Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 129 - STANDARDS FOR SOURCES › MOBILE SOURCES › Section 129.82 - Control of VOCs from gasoline dispensing facilities (Stage II)

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
						(Reserved).
(a.1)
Applicability.
This section applies to the owner and operator
						of a gasoline dispensing facility equipped with a Stage II vapor recovery
						system and located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester,
						Delaware, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington or Westmoreland
						County.
(b)
Operating
						requirements.
The owner or operator, or both, of a gasoline dispensing
						facility subject to this section shall meet the following requirements until
						the Stage II vapor recovery system at the gasoline dispensing facility is
						decommissioned under §
												129.82a (relating to requirements
						to decommission a Stage II vapor recovery system):
(1) Maintain a Department-approved and
						properly operating Stage II vapor recovery system. The Department will not
						approve a Stage II vapor recovery system unless the Stage II vapor recovery
						system collects at least 90% by weight of the gasoline vapors that are
						displaced from a vehicle fuel tank during refueling and returns the captured
						vapors to a vapor tight system.
(1.1) Provide necessary maintenance and make
						modifications necessary to comply with this section.
(2) Provide adequate training and written
						instructions to the operator of the gasoline dispensing facility to assure
						proper operation of the Stage II vapor recovery system.
(3) Immediately remove from service and tag a
						defective vapor recovery hose, nozzle or other component of the Stage II vapor
						recovery system until the defective component is replaced or repaired.
(i) A component removed from service may not
						be returned to service until the defect is corrected.
(ii) If the Department finds during an
						inspection that a defective vapor recovery hose, nozzle or other component of
						the Stage II vapor recovery system is not properly tagged, the component may
						not be returned to service until the defect is corrected and the Department
						approves its return to service.
(4) Conspicuously post the operating
						instructions for the gasoline dispensing system in the gasoline dispensing area
						which, at a minimum, include:
(i) A clear
						description of how to correctly dispense gasoline with the vapor recovery
						nozzles used at the site.
(ii) A
						warning that continued attempts to dispense gasoline after the system indicates
						that the motor vehicle fuel tank is full may result in spillage and
						contamination of the air or water or recirculation of the gasoline into the
						vapor recovery system.
(iii) A
						telephone number, email address or social media account established by the
						Department for the public to use to report problems experienced with the
						gasoline dispensing system.
(5) Maintain records of the gasoline
						dispensing system test procedure results, monthly throughput, type and duration
						of any failure of the system and maintenance and repair records onsite at the
						gasoline dispensing facility or electronically stored allowing for onsite
						examination. The records must be:
(i)
						Maintained for 2 years, unless a longer period is required under Chapter 127
						(relating to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources)
						or a plan approval, operating permit, consent decree or order issued by the
						Department.
(ii) Made available for
						inspection, upon request, by the Department.