Proposed Amended Rule 1178 – Further Reductions of VOC Emissions from Storage Tanks at Petroleum Facilities
Summary
SCH Number
2023070354
Lead Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Proposed Amended Rule 1178 – Further Reductions of VOC Emissions from Storage Tanks at Petroleum Facilities
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Document Description
Proposed Amended Rule (PAR) 1178 establishes more stringent leak detection and repair and control requirements for storage tanks located at petroleum facilities that have emitted more than 20 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in any reporting year since the rule’s adoption in 2001. PAR 1178 establishes requirements for: 1) conducting inspections, including but not limited to weekly optical gas inspections; 2) installing domes and secondary seals; 3) increasing the efficiency of emission control systems; and 4) conducting monitoring, maintenance, recordkeeping, and reporting activities. PAR 1178 applies to storage tanks located at 27 facilities including refineries, bulk storage, loading, and oil production facilities. PAR 1178 is estimated to reduce VOC emissions by 0.82 ton per day. Of the proposed changes in PAR 1178, only the installation of domes on external floating roof tanks and additional roof seals on internal floating roof tanks is expected to require physical modifications that could create secondary adverse environmental impacts. However, the Draft EA did not identify any environmental topic areas that would be significantly adversely affected by PAR 1178. Facilities with storage tanks subject to PAR 1178 may be identified on lists compiled by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control per Government Code Section 65962.5; however, the implementation of PAR 1178 will not alter the status of the facilities on the lists.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin Ni
Agency Name
South Coast AQMD
Job Title
Acting Program Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Other Information
The proposed project is located in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) jurisdiction, which includes the four-county South Coast Air Basin (all of Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties), and the Riverside County portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin and the non-Palo Verde, Riverside County portion of the Mojave Desert Air Basin.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Not Applicable)
Local Actions
Not Applicable
Project Issues
Not Applicable
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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