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Placer County APCD 213 - 1 Rules and Regulations

RULE 213 GASOLINE TRANSFER INTO STATIONARY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Adopted 06-19-79

(Amended 04-21-81, 05-20-85, 09-25-90, 10-19-93, 2-21-13) 

CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 APPLICABILITY

102 EXEMPTIONS

200 DEFINITIONS

201 AVERAGE MONTHLY THROUGHPUT

202 CARB CERTIFIED

203 GASOLINE

204 GASOLINE BULK PLANT

205 GASOLINE VAPORS

206 LEAK FREE

207 REID VAPOR PRESSURE

208 SUBMERGED FILL PIPE

209 VAPOR TIGHT

210 VAPOR TIGHT GASOLINE CARGO TANK

300 STANDARDS

301 TRANSFER PROVISIONS

302 PROHIBITION OF SALE

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 RECORDKEEPING

402 TEST METHODS

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100 GENERAL

101 APPLICABILITY

101.1 The provisions of this rule shall apply to the transfer of gasoline into any 

stationary storage containers, except as provided in Section 102 of this rule.

102 EXEMPTIONS

102.1 The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to the transfer of gasoline into any 

stationary storage container:

102.1.1 Which has a capacity of less than 550 gallons and is used exclusively for 

the fueling of implements of husbandry as such vehicles are defined in 

Division 16 (Section 36000 et seq.) of the California Vehicle Code, if 

such container is equipped with a permanent submerged fill pipe.

102.1.2 With a capacity of 2,000 gallons or less and installed before January 1, 

1979, if such container is equipped with a permanent submerged fill pipe.

102.2 The white paint provision of Standing Loss Vapor Recovery Control shall not 

apply to vertical, cylindrical, aboveground storage tanks over 15,000 gallons in 

capacity that use a combustion type vapor processor that are existing on 

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200 DEFINITIONS

201 AVERAGE MONTHLY THROUGHPUT: The total gasoline unloaded and dispensed in 

the most recent full calendar year from the facility's storage tanks divided by twelve.

202 CARB CERTIFIED: A vapor recovery system, equipment, or any component thereof, for

which the CARB has evaluated its performance and issued a valid Executive Order 

pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 41954. Each component of a 

system that is a separate CARB certified item cannot be replaced with a non-certified 

item or other items that are not certified for use with the particular system. Except for 

qualified repairs, a CARB certified component shall be as supplied by the qualified 

manufacturer. A rebuilt component shall not be deemed as CARB certified unless the 

person who rebuilds the component is authorized by CARB to rebuild the designated 

CARB certified component.

203 GASOLINE: Any petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor pressure of four pounds or 

greater. 

204 GASOLINE BULK PLANT: A distributing facility, with a throughput less than or equal to 

20,000 gallons a day, which receives gasoline, stores it in stationary tanks, and loads it 

into tank trucks for delivery to service stations or other distribution points.

205 GASOLINE VAPORS: The displaced vapors including any entrained liquid gasoline.

206 LEAK FREE: A liquid leak of less than three drops per minute excluding losses which 

occur upon disconnecting transfer fittings, provided such disconnect losses do not 

exceed 10 milliliters (0.34 fluid ounces) per disconnect, averaged over three disconnects.

207 REID VAPOR PRESSURE: The absolute vapor pressure of volatile petroleum liquids, 

except liquefied petroleum gases, as determined in accordance with ASTM-323-89. 

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208 SUBMERGED FILL PIPE: Any fill pipe, the discharge opening of which is entirely 

submerged when the liquid level is 6.0 inches above the bottom of the container. 

"Submerged fill pipe" when applied to a container which is loaded from the side is defined 

as any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level 

is 18.0 inches above the bottom of the container.

209 VAPOR TIGHT: The concentration of total hydrocarbons, measured 1 cm from any 

source, not to exceed 10,000 ppm (expressed as methane) above background, as 

determined by EPA Reference Method 21.

210 VAPOR TIGHT GASOLINE CARGO TANK: A leak that does not exceed the standards 

as specified in EPA Reference Test Method 27.

300 STANDARDS

301 TRANSFER PROVISIONS

301.1 A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of gasoline from any tank truck 

or trailer into any stationary storage container with a capacity of more than 250 

gallons unless such container is provided with a permanent submerged fill pipe 

and unless such transfer is made under the following conditions:

301.1.1 The displaced gasoline vapors or gases are processed by a vapor 

recovery system that shall collect at least 95 percent by weight, as 

determined by CARB Test Procedure TP-201.1A, of the hydrocarbon 

vapors vented during filling of the stationary storage container and the 

system is CARB certified. 

301.1.2 Transfer is made to a storage container equipped as required in RULE 

212, STORAGE OF ORGANIC LIQUIDS. 

301.2 Loading shall be accomplished in such a manner that all displaced vapor and air 

will be vented only to the vapor recovery system. Measures shall be taken to 

ensure that the loading device is leak free when it is not in use and to accomplish 

complete drainage before the loading device is disconnected.

301.3 The vapor recovery system shall be maintained and operated so that it does not 

cause the pressure in a gasoline delivery vessel to exceed 18 inches water 

gauge or the vacuum to exceed 6 inches water gauge.

301.4 All vapor recovery equipment and gasoline loading equipment shall be 

maintained in good working order and shall be leak free and vapor tight.

301.5 In no instance shall the gasoline loading operations exceed the capacity of the 

vapor processing unit.

301.6 No person shall store gasoline in or otherwise use or operate any gasoline 

delivery vessel unless such vessel is designed and maintained to be leak free 

and vapor tight. Any delivery vessel into which gasoline vapors have been 

transferred, shall be refilled only at a gasoline bulk plant or terminal that is 

equipped with a system that prevents at least 95 percent by weight of the 

gasoline vapors displaced from entering the atmosphere.

301.7 A person shall not operate any gasoline loading facility which is not subject to the 

provisions of RULE 215, TRANSFER OF GASOLINE INTO TANK TRUCKS, 

TRAILERS AND RAILROAD TANK CARS AT LOADING FACILITIES unless the 

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facility is equipped and operated with a system or systems to prevent the release 

to the atmosphere of at least 95 percent by weight, as determined by the 

applicable CARB Test Procedures, of the gasoline vapors displaced during the 

filling of the facility's stationary storage containers. 

301.8 After April 1, 2013, transfer is made to an aboveground storage container 

equipped for Standing Loss Vapor Recovery Control as certified by the California 

Air Resources Board pursuant to Certification Procedure CP-206. 

302 PROHIBITION OF SALE: A person shall not supply, offer for sale, sell, install or allow 

the installation of any new or rebuilt vapor recovery system or any of its components, 

unless the system and component are CARB certified. Each vapor recovery system and 

its components shall be clearly and permanently marked with the qualified manufacturer’s 

name and model number as certified by CARB. In addition, any qualified manufacturer 

who rebuilds a component shall also clearly and permanently mark the corresponding 

information on the component.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 RECORDKEEPING

401.1 The owner or operator of any facility subject to the provisions of this rule shall 

prepare a daily log of the throughput and a summary of the throughput for the 

calendar year to date of the liquid compounds subject to the provisions of this 

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

be made available to the APCO upon request.

401.2 Records shall include the number of gasoline storage tanks serviced and their 

respective capacities in gallons.

401.3 In addition to the recordkeeping requirements specified herein, all provisions of

RULE 410, RECORDKEEPING FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND 

EMISSION when applicable, must still be adhered to.

402 TEST METHODS: Test methods for compliance testing for this rule shall be conducted 

in accordance with the following test methods.

402.1 Static Torque of Rotatable Phase I Adaptors: CARB Test Procedure TP-201.1B.

402.2 Leak Rate of Drop Tube/Drain Valve Assembly Test: CARB Test ProcedureTP201.1C.

402.3 Leak Rate of Drop Overfill Protection Devices and Spill Container Drain Valves: 

CARB Test Procedure TP-201.1D

402.3 Leak Rate and Cracking Pressure of P/V Valves Test: CARB Test Procedure 

TP-201.1E.

402.4 Static Leak Tests: CARB Test Procedure TP-201.3 or TP-201.3B as applicable.

402.5 Those vapor recovery systems whose CARB Executive Orders specify different 

tests to be performed instead of, or in addition to, the referenced test methods, or 

which, by their design, preclude the use of the referenced test methods, shall be 

tested in accordance with the test procedures specified in the applicable CARB 

Executive Orders or their equivalents as approved by the APCO and EPA.

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402.6 Multiple Test Methods: When more than one test method or set of test methods 

is specified for any testing, a violation of any requirements of this rule established 

by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall constitute a 

violation of this rule.

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