Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11

Affected: IC 13-17

Sec. 5. (a) No owner or operator of a bulk gasoline plant shall allow the transfer of gasoline between any transport and any bulk plant storage tank unless such tank is equipped with:

1. (1) a vapor balance system connected between the gasoline transport and the gasoline storage tank, operating according to manufacturer's specifications; and

2. (2) a submerged fill pipe which has its discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is either:

   1. (A) six (6) inches above the bottom of the tank; or
   2. (B) eighteen (18) inches or twice the diameter of the fill pipe, whichever is greater, above the bottom of a tank loaded from the side.

(b) If neither the owner nor the employees of the owner of a bulk gasoline plant are present during loading, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of the transport to make certain that the vapor balance system is connected between the transport and the storage tank, and is operating according to manufacturer's specifications.

(Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 8-4-5; filed Mar 10, 1988, 1:20 p.m.: 11 IR 2540; filed Aug 11, 1989, 1:40 p.m.: 13 IR 8; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 2:09 p.m.: 20241113-IR-326230809RFA)