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API RP 1615 Document Information:
Title
Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date:
Mar 1, 1996
Scope:
Purpose and Scope
This recommended practice is a guide to procedures and equipment
that should be used for the proper installation of underground
petroleum storage systems. It is intended for use by architects,
engineers, tank owners, tank operators, and contractors.
This recommended practice applies to underground storage tank
systems (see 1.3.48) that are used to store petroleum products at
retail and commercial facilities. The stored products include
gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, lubricating oils, used oil, and
certain alcohol/gasoline blends. (For information on
alcohol/gasoline blends, see API Recommended Practices 1626 and
1627.) The product manufacturer and the authority having
jurisdiction (see 1.3.1) should be consulted with regard to the
proper storage of all products.
Anyone preparing to design or install an underground storage
tank system should investigate the federal, state, and local
requirements and current methods of compliance for vapor recovery
in that region. Vapor recovery (see 1.3.52) is covered in greater
detail in Section 12 of this document. For more information on the
design and installation of vapor recovery systems, see NFPA 30A or
PEI RP 300.
The primary application of this recommended practice is in
connection with the underground storage of bulk petroleum products
or used oil at retail and commercial facilities. It is not intended
to cover specialized installations, such as fuel storage systems at
marinas or airports, heating oil storage systems (either
residential or bulk), or systems installed inside buildings. This
recommended practice does not apply to the installation of in
ground or aboveground bulk storage systems. The reader is referred
to the following standards for information on specialized storage
systems:
a. Marinas: NFPA 30A.
b. Residential storage of heating oil: NFPA 31.
c. Storage inside buildings: NFPA 30.
d. Aboveground storage: NFPA 30 and 30A; API Standards 650, 651,
652, and 653; and PEI RP 200-92.
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