Section 93.320. Fuel storage for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines.

 

(1)   Installation and use.

(a) General. This section applies to the fuel storage tanks of stationary combustion engines and gas turbines, except when used at a farm premises or construction project.

(b) Certified installer . The installation of tanks used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall be supervised by a certified installer.

(c) Marking.

1. Aboveground tanks with the fill point remote from the tank and all new and existing underground storage tanks used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall have the fill point labeled with the type of fuel.

2. Aboveground storage tanks used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall have the tank labeled with the type of fuel.

(d) Aboveground storage tanks located in buildings . Aboveground storage tanks located in buildings and used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall comply with NFPA 37 chapter 6 and all of the following:

1. The fill connection shall be located outside the building.

2. Spill and overfill prevention shall be provided in accordance with s. ATCP 93.410 .

(e) Aboveground storage tanks not located in a building . Aboveground storage tanks not located in a building and used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall comply with subch. IV and NFPA 37 chapter 5, except that double-wall tanks which are only filled with a manual-shutoff nozzle without a latching mechanism are not required to have additional spill prevention at the fill point.

(f) Underground storage tanks. Underground storage tanks used to store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall comply with subch. V and NFPA 37 chapter 5.

(2)   Spill and overfill prevention.

(a) Spill and overfill prevention shall be provided in accordance with s. ATCP 93.410 , except as exempted in par. (b) .

(b) Tanks that are filled by hand using a nozzle without a latch-open device are not required to have spill containment at the fill point.

(3)   Tank closure and general administrative requirements.

(a) Aboveground tanks . Aboveground tanks that store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall comply with ss. ATCP 93.440 to 93.470 .

(b) Underground tanks . Underground tanks that store fuel for stationary combustion engines and gas turbines shall comply with ss. ATCP 93.545 to 93.585 .

CR 07-029 : cr. Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 2-1-09; correction in (1) (d) 2., (2) (a), (3) (a), (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; corrections in (1) (d) 2., (2) (a), (3) (a), (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register October 2013 No. 694 .

Note

Stationary combustion engines are commonly used to power emergency generators and pumps that provide fire protection. For setbacks for storage tanks that are used to fuel stationary combustion engines at a farm premises or construction project, see section ATCP 93.630 (2) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See section ATCP 93.100 (1) (b) 11. for criteria that can be used to exempt these tanks from plan review. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Sections ATCP 93.440 to 93.470 address inspections; seldom-used and temporarily-out-of-service tanks; change in service to store a non-regulated substance; tank closures; tank-system site assessments; and confirming and responding to leaks, spills, overfills and releases. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Sections ATCP 93.545 to 93.585 address seldom-used and temporarily-out-of-service tanks; change in service to store a non-regulated substance; tank system closures; conditions indicating releases; tank-system integrity assessments; tank-system site assessments; and responding to leaks, spills, overfills and releases. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1