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40 CFR 60.482-2a - Standards: Pumps in light liquid service. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 40 › Chapter I › Subchapter C › Part 60 › Subpart VVa › Section 60.482-2a 40 CFR 60.482-2a - Standards: Pumps in light liquid service.
§ 60. 482-2a Standards: Pumps in light liquid service.
(1) Each pump in light liquid service shall be monitored monthly to detect leaks by the methods specified in § 60.485a(b), except as provided in § 60. 482-1a(c) and (f) and paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of this section. A pump that begins operation in light liquid service after the initial startup date for the process unit must be monitored for the first time within 30 days after the end of its startup period, except for a pump that replaces a leaking pump and except as provided in § 60. 482-1a(c) and paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of this section.
(2) Each pump in light liquid service shall be checked by visual inspection each calendar week for indications of liquids dripping from the pump seal, except as provided in § 60. 482-1a(f).
(1) The instrument reading that defines a leak is specified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section.
(i) 5,000 parts per million (ppm) or greater for pumps handling polymerizing monomers;
(ii) 2,000 ppm or greater for all other pumps.
(2) If there are indications of liquids dripping from the pump seal, the owner or operator shall follow the procedure specified in either paragraph (b)(2)(i) or (ii) of this section. This requirement does not apply to a pump that was monitored after a previous weekly inspection and the instrument reading was less than the concentration specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section, whichever is applicable.
(i) Monitor the pump within 5 days as specified in § 60.485a(b). A leak is detected if the instrument reading measured during monitoring indicates a leak as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section, whichever is applicable. The leak shall be repaired using the procedures in paragraph (c) of this section.
(ii) Designate the visual indications of liquids dripping as a leak, and repair the leak using either the procedures in paragraph (c) of this section or by eliminating the visual indications of liquids dripping.
(1) When a leak is detected, it shall be repaired as soon as practicable, but not later than 15 calendar days after it is detected, except as provided in § 60. 482-9a.
(1) Each dual mechanical seal system is:
(ii) Equipped with a barrier fluid degassing reservoir that is routed to a process or fuel gas system or connected by a closed vent system to a control device that complies with the requirements of § 60. 482-10a; or
(i) Each pump is checked by visual inspection, each calendar week, for indications of liquids dripping from the pump seals.
(ii) If there are indications of liquids dripping from the pump seal at the time of the weekly inspection, the owner or operator shall follow the procedure specified in either paragraph (d)(4)(ii)(A) or (B) of this section prior to the next required inspection.
(A) Monitor the pump within 5 days as specified in § 60.485a(b) to determine if there is a leak of VOC in the barrier fluid. If an instrument reading of 2,000 ppm or greater is measured, a leak is detected.
(i) Each sensor as described in paragraph (d)(3) is checked daily or is equipped with an audible alarm.
(i) When a leak is detected pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(ii)(A) of this section, it shall be repaired as specified in paragraph (c) of this section.
(e) Any pump that is designated, as described in § 60.486a(e)(1) and (2), for no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background, is exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) of this section if the pump:
(1) Has no externally actuated shaft penetrating the pump housing;
(2) Is demonstrated to be operating with no detectable emissions as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background as measured by the methods specified in § 60.485a(c); and
(f) If any pump is equipped with a closed vent system capable of capturing and transporting any leakage from the seal or seals to a process or to a fuel gas system or to a control device that complies with the requirements of § 60. 482-10a, it is exempt from paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section.
(g) Any pump that is designated, as described in § 60.486a(f)(1), as an unsafe-to-monitor pump is exempt from the monitoring and inspection requirements of paragraphs (a) and (d)(4) through (6) of this section if:
(2) The owner or operator of the pump has a written plan that requires monitoring of the pump as frequently as practicable during safe-to-monitor times, but not more frequently than the periodic monitoring schedule otherwise applicable, and repair of the equipment according to the procedures in paragraph (c) of this section if a leak is detected.
40 CFR 60.487a — Reporting Requirements.
40 CFR 60.481a — Definitions.
40 CFR 60.5401 — What Are the Exceptions to the Equipment Leak Standards for Affected Facilities at Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants?
40 CFR 60.593a — Exceptions.
40 CFR 60.486a — Recordkeeping Requirements.
40 CFR 60.482-1a — Standards: General.
40 CFR 60.485a — Test Methods and Procedures.
40 CFR 60.482-8a — Standards: Pumps, Valves, and Connectors in Heavy Liquid Service and Pressure Relief Devices in Light Liquid or Heavy Liquid Service.
40 CFR 60.5401a — What Are the Exceptions to the Equipment Leak GHG and VOC Standards for Affected Facilities at Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants?