REGULATION III

- PROHIBITION STATIONARY
EMISSION SOURCES

RULE 3.8 **STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF GASOLINE**  **DISPENSING FACILITIES**

**(Adopted 6/91**
**, Amended**  **6/2 /2014**  **)**

**A.** a. Any person who installs any **GENERAL**

A.1 **PURPOSE:** The purpose of this rule is to limit displaced gasoline vapors from storage tanks and transport vessels.

A.2 **APPLICABILITY:** This rule applies to the transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage tank located at a gasoline dispensing facility

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A.3 **SEVERABILITY:** If a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that any provision of this r ule is invalid, it is
the intent of the District that other provisions of this

r ule remain in full force and effect, to the extent allowed by law.

**B. EXEMPTIONS** 

B.1 **EXEMPTION :**  The provisions of this r ule shall not apply to the following:

a. Storage tanks with a capacity of 250 gallons or more which is not equipped with a permanent submerged fill pipe or other equipment referred to in this Rule is guilty of a misdemeanor. This provision does not apply
to any storage less;
b. The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage

tank which is used primarily exclusively for the fueling of implements of husbandry

, as such vehicles are defined in Division 16 ( commencing with Section 3600) 360 0 0 et seq.) of the California Vehicle Code

. , if such storage
tank is equipped with a permanent submerged fill pipe ;

or

**TRANSFER OF GASOLINE INTO STATIONARY STORAGE CONTAINERS**

c. b. 1) S torage tanks located at gasoline bulk plants or gasoline terminals

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B.2 **EXEMPTION**

**– PHASE I**  **:** The provisions of Section s D. 2 and D.8

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b. The storage tank maintains a monthly throughput of less

than 10,000 gallons.

B.3 **EXEMPTION**

**– PHASE I EVR**  **:** The prov isions of Section D .2 shall not apply to any stationary storage tank used at a

non

- retail gasoline dispensing facility that is equipped with a Phase I vapor recovery system that meets all of the following requirements:

a. The vapor recovery system achieves a minimum vapor

recove ry efficiency of 90 % by weight;

b. The storage tank is equipped with a pressure/vacuum

valve; and

c. The storage tank was installed at the stationary source before July 1, 2014.

**C. DEFINITIONS** 

C.1 CARB CERTIFIED: A Phase I or Phase II vapor recovery system, equipment, or any component thereof, for which CARB has evaluated its performance and issued a valid Executive Order pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 41954. Each component of a system is a separate CARB certified item and cannot be replaced with a non

- certified item or
other items that are not ce rtified for use with the particular system. Excep t 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.

C.2 DELIVERY VESSEL: Any motor vehicle, trailer, or rail car used for the transportation of gasoline.

C.3 DRY BREAK: A Phase I vapor recovery component that opens only by connection to a mating device to ensure that no gasoline vapors escape from the storage tank before the vapor return line is connected and sealed.

C.4 ENHANCED VAPOR RECOVERY (EVR): Performance standards and specifications set forth in the CARB CP

- 201 (Certification

Procedur e for Vapor Recovery Systems at gasoline dispensing facilities) or in CARB CP

- 206 (Certification Procedure for

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C.5 EXECUTIVE ORDER: A document issued by CARB pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 41954 certifying that a specific vapor recovery system meets the applicable performance specifications and setting conditions for the
certification.

C.6 GASOLINE: Any petroleum distillate or petroleum distillate/alcohol blend having a Reid vapor pressure of 4 pounds per square inch absolute or greater as determined by

a method specified by test methods ASTM DM2879

- 97 (2007),
ASTM D323

- 06, or ASTM D5191

- 07.

C.7 GASOLINE BULK PLANT: Any gasoline loading facility where

the primary delivery of gasoline to a storage tank is other than by pipeline.

C.8 GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY: A stationary source consisting of one or more storage tanks and associated equipment that receives, stores, and dispenses gasoline to
motor vehicle fuel tanks.

C.9 GASOLINE TERMINAL: Any loading facility where delivery of gasoline to a storage tank is primarily by pipeline. In the event the pipeline is not operational, delivery of gasoline to the storage tanks may be by delivery vessel.

C.10 LOADING FACILITY: A facility which uses a gasoline loadin g rack or set of such racks to load gasoline into delivery

vessels

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C.11 MOTOR VEHICLE: Any self

- propelled vehicle as defined in
Section 415 of the California Vehicle Code.

C.12 PHASE I: A gasoline vapor recovery system or equipment that recovers the vapors generated during the transfer of gasoline from transport vessels into storage tanks.

C.13 PRESSURE/VACUUM VALVE: A valve that is installed on the vent pipe ( s ) of the gasoline storage tank to relieve pressure or vacuum build

- up at preset values of pressure or
vacuum within the tank.

C.14 RETAIL GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY: Any gasoline dispensing facility subject to the payment of California sales tax for the sale of gasoline to the public.

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C.16 SUBMERGED FILL PIPE:

a. Top Loading: Any fill pipe which has the discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is 6
inches above the bottom of the tank.

b. Side Loading: Any fill pipe which has the discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is 18
inches above the bottom of the tan k.

C.17 VAPOR TIGHT: A vapor leak of less than 10,000 ppm hydrocarbon concentration, as determined by EPA Reference Method 21, using an appropriate analyzer calibrated with

methane.

**D. REQUIREMENTS** 

**SU B**  **M ERGED FILL PIPE**  **:** A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of gasoline from any delivery vessel (i.e., tank truck or trailer) into any stationary storage

co ntainer with a capacity of more than 250 gallons unless 90% by weight of the vapors displaced from such transfer are prevented from being released to the atmosphere.

The provisions of this section shall be subject to the following exceptions: a) The tra nsfer of gasoline into any stationary storage container used primarily for the fueling of implements of husbandry as such vehicles are defined in Division 16 (Section 3600 et seq.) of the California Vehicle Code.
D.1 b) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage container in existence prior to date of adoption of this rule when such container is served by a delivery vessel exempted by the Air Pollution Control Officer pursuant to Section 3a of this Rule tank unless such storage tank is

p rovided with a permanent submerged fill pipe

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- 4 Formatted: Headerdate of this regulation for which the total monthly throughput of the facility does no t exceed 25,000 gallons. 2) No person shall store gasoline in or otherwise use or operate any gasoline vessel unless such vessel is designed to be vapor tight. Any delivery vessel into which gasoline vapors are required to be transferred shall be filled o nly at a loading facility that is equipped with a system that prevents at least 90% by weight of the gasoline vapors displaced from entering the atmosphere. 3) a) The owner or operator of any bulk loading facility which was in operation prior to the date

o f adoption of this Rule and for which the annual throughput to stationary storage containers that are not exempted from Section 1a does not exceed 500,000 gallons, may petition the Air Pollution Control Officer to have the facility's delivery
vessels and o ther independently owned gasoline delivery vessels which are exclusively serviced at such facility exempted from the provisions of Section 2. The owner and operator of such a facility must petition annually to renew such exemptions. b) A person shall not load gasoline into any delivery vessel from any loading facility granted an exemption pursuant to Section 3a of this Rule unless such delivery vessel is loaded through a submerged fill pipe. 4) a) For the purposes of the Rule, the term "gasoline" is define d as any petroleum distillate having a Reid Vapor pressure of 4 pounds or greater. b) For the purposes of this Rule "gasoline vapors" means the organic compounds in the displaced vapors including any entrained liquid gasoline. c) For the purposes of this R ule, the term "submerged fill pipe" is defined as any fill pipe, the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 6 inches above the bottom of the container. "Submerged fill pipe" when applied to a container which is loaded fr om the side is defined as any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 18 inches above the bottom of the container.

**TRANSFER OF**
**GASOL INE**  **TRANSFER INTO**  **TANK TRUCKS, TRAILER, AND**

**RAILROAD TANK CARS AT LOADING FACILITIES** 

c. 1) A person shall not load gasoline into any tank truck, trailer, or railroad tank car from any loading facility having an annual throughput of 5,000,000 Formatted: Font: Courier New

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- 5 Formatted: Headergallons or more unless the loading facility is equipped with a vapor col lection and disposal system or its equivalent approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Loading shall be accomplished in such a manner that all displaced vapor and air will be vented only to the vapor collection system. Measures shall be taken to pr event liquid from the loading device when it is not in use or to accomplish complete drainage before the loading device is disconnected. 2) The vapor disposal portion of the vapor collection and disposal system shall process all vapors and reduce the emiss ion of gasoline vapors by at least 90% by weight of uncontrolled emissions.

**STORAGE OF GASOLINE PRODUCTS AT TERMINALS AND LARGE** 

**BULK LOADING FACILITIES**

d. 1) A person shall not place, store or hold in any stationary tank, reservoir or other container of more than 40,000 gallons capacity gasoline unless such tank, reservoir or other container is a pressure tank maintaining working pressures sufficient at all time to prevent gasoline vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere, or is designed and equipped with one of the following vapor loss control devices, properly installed, in good working order and in operation.
D.2 a) A floating roof of an approved type. The
Control **TANKS** : A person shall not transfer, allow the transfer or provide equipment provided for in this

pa ragraph shall not be used if the transfer of gasoline has a vapor press of 11.0 pounds per square inch absolute or greater under actual from any transport vessel into any
storage tank unless all of the following conditions . All tank gauging and sampling de vices shall be gas tight except when gauging of sampling is taking place. are met: b) A vapor recovery system, of efficiency equivalent to a floating roof meeting the requirements of a) above, consisting of a vapor gathering system capable of collecting t he gasoline vapors and gases discharged, and a vapor disposal system capable of processing such gasoline vapors and gases so as to prevent their emissions to the atmosphere and with all tank gauging and sampling devices gas tight except when gauging or sam pling is taking place. c) Other equipment of equal efficiency, provided such equipment is submitted to and approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.

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Formatted: Normalthat shall prevent emission to the atmosphere of at least 95%, by volume, of the gasoline vapors displaced from the storage container during the transfer of gasoline into the container ; b. All aboveground storage tanks are equipped with a Standing Loss Control vapor recovery system as certified by the CARB pursuant to Certification Procedure CP

- 206;

c. All vapor recovery system s are maintained and operated according to the manufacturer's specifications and the
most recent ap plicable CARB Executive Orders;

d. All vapor return lines are connected between the transport vessel and the storage tank while gasoline is transferred, and all associated hoses, fittings, and couplings are maintained in a liquid t ight and vapor tight condition; and

e. The following equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained as specified below:

1. All fill tubes are equipped with vapor tight caps;

2. All dry breaks are equipped with vapor tight seals and vapor tight caps;

3. All CARB certified coaxial fill tubes are spring

loaded and opera ted so that the vapor passage from the storage tank back to the transport vessel is not

obstructed;

4. The fill tube assembly, including fill tube, fittings and gaskets, is maintained to prevent vapor leakage from any portion of the vapor recovery system;

5. A ll storage tank vapor return lines without dry breaks are equipped with vapor tight caps; and

6. Each vapor tight cap is in a closed position except when the fill tube or dry break it serves is actively
in use.

D.3 **CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:** A person shall not offer for sale, sell, or install within the District any Phase I vapor recovery equipment unless such equipment is CARB
certified.

D.4 **VAPOR TIGHT:** All vapor recovery equipment and gasoline loading equipment shall be maintained in good working order and shall be leak free and vapor tight.

D.5 **MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS**

**– RETAIL GASOLINE FACILITY:**  The owner/operator of any retail gasoline dispensing facility shall perform a maintenance inspection in accordance with the protocol specified in Section D .7 to ensure proper operating conditions of all components of the vapor

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D.6 **MAINTENANCE INSPECTI ONS** 

**– NON** 

**- RETAIL GASOLINE FACILITY:**  The owner/operator of any non

- retai l gasoline dispensing facility shall perform a maintenance inspection in accordance with the protocol specified in Section D. 7 to ensure proper operating conditions of all components of any applicable vapor recovery system. The inspection shall be performed monthly, or at the frequency specified in the District Permit to Operate, whichever is more stringent.

D.7 **MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PROTOCOL** : The owner/operator of a gasoline dispensing fa cility shall

, at a minimum

, verify the following and record the results during the maintenance inspection:

a. The fill caps and gaskets are not missing, damaged, or

loose;
b. The submerged fill pip e is not missing or damaged ; and

c. If applicable:

1. The spill container is clea n and does not contain gasoline , and t he spill containment drain valve is seating properly;

2. The spring

- loaded submerged fill tube seals properly against the coaxial fitting; and

3. T he dry break is not missing or damaged;

D.8 **SOURCE TESTING** :

a. Within 60 calendar days of the initial operation of a

new or modified gasoline dispensing facility, the owner/operator shall conduct and successfully pass the performance tests required by the applicable District Authority to Construct permits and CARB Executive

Orders.

b. The owner/operator of a gasoline dispensing facility shall conduct and successfully pass the reverification performance tests in accordance with the test methods specified in Section F, and any additional tests required by the applicable CARB Executive Orders or District Permit to Operate to verify the proper operation of the vapor recovery system. Each
reverification test shall be completed within 12 months of the previous successful test.

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Formatted: Normalc. A person who conducts performance tests shall comply with all of the following:

1. Conduct tests in accordance with the applicable test methods specified in Section F and other CARB testing procedures. Tests shall be conducted using calibrated equipment meet ing the calibration range and
calibration interval s specified by the manufacturer;

2. Provide notific ation to the District at least 10 days prior to testing

, except for reverification t ests conducted after a drive

- off ; and

3. Submit a copy of the test report in District

- appro ved
format to the District within 15 days after each test is conducted. The test report shall include all the required records of tests, test data, a statement whether the system or component tested meets or fails to meet the required standa rds, and the name and signature of the person responsible for conducting

the tests.
d. Notwithstanding Section c .2 above, the owner/operator
that has failed a performance test or portions thereof may retest the facility provided that the person conducting the tests has complied with one of the following:

1. Notify the District at least 12 hours prior to retesting; or

2. When all necessary repairs are performed during the same day the facility has failed, the owner/operator may retest the facility on the same day without re

notification, provided that the reasons for the test failure and any repairs performed are properly documented in the test reports and the repair logs pursuant to Section E.

e. The owner/operator shall not operate or resume operation of a gasoline dispensing facility unless the facility has successfully passed the applicable performance tests. Notwithstanding the above, when a dispenser associated with any equipment that has failed a test is isolated and shut down, the owner/operator may continue operation or resume operation of the remaining equipment at the facility provided that test results demonstrate that the remaining equipment is in good operating condition. All test results and the method of isolating the defective equipment s hall be documented in the test reports to be submitted to the APCO pursuant to Section

E.

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E.1 **RECORDKEEPING** : A person who performs maintenance inspections, repairs

, or testing at an y gasoline dispensing facility shall provide to the owner/operator all records listed below, as applicable, at the end of each day when the service is provided. The owner/operator shall maintain all records listed below on site and any other test results
or maintenance records that are required to demonstrate compliance for a period of at least 5 years. Records for

non

- retail gasoline dispensing facilities that are unmanned may be kept off site provided that the records are made available to District personnel within 72 hours. All

record s required by this section shall be made available to District personnel upon request both on site during inspections and offsite as specified.

a. Records of all defective components identified or repaired during maintenance inspections.

b. Repair logs shall include

, at a minimum:

1. Date and time of the repair;

2. The name of the person(s) who performed the repair, and if applicable, the name, address and phone n umber of the person’s employer;

3. De scription of e ach component that was repaired, serviced, removed , or replaced , including the required compon ent identification information; and

4. If applicable, e ach component that was installed as a replacement, including the required compon ent identification information; and

c. Records of tests, which shall include:

1. Date and time of each test;

2. Name, affiliation, address and phone number of the

p erson(s) who performed the test;

3. Test data and calibrati on data for all equipment

used;

4. Date and time that each test is completed;

5. Date and time that the facility owner/oper ator is
notified of the results;

6. For a test that fails, a description of the reasons

for the test failure shall also be included;

7. For a retest following a failed performance or reverification test, de scription of repairs performed; and

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E.2 **RECORDKEEPIN G** 

**– TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP**  : If a facility undergoes a transfer of ownership, the new owner shall be responsible for collecting and maintaining all records from the previous owner, as specified in section E.1.

E.3 **BURDEN OF PROOF:** Any person claiming exemption pursuant to
Section B

. 1, B.2, or B.3 shall have records available that would allow the APCO to verify the eligibility of the exemption.

**F. TEST METHODS AND PROCEDURES** 

F.1 **STATIC PRESSURE DECAY** : The static pressure performance tests of a Phase I vapor recovery s ystem for underground
and above ground tanks shall be determined in accordance
with CARB Test Procedure TP

- 201.3 and TP

- 201.3B or TP

206.3 , as applicable

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F.2 **ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURES** : 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
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