Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 115 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC › Subchapter B - GENERAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND SOURCES › Division 1 - STORAGE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS › Section 115.118 - Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 following recordkeeping requirements apply in the Beaumont-Port Arthur,
					 Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, as defined in
					 §
											115.10 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions).
(1) The
					 owner or operator of storage tank claiming an exemption in §
												115.111 of
					 this title (relating to Exemptions) shall maintain records sufficient to
					 demonstrate continuous compliance with the applicable exemption criteria. Where
					 applicable, true vapor pressure, volatile organic compounds (VOC) content type,
					 or a combination of the two must be recorded initially and at every change of
					 service or when the storage tank is emptied and refilled.
(2) The owner or operator of an external
					 floating roof storage tank that is exempt from the requirement for a secondary
					 seal in accordance with §115.111(a)(1), (6), and (7) of this title and is
					 used to store VOC with a true vapor pressure greater than 1.0 pounds per square
					 inch absolute (psia) shall maintain records of the type of VOC stored and the
					 average monthly true vapor pressure of the stored liquid.
(3) The owner or operator shall maintain
					 records of the results of inspections required by §
												115.114(a)
					 of this title (relating to Inspection and Repair Requirements). For secondary
					 seal gaps that are required to be physically measured during inspection, these
					 records must include a calculation of emissions for all secondary seal gaps
					 that exceed 1/8 inch where the accumulated area of such gaps is greater than
					 1.0 square inch per foot of tank diameter. These calculated emissions inventory
					 reportable emissions must be reported in the annual emissions inventory
					 submittal required by §
												101.10
					 of this title (relating to Emissions Inventory Requirements). The emissions
					 must be calculated using the following equation.
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(4) The
					 owner or operator shall maintain records of any operational parameter
					 monitoring required in §
												115.115(a)
					 of this title (relating to Monitoring Requirements). Such records must be
					 sufficient to demonstrate proper functioning of those devices to design
					 specifications and must include, but are not limited to, the following.
(A) For a direct-flame incinerator, the owner
					 or operator shall continuously record the exhaust gas temperature immediately
					 downstream of the device.
(B) For a
					 condensation system, the owner or operator shall continuously record the outlet
					 gas temperature to ensure the temperature is below the manufacturer's
					 recommended operating temperature for controlling the VOC vapors routed to the
					 device.
(C) For a carbon adsorption
					 system or carbon adsorber, the owner or operator shall:
(i) continuously record the exhaust gas VOC
					 concentration of any carbon adsorption system monitored according to §
														115.115(a)(3)(A)
					 of this title; or
(ii) record the
					 date and time of each switch between carbon containers and the method of
					 determining the carbon replacement interval if the carbon adsorption system or
					 carbon adsorber is switched according to §
														115.115(a)(3)(B)
					 of this title.
(D) For a
					 catalytic incinerator, the owner or operator shall continuously record the
					 inlet and outlet gas temperature.
(E) For a vapor recovery unit, the owner or
					 operator shall maintain records of the continuous operational parameter
					 monitoring required in §
													115.115(a)(5)
					 of this title.
(F) For any other
					 control device not listed in this paragraph, the owner or operator shall
					 maintain records of the continuous operational parameter monitoring required in
					 §
													115.115(a)(6)
					 of this title sufficient to demonstrate proper functioning of the control
					 device to design specifications.
(5) The owner or operator shall maintain the
					 results of any testing conducted in accordance with §
												115.116 of
					 this title (relating to Testing Requirements) or §
												115.117 of
					 this title (relating to Approved Test Methods) at an affected site. Results may
					 be maintained at an off-site location if made available for review within 24
					 hours.
(6) In the
					 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria and Dallas-Fort Worth areas, the owner or operator
					 shall maintain the following additional records.
(A) The owner or operator of a fixed roof
					 storage tank that is not required in §
													115.112(d)(1) or
					 (e)(1) of this title (relating to Control
					 Requirements) to be equipped with an external floating roof, internal floating
					 roof, or vapor control system shall maintain records of the type of VOC stored,
					 the starting and ending dates when the material is stored, and the true vapor
					 pressure at the average monthly storage temperature of the stored liquid. This
					 requirement does not apply to a storage tank with storage capacity of 25,000
					 gallons or less storing VOC other than crude oil or condensate, or to a storage
					 tank with storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or less storing crude oil or
					 condensate.
(B) The owner or
					 operator of any storage tank that stores crude oil or condensate prior to
					 custody transfer or at a pipeline breakout station and is not equipped with a
					 vapor control system shall maintain records of the estimated uncontrolled
					 emissions from the storage tank on a rolling 12-month basis. The records must
					 be made available for review within 72 hours upon request by authorized
					 representatives of the executive director, the United States Environmental
					 Protection Agency, or any local air pollution control agency with
					 jurisdiction.
(C) The owner or
					 operator of an external floating roof or internal floating roof storage tank
					 meeting the extended compliance date in §
													115.119(a)(1)(A)
					 or (b)(1)(A) of this title (relating to
					 Compliance Schedules) shall maintain records of the date of the last time the
					 storage tank was emptied and degassed.
(D) The owner or operator of any storage tank
					 that stores crude oil or condensate prior to custody transfer or at a pipeline
					 breakout station is required by §
													115.112(e)
					 of this title to control flash emissions shall maintain records of the
					 manufacturer or industry standard instructions used to maintain the storage
					 tanks and tank closure devices in use.
(E) The owner or operator of any storage tank
					 that stores crude oil or condensate prior to custody transfer or at a pipeline
					 breakout station shall maintain records of the results of each inspection and
					 repair required in §
													115.112(e)(7)
					 or §
													115.114(a)(5)
					 of this title, including the following items:
(i) the date of the inspection;
(ii) the status of the device during
					 inspection;
(iii) the amount of
					 time a closure device was open since the last inspection for reasons not
					 allowed in §
														115.112(e)(7)(A)
					 of this title;
(iv) the date repair
					 was attempted and completed; and
(v) the list of closure devices awaiting
					 delayed repair as allowed by §
														115.112(e)(7)(D)
					 of this title.
(7) All records must be maintained for two
					 years and be made available for review upon request by authorized
					 representatives of the executive director, the United States Environmental
					 Protection Agency, or any local air pollution control agency with jurisdiction.
					 In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, any records created on or after March 1, 2011,
					 must be maintained for at least five years. In the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
					 area, any records created on or after January 1, 2017 must be maintained for at
					 least five years.