- (a) Subject to (d), below, any owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility equipped with stage II equipment that has not decommissioned the stage II equipment as of the 2022 effective date of this section shall do so in accordance with this section.
(b) To comply with (a), above, the owner or operator shall do the following in the order listed:
- (1) Submit a completed notification form as described in Env-Or 506.02 to notify the department of the intent to decommission the stage II equipment;
- (2) Conduct a pressure decay test on the stage II vapor return piping as specified in Env-Or 504.06 and Env-Or 504.09 within 30 days prior to the scheduled decommissioning of the stage II equipment;
- (3) Decommission the stage II system in accordance with all of the steps listed in the Petroleum Equipment Institute Recommended Practices for Installation and Testing of Vapor-Recovery Systems at Vehicle-Fueling Sites, PEI RP 300-09, Section 14, Decommissioning Stage II Vapor Recovery Piping, 2019 edition; and
- (4) If the stage II vapor return piping did not pass the pressure decay test even after retesting within 30 days of the failed test, permanently close the stage II vapor return piping as specified in Env-Or 408.06 through Env-Or 408.10.
- (c) Any owner or operator who decommissions stage II vapor recovery equipment shall continue to comply with the pressure decay and PV vent cap pressure and vacuum testing requirements of Env-Or 504.06 through Env-Or 504.10 for all equipment that remains in place, including any stage II vapor return piping that remains connected at the tank.
- (d) The requirement to decommission a stage II vapor recovery system shall not apply to political subdivisions. If a political subdivision that owns a stage II system chooses to decommission the equipment, such decommissioning shall comply with (b), above.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Or 500) #10229, eff 11-17-12; ss by #13458, eff 10-7-23 (formerly Env-Or 504.03)