 GASOLINE

206 GASOLINE VAPORS

207 LEAK FREE

208 ORGA NIC LI QUID

209 REID VAPOR PRESSURE

210 SWITCH LO ADING

211 VAPOR TIGHT

212 VOLATILE ORGANI C CO MPOUNDS

300 STA NDA RDS

301 TRANSFE R PROVISIONS

302 OTHE R OPERATING RE QUIREME N T S

400 ADMI N ISTR ATIVE REQU IREMENTS

401 COMPLIA N CE SCHEDUL E

500 MONITO RIN G AN D RE C O R D S

501 RECORDKEEPING

502 TEST METHODS

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101 PURPOSE : To limit th e e m issi on s of volatile o r ga ni c com pou nd s (VO C ) du rin g ga soli ne

transfe r op erations at bul k plants an d b u lk termi nal s.

102 APPLIC ABIL I TY:

102.1 Geog rap h ic : This p r ovisi o ns of this rule apply to all of Placer Coun ty.

102.2 Busine ss Fu nction : This rule ap plie s to any bulk pl ant or bul k termin al whe r e

gasoline is lo aded into a truck, traile r or rail roa d tan k ca r, a nd to a n y perso n wh o

owns, operat e s or i s empl oyed at such facility.

200 DEFINITIO N S

201 BUL K PL A N T : A gasoline di stribution fa cility whi c h receives gasoline ex clusively by tank

truck from a refinery or b u l k termin al an d has a th rou ghput le ss th an or e qual t o 20,000

gallon s pe r d a y or 5,000,0 00 gallo ns p e r year.

202 BUL K TERM INAL : A gasoline dist ributi on facility which receives gasoli ne f r om a refinery

by pipeline, ship, or barge and ha s a through put gre a t er than 20,0 00 gallon s pe r day or

5,000,00 0 gal lons p e r yea r

.

203 CAP ACITY : The maximu m volumetric quantity of liquid that may be stored in a tank.

204 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS : Exempt comp ound s are as defined in Rul e 102, Definiti ons

.

205 GASOLI NE: Any organic liquid (in c lud i ng petrol e u m distillates and metha n o l ) having a

Reid Vap o r P r essu re of 4.0 pound s or greate r and u s ed a s a motor vehicl e fue l , or any

fuel whi c h is comm only or comm ercially kno w n o r sol d as ga soli ne

.

206 GASOLI NE VAPORS : The displa ced vapors incl udi ng any entrai ned liq uid ga solin e.

207 LEAK FREE: Any liquid le ak of le ss tha n thre e drop s per mi nute e x clud ing lo sses whi c h

occur upo n discon ne cting transfe r fittings, p r ovide d su ch di scon nect losse s do n o t

excee d 10 mi lliliters (0.34 f l uid ou nces) per di scon ne ct, avera ged over three co ntiguou s

discon ne cts.

208 ORG A NIC LI QUID : Any volatile org a n ic comp oun d whi c h co ntains hydro g e n

and which wo uld exist as a liquid at ac tu al con d ition s of use o r storage.

209 REID VAPOR PRESSURE: The absol ute vapor p r e s sure of volat ile cru de oil a nd volatile

non-vi scou s petrole um liq uids, ex cept li quefied pe troleum ga se s, and determined by

ASTM-323 -5 8.

210 SWITC H LO ADI NG: T h e transfe r of o r gani c liqui ds with a Reid Vapor Pressu re of less

than 4.0 lbs i n to a delivery vessel whe r e the previou s load was g a soline.

211 VAPOR TIGHT: A cond ition whe n th e con c e n trat i on of total hydrocarbon s doe s not

exceed 10,000 ppm (express ed as methane) above backgroun d, as determi ned by EPA

Referen c e M e thod 21. Ba ckgro und sh all be def ine d as the am bient co ncen tration of

orga nic com p ound s dete r mined at le ast three (3 ) m e ters up wind of the potenti a l so urce

and not influe nce d by any spe c ific emi s sion s source.

212 VOLATILE O R G ANI C CO MPOU NDS : Com pou nd s whi c h contai n at le ast on e

atom of carbo n , except for the Exempt Compou nd s.

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301 TRANSFE R PROVISIONS:

301.1 Vapor Re covery Syst em Certification : A person sh all not load g a soli ne into a n y

tank tru ck, tra iler, or rail roa d tank ca r fro m any bulk pl ant or bul k terminal, unle ss

the loadi ng device or eq uipment i s e qui pp ed with a Califo r ni a Air Re so urces

Board certifie d vapor recovery and di spo s al sy stem.

301.2 Loadi ng Pro c edures: Loading shall be accompli she d in su ch a manne r that all

displ a ced va por an d air will be vente d only to the vapor recovery syste m

. Measures sh all be ta ke n t o en su re co mplete d r ain a ge bef ore the loadin g d e vice

is di sconn ect ed an d the lo ading device shall be mai n tained in a vapor tig h t an d

leak fre e co n d ition wh en n o t in use.

301.3 Bulk Plants : A perso n shal l not tra n sfe r or p e rmit th e transfe r of ga solin e into an y

tank tru ck, tra iler, or rail roa d tank car unl ess the emission of ga soli ne vapors an d

gases to the atmosph e re does not e x ceed 0.6 p ound s of Volatile Orga ni c

Comp oun ds (VOC) pe r on e thou sa nd (1,000) gall o n s of ga solin e tran sferred as

determi ned b y a method specifie d in Section 50 2.1.

301.4 Bulk Terminal s: A person shall n o t tran sfer o r pe rmit the tran sfer of gasoline in to

any tan k , tru c k, trail e r, or railroa d ta nk car unle s s the emission of g a soli ne va pors

and g a ses to the atmo sph e re d o e s not excee d 0.08 poun ds of Volatile Org ani c

Comp oun ds (VOC) pe r on e thou sa nd (1,000) gall o n s of ga solin e tran sferred as

determi ned b y the method spe c ified in S e ction 5 02.2.

302 OTHE R OPERATI N G REQUIREME N T S :

302.1 The lo ading facility vapo r recovery sy st em shall n o t create a ba ck-p re ssure i n

exce ss of the pressu re li mits of the d e livery vesse l ce rtification leak te st (1 8

inch es of water gau ge ).

302.2 All vapor recove ry e q u i pment and gasolin e loadin g equi pment sh all be

maintaine d in good workin g orde r an d shall be lea k free and vap o r tight.

302.3 Switch loa d in g shall b e su bject to Secti ons 3 01.3 an d 301.4 of this rule.

302.4 Tran sfe r equ ipment shall be co nfigur ed to req u ire that the gasoli ne deliv ery

vessel be bot tom loaded.

302.5 In no in stan ce sh all the g a soli ne loa d i ng op eratio n s exceed th e cap a city of the

vapor p r o c e s sing u n it.

400 ADMI N ISTR ATIVE REQU IREMENTS

401 COMPLI AN C E SCHED U L E :

401.1 By November 3, 1995, any person su bje c t to this rule shall submit an appli c atio n

for Authority to Con s tru c t for any modif i cation s requi red to a c hiev e com p lian c e

with the requirements of this rule.

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compli an ce with all ap p licabl e stand ard s and requireme nts of thi s rul e

. Compli an ce with Se ction 301 shall con s titute compli ance with Se ction 4 01 unl ess

it is determi ned that the equipm ent doe s not co mply with se ction 30 1.3 and

301.4.

500.MO NITO RING AND RECORDS

501 RECO R DKE EPING:

501.1 The o w ne r o r op erato r of any facility subj e c t to the provisi o n s of this rule sha ll

prep are a d a ily log of the throug hput a nd a sum m ary of the thro ughp ut for th e

cale nda r yea r to date of t he liq uid co mpoun ds su bject to the provisi o n s of this

rule. Such records shall be retained at the facility for at least 2 years, and shall

be retai ned f o r at le ast 5 years for sou r ce s subj ect t o the requi re ments of Rul e

507, Federal Operating Pe rmit Prog ram , and shall b e made avail able to the Ai r

Po llu tio n C ontr o l O ffic e r upo n r e qu es t.

501.2 Re cords shall include the numbe r of pe troleum sto r a ge tanks se rviced an d thei r

respe c tive ca pacitie s in gal lons.

501.3 In addition to the reco rd ke eping requi re m ents spe c ified herein, all provisio ns of

Rule 4 10, Re cordkeepi ng for Organi c Compou nd Em issi on s , shall apply.

502 TEST METHODS: Refe re nce te st meth ods fo r compl i ance testing shall b e the f o llowin g

, as ap plicable:

502.1 California Ai r Re so urce s Board T e st Method TP 202.1, “Det ermin a tion o f

Emissi on Fa ctors of Vapo r Re covery System s at Gasoline Bulk Pla n ts”.

502.2 California Ai r Re so urce s Board T e st Method TP 203.1, “Det ermin a tion o f

Emissi on Fa ctors of Vapo r Re covery System s at Gasoline Te rmina l s”.

502.3 EPA Reference Method 21 sha ll be used to test for v apor tight condition or li qui d

leaks.

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