The hearing will be held in the 7th floor Board Room at the District Office, located at 939 Ellis Street, San Francisco. Attached to this notice is a copy of the proposed rule.
New language is underlined, and language to be deleted is lined through.
Operators seeking an exemption from the rule to take tanks out of service for preventative maintenance will be required to provide written certification of tank compliance and to minimize emissions during the exemption period. The minimum required extension below the liquid surface for metallic shoe type seals in internal floating roof tanks will be changed. Definitions will be added for gauge floats, guidepoles and zero gap pole wiper seals. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the District has conducted an initial study for the proposed amendments to Regulation 8, Rule 5 and has concluded that they would not have significant environmental impacts. Copies of the staff report and CEQA Initial Study are available on request from the District office.