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Floating Roof Storage of
Petroleum Products
NJDEP PROPOSES NEW
Approach to Storage Tank Controls
All of New Jersey is
classified as a moderate non-attainment area under EPA’s National Ambient Air
Quality 8-hour Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. Therefore, under federal law
the state is required enforce the implementation of Reasonable Available Control
Technology (RACT) on stationary sources, including floating roof storage tanks.
Revisions to the New Jersey
RACT approach were proposed in March, drawing largely from initiatives in
California. These are summarized as a white paper entitled “VOC 004 -
Floating Roof Storage of Petroleum Products” and may be viewed
here:
On May 11, ILTA members and
other New Jersey storage tank operators met with the State’s Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Director Bill O’Sullivan regarding proposed
actions on new volatile organic compound (VOC) storage tank emission rules.
Participants in the May meeting subsequently funded a comment letter addressing
the elements of this paper, which awaits response from NJDEP. This letter
may be seen here:
The new rules are to be
proposed in July, and finalized by May of 2008.
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