Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 215 - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, LOW PRESSURE NITROGEN SOLUTIONS, EQUIPMENT, CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE FACILITIES › Subpart A - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, EQUIPMENT, CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE FACILITIES › Section 215.30 - Location of Storage Tanks

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Tanks shall be located outside of buildings unless the building is especially
				constructed for the safe handling and storage of anhydrous ammonia. Permanent
				storage shall be located outside of densely populated areas and subject to the
				approval of the Department as follows: If located within the corporate limits
				of a village, town, or city, written approval of the municipality's governing
				body or a county zoning permit shall be submitted to the Department before
				tentative approval to begin construction of a permanent storage facility will
				be given. The intended storage must be completed and approved by the Department
				within one year from the date written tentative approval was given. Final
				approval will be given if the facility and equipment complies with this
				Part.
b) Containers shall be
				located at least 50 feet from a dug well or other source of potable
				water.
c) Nurse tank load out
				risers and containers for newly approved sites after July 1, 2003 shall be a
				minimum distance of 200 feet from the property line. Installation of additional
				load out risers or containers at sites approved prior to July 1, 2003 shall be
				a minimum distance of 75 feet from the property line.
d) Container locations shall comply with the
				following distance requirements:
Minimum Distance (feet) from
							 Container
Nominal capacity of containers
							 (gallons)
Railroad mainline property
Place of private or public
							 assembly
Institutional occupancy
001-3000
100
200
750
over 3000
100
400
1000
e)
				Offices or buildings integral to the agrichemical business are exempt from the
				minimum distance requirement. Excluded from the distance requirement are those
				installations installed prior to July 1, 2003. The Department will approve
				replacement storage tanks to be installed. A replacement tank may be of a
				larger capacity. Replacement tanks must meet all requirements of this Part with
				the exception of subsection (d). The provisions concerning replacement of tanks
				applies specifically to installations installed prior to July 1, 2003.
				Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, the Department shall not
				require evidence of a county zoning permit or approval of the municipal
				governing body in the case of replacement of anhydrous ammonia storage vessels
				of equal or lesser static volume.
f) A nurse tank of not more than 3000 gallons
				or less than 1000 gallons water capacity may be used as temporary storage in
				instances where anhydrous ammonia is used in the manufacturing of liquid or
				suspension fertilizers provided that written approval of the municipality's
				governing board or a county zoning permit shall be submitted to the Department
				before site approval will be given. Approval will be given based upon
				compliance with the requirement of this subsection (f). The distance of the
				temporary storage nurse tank shall not be less than 50 feet from the property
				line or source of drinking water, not less than 200 feet from existing places
				of private or public assembly, or not less than 750 feet from any place of
				institutional occupancy. The draw bar must be securely fastened to an anchoring
				device so as to render the nurse tank immovable while being used in the
				manufacturing of fertilizer. During the time the site is unattended, all liquid
				and vapor valves must be plugged or capped.
g) Container storage areas shall be
				accessible to emergency vehicles and personnel.
h) Storage container areas shall be
				maintained clear of dry grass and weeds and other combustible
				materials.