Minnesota Administrative Rules

7151.5500 SUBSTANCE TRANSFER AREAS.

Subpart 1.

General.

Except as otherwise provided in subpart 2, owners or operators shall provide substance transfer safeguards. The safeguards, such as spill boxes, remote fill boxes, or containment areas must effectively contain a release at the connection point, as well as at the vehicle, during transfer of the substance to and from the tank.

Subp. 2.

Exclusions.

A substance transfer area safeguard is not required for:

A.

a tank that is filled with a hand-held nozzle;

B.

a transfer of the substance through a continuous pipeline between tanks at one site; or

C.

a barge transfer facility regulated under United States Coast Guard regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, parts 126, 154, and 156.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03

History:

23 SR 883

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007