Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 115 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC › Subchapter D - PETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS PROCESSING, AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES › Division 2 - FUGITIVE EMISSION CONTROL IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES IN GREGG, NUECES, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES › Section 115.322 - Control Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, no person shall
						operate a petroleum refinery without complying with the following
						requirements.
(1) No component may be
					 allowed to have a volatile organic compound (VOC) leak as defined in §
											101.1 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions) for more than 15 calendar days after the
					 leak is found, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section. If the
					 owner or operator elects to use the alternative work practice in §
											115.358
					 of this title (relating to Alternative Work Practice), the definition of a leak
					 for the purposes of this paragraph is as specified in §
											115.358
					 of this title, including any leak detected using the alternative work practice
					 on a component that is subject to the requirements of this division (relating
					 to Fugitive Emission Control in Petroleum Refineries in Gregg, Nueces, and
					 Victoria Counties) but not specifically selected for alternative work practice
					 monitoring.
(2) A first attempt at
					 repair must be made no later than five calendar days after the leak is found,
					 and the component must be repaired no later than 15 calendar days after the
					 leak is found, unless the repair of a component would require a unit shutdown
					 that would create more emissions than the repair would eliminate. A component
					 in gas/vapor or light liquid service is considered to be repaired when it is
					 monitored with an instrument using Method 21 in 40 Code of Federal Regulations
					 Part 60, Appendix A-7 (October 17, 2000) and shown to no longer have a leak
					 after adjustments or alterations to the component. A component in heavy liquid
					 service is considered to be repaired when it is monitored by audio, visual, and
					 olfactory means and shown to no longer have a leak after adjustments or
					 alterations to the component. For any component that the owner or operator
					 monitors using the alternative work practice in §
											115.358
					 of this title, the component is considered repaired when the component is
					 monitored using either an optical gas imaging instrument as specified in §
											115.358
					 of this title or the normal monitoring method required under this division and
					 is demonstrated to no longer have a leak after adjustments or alterations to
					 the component. If the repair of a component would require a unit shutdown that
					 would create more emissions than the repair would eliminate, the repair may be
					 delayed until the next scheduled shutdown.
(3) All leaking components, as defined in
					 paragraph (1) of this section, that cannot be repaired until the unit is shut
					 down for turnaround must be identified for such repair by tagging. The
					 executive director may require early unit turnaround or other appropriate
					 action based on the number and severity of tagged leaks awaiting
					 turnaround.
(4) Except for pressure
					 relief valves, no valves may be installed or operated at the end of a pipe or
					 line containing a VOC, unless the pipe or line is sealed with a second valve, a
					 blind flange, a plug, or a cap. The sealing device may be removed only while a
					 sample is being taken or during maintenance operations, and when closing the
					 line, the upstream valve must be closed first.
(5) Pipeline valves and pressure relief
					 valves in gaseous VOC service must be marked in some manner that will be
					 readily obvious to monitoring personnel. Alternatively, the owner or operator
					 of the refinery may choose to monitor all components in liquid service on the
					 schedule for components in gaseous service specified in §
											115.324(2)
					 of this title (relating to Inspection Requirements). If the owner or operator
					 elects to use the alternative work practice in §
											115.358
					 of this title to monitor components in liquid service, the frequency must be as
					 specified in §
											115.358
					 of this title.