New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 5 - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14B-5.4 - Repairs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Owners and operators shall obtain a
				permit from the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-10 and meet the
				following requirements to ensure that repairs shall prevent releases due to
				structural failure or corrosion as long as the underground storage tank system
				is used to store hazardous substances:
1.
				Repairs to underground storage tank systems shall be properly conducted in
				accordance with a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized
				association as listed in 7:14B-5.4(c), or an independent testing
				laboratory.
2. Repairs to
				fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks shall be made in accordance with the
				manufacturer's specifications or in accordance with a code of practice
				developed by a nationally recognized association as listed in 7:14B-5.4(c) or
				an independent testing laboratory.
3. Metal pipe sections and fittings that have
				released product as a result of corrosion or other damage shall be replaced.
				Non-corrodible pipes and fittings shall be repaired or replaced, in accordance
				with the manufacturer's specifications. The entire piping run shall be replaced
				when 50 percent or more of the piping run is replaced. The following new or
				replaced piping shall have secondary containment and interstitial monitoring,
				in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-4.1(a)
2iv:
i. Except as set forth in (a)3ii below, all
				new or replaced piping for which installation begins on or after April 11,
				2016.
ii. For a regulated heating
				oil tank system, all new or replaced piping for which installation begins on or
				after July 15, 2018.
4.
				Repaired tanks and piping shall be tightness tested in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-6.5(a)
3 and
				6.6(a)2 within 30 calendar days following the date of the completion of the
				repair except when:
i. The repaired tank is
				internally inspected in accordance with a code of practice developed by a
				nationally recognized association as listed in 7:14B-5.4(c) or an independent
				testing laboratory; or
ii. The
				repaired portion of the underground storage tank system is monitored monthly
				for releases in accordance with a method specified in 7:14B-6.5(a)4 through
				8.
5. Repaired secondary
				containment areas, where interstitial monitoring release detection is
				performed, shall be tested in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions,
				or a code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or
				independent testing laboratory within 30 days following the date of completion
				of the repair.
6. Within six months
				following the repair of any cathodically protected underground storage tank
				system, the cathodic protection system shall be tested in accordance with
				7:14B-5.2(a)2 and 3 to ensure that it is operating properly.
7. Repaired spill or overfill prevention
				equipment shall be tested or inspected, as appropriate, within 30 calendar days
				following the date of the completion of the repair, to ensure it is operating
				in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-5.10(a).
8. Owners and operators shall maintain
				records of each repair and associated test or inspection for the remaining
				operating life of the underground storage tank system that demonstrates
				compliance with the requirements of this section.