Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and ... - CCME

B.3.8.1(1) The use of certain secondary containment
techniques may preclude the use of cathodic
protection and in some cases cause
accelerated corrosion of the storage tank
bottom. A corrosion expert shall be
consulted.
B3.9.2
(2)(a) The authority having jurisdiction may
specify an acceptable material for a
secondary containment impermeable barrier
based on local conditions or previous
experience. Regardless of material, proper
installation and ongoing maintenance of a
secondary containment impermeable barrier
is important.
B.3.9.3
(1) The installer shall advise the electrical
contractor that synthetic membrane liners
have been used and ensure that the liner is
not punctured by grounding rods. It is
recommended that grounding rods not be
inserted within the dyked areas where a
synthetic membrane or clay liner has been
used for secondary containment. If
penetrations are required, locating the
penetrations at a high point reduces the
likelihood of leaks.
B.4.2.7 Abandonment in-place of an out-of-service
storage tank is not normally an acceptable
practice. Storage tanks shall not be located
near or under building foundations or in
locations where the ultimate removal of the
storage tank would be impractical.
B.4.5.3
(1)(b) Stray current from an impressed current
system can cause corrosion to storage tank
systems that are cathodically protected by
sacrificial anodes.
B.4.5.3
(2) The anodes on a cathodically protected
storage tank that conforms with CAN/ULC-
S603.1, “Standard for Galvanic Corrosion
Protection Systems for Steel Underground
Tanks”, are designed to protect the tank
only. Inadequate corrosion protection of
such cathodically protected storage tanks
can occur if the storage tank is not
electrically isolated from the piping or other
storage tanks.
B.4.5. Rectifier shall have a non-resettable 115V.
AC elapsed time indicator with 99,999 hour
capacity. A battery powered downtime
counter of the same hour capacity is an
optional alternative.
B.5.2.5 Mechanical joints, such as flanged joints or
couplers, shall not be used below ground.
Additionally, it is good practice to minimize
the use of threaded joints below ground.
B.6.2.6 CITLDS method combines use of an
Automatic Tank Gauge probe to collect data
and sophisticated data analysis used in
Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR)
techniques. An underground storage tank is
monitored continuously without interfering
with normal tank operations. These systems
are designed to meet the monthly
monitoring performance standard of
detecting a leak of 0.76 L/hr or 567 L per
month with 95% probability and 5% false
alarm.
B6.2.11.
(1)(h) The determination of an appropriate
procedure for a leak detection test of piping
with a volume greater than 1000 L is based
on several variables, including the ability to
drain and isolate the line, line volume,
product characteristics, the availability of
test equipment, and the reliability of
procedures to detect leaks. The best results
will be generated when the product is
drained from the line, the line is blinded or
isolated at each end, and the line is
pressurized with an inert gas. The length of
time that the line is pressurized should be
consistent with its volume. Industry’s best
practices should also be taken into
consideration. Typically, refineries and
terminals will use an inert gas to pressurize
a line at one and one half times normal
operating pressure and monitor the pressure
for four or more hours.
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