Section 215.583  Gasoline Dispensing Facilities - Storage Tank Filling Operations

a)         Subject to subsection (b) below, no person shall cause or allow the transfer of gasoline from any delivery vessel into any stationary storage tank at a gasoline dispensing facility unless:

1)         The tank is equipped with a submerged loading pipe; and

2)         The vapors displaced from the storage tank during filling are processed by a vapor control system that includes one or more of the following:

A)        A vapor collection system that meets the requirements of subsection (d)(4) below; or

B)        A refrigeration-condensation system or any other system approved by the Agency that recovers at least 90 percent by weight of all vaporized organic material from the equipment being controlled; and

C)        The delivery vessel displays the appropriate sticker pursuant to the requirements of Section 215.584(b) or (d) of this Part.

b)         The requirements of subsection (a)(2) above shall not apply to transfers of gasoline to a stationary storage tank at a gasoline dispensing facility if:

1)         The tank is equipped with a floating roof or other system of equal or better emission control as approved by the Agency;

2)         The tank has a capacity of less than 2000 gallons and is in place and operating before January 1, 1979;

3)         The tank has a capacity of less than 575 gallons; or

4)         The tank is not located in any of the following counties: Boone, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, Peoria, Rock Island, St. Clair, Tazewell, Will or Winnebago.

c)         Subject to subsection (b) above, each owner of a gasoline dispensing facility shall:

1)         Install all control systems and make all process modifications required by subsection (a) above;

2)         Provide instructions to the operator of the gasoline dispensing facility describing necessary maintenance operations and procedures for prompt notification of the owner in the case of any malfunction of a vapor control system; and

3)         Repair, replace or modify any worn out or malfunctioning component or element of design.

d)         Subject to subsection (b) above, each operator of a gasoline dispensing facility and each delivery vessel operator shall:

1)         Maintain and operate each vapor control system in accordance with the owner's instructions;

2)         Promptly notify the owner of any scheduled maintenance or malfunction requiring replacement or repair of a major component of a vapor control system;

3)         Maintain gauges, meters or other specified testing devices in proper working order;

4)         Operate the vapor collection system and delivery vessel unloading points in a manner that prevents:  

A)        A reading equal to or greater than 100 percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL measured as propane) when tested in accordance with the procedure described in EPA 450/2-78-051 Appendix B, and

B)        Avoidable leaks of liquid during the filling of storage tanks; and

5)         Within 15 business days after discovery of the leak by the owner, operator, or the Agency, repair and retest a vapor collection system which exceeds the limits of subsection (d)(4)(A) above.

e)         Gasoline dispensing facilities were required to take certain actions to achieve compliance which are summarized in Appendix C of this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 13849, effective August 24, 1992)