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RULE 413 Organic Liquid Loading - Adopted 4/18/72, Amended 8/27/84, 8/22/89, 4/11/91,

9/19/91, 4/6/95, 3/7/96 

I. Applicability

This Rule shall apply to organic liquid loading facilities as defined in this Rule loading 4,000

gallons, or more in any one day. This Rule shall not apply to gasoline bulk plants subject to

requirements of Rule 412.

II. Definitions

A. Class I Organic Liquid Loading Facility: any facility loading 20,000 gallons, or more on

any one day of organic liquids with a true vapor pressure of 1.5 psia, or greater into tank

trucks, trailers, or railroad tank cars.

B. Class II Organic Liquid Loading Facility: any facility loading 4,000 gallons, or more but

less than 20,000 gallons on any one day of organic liquids with a true vapor pressure of

1.5 psia, or greater into tank trucks, trailers, or railroad tank cars.

C. Excess Organic Liquid Drainage: more than ten milliliters liquid drainage. Such liquid

drainage for disconnect operations shall be determined by computing average drainage

from three consecutive disconnects at any one permit unit.

D. Leak: dripping of liquid organic compounds at a rate of more than three drops per

minute; or detection of organic compounds in excess of 10,000 ppm as methane when

measured with a portable hydrocarbon detection instrument calibrated with methane and

conducted in accordance with U.S. EPA Method 21. 

E. Organic Liquid: any liquid containing VOC's and having a true vapor pressure (TVP)

greater than 1.5 psia at actual loading conditions.

F. Organic Liquid Loading Facility: any aggregate, or combination of organic liquid loading

and vapor control equipment, from the connection at the inlet of the organic liquid pump

to, and including, the hose end connector at the portable delivery tanks and the discharge

of the vapor control device(s).

G. Portable Hydrocarbon Detection Instrument: hydrocarbon analyzer using flame

ionization detection or thermal conductivity and satisfying U.S. EPA Method 21, 40

CFR, Part 60. Output of any such instrument shall be equivalent to calibration on

methane and a sampling rate of one liter per minute.

H. Volatile Organic Compound (VOC): any compound containing at least one atom of

carbon except for compounds exempted by Rule 102, Subsection L.
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III. Exemptions

A. Requirements of Subsection IV. of this Rule shall not apply to organic liquid loading

facilities used exclusively for loading of less than 4,000 gallons of organic liquids in any

one day.

B. Requirements of this Rule shall not apply to loading facilities subject to requirements of

Rule 412 - Gasoline Transfer into Stationary Storage Containers, Gasoline Delivery

Vessels, and Gasoline Bulk Plants.

C. Requirements of this Rule shall not apply to loading of organic liquids with true vapors

pressure less than 1.5 psia at actual loading temperature.

IV. Requirements

A. Emission Limits

Loading Facility VOC Emission Limit

Class I 0.08 pounds per 1,000 gallons loaded

Class II 95% combined collection/control efficiency

B. Equipment

1. Class I facilities shall be equipped with provisions for bottom loading, vapor

collection, and vapor disposal.

2. Class II facilities shall be equipped with provisions for vapor collection, and vapor

disposal.

3. Any vapor collection and control system serving a gasoline tank truck shall operate

with a pressure in the delivery tank being loaded of not more than 18 inches water

column. 

4. All delivery tanks previously containing organic liquids with a true vapor pressure

greater than 1.5 psia at loading conditions shall be filled only at loading facilities

conforming to Subsections IV.A. and B.

5. Loading and vapor collection equipment shall be designed, installed, maintained and

operated without leaks or excess organic liquid drainage at disconnections.

6. Construction of any new top loading facility or reconstruction, as defined in Rule 422

- NSPS, or expansion of any existing top loading facility with top loading equipment
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 shall not be allowed after May 6, 1991.

7. Notwithstanding Subsection IV.B.1., above, organic liquid loading facilities

exclusively handling liquified petroleum gas need not utilize bottom loading,

provided the operator complies with emission limit of Subsection IV.A. and

provisions of Subsection IV.B.5.

V. Administrative Requirements

A. Record Keeping

1. Facilities exempted by Section III. of this Rule shall maintain accurate daily records

of liquid throughput, loading temperature and liquid true vapor pressure and make

such records readily available to District staff upon request. All records shall be

maintained at the facility or a minimum of two years.

2. Class I and Class II facilities shall maintain daily records of liquid throughput,

loading temperature, and liquid true vapor pressure and make such records readily

available to District staff upon request. All records shall be maintained at the facility

for a minimum of two years.

B. Test Methods

1. Analysis of exempt halogenated exempt compounds shall be by CARB Method 432.

2. Compliance with Subsections IV.A. and IV.B. shall be determined, for initial

compliance determination and when inspection reveals conditions indicative of

performance less effective than during previous compliance determination(s), using

40 CFR 60.503 "Test Methods and Procedures" and U.S. EPA Reference Methods

2A, 2B, 25A and 25B and CARB Method 432, or CARB Method 2-4.

3. True vapor pressure shall be measured using Reid vapor pressure ASTM Method No.

D-323-82 modified by maintaining hot water bath at storage temperature. Where

storage temperature is above 100 F, true vapor pressure may be determined by Reid

Vapor pressure at 100 F and California Air Resources Board-approved calculations.

Organic liquid listed in Table I shall be deemed in compliance with appropriate vapor

pressure limits for material, provided actual storage temperature does not exceed the

corresponding maximum temperature listed.
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TABLE I

MAXIMUM STORAGE TEMPERATURES FOR ORGANIC LIQUIDS

FOR PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION IV.B.3.

 Vapor Pressure Limit

MaximumStorage Temp( F)

Gravity Initial Boiling 0.5 1.5

ORGANIC LIQUID oAPI PointoF (psia) (psia)

Middle Distillates

Kerosene 42.5 350 195 250

Diesel 36.4 372 230 290

Gas Oil 26.2 390 249 310

Stove Oil 23 421 275 340

Jet Fuels

JP-1 43.1 330 165 230

JP-3 54.7 110 ---- 25

JP-4 51.5 150 20 68

JP-5 39.6 355 205 260

JP-7 44-50 360 205 260

JP-8 37-51 --- 167 222

Fuel Oils

No. 1 42.5 350 195 250

No. 2 36.4 372 230 290

No. 3 26.2 390 249 310

No. 4 23 421 275 340

No. 5 19.9 560 380 465

Residual 19.27 ---- 405 ----

No. 6 16.2 625 450 ----

Asphalts

60 - 100 pen. ---- ---- 490 550

120 - 150 pen. ---- ---- 450 500

200 - 300 pen. ---- ---- 360 420