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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 106 - PERMITS BY RULE
SUBCHAPTER U - TANKS, STORAGE, AND LOADING
SECTION/RULE §106.475 - Pressurized Tanks or Tanks Vented to a Firebox
Chapter Review Date 06/29/2023

Any vessel storing carbon compounds composed only of carbon, hydrogen, or oxygen is permitted by rule, provided that the vessel vent is directed to an incinerator, boiler, or other firebox having a stationary flue or a waste gas flare system that will operate with no visible emissions except as provided by Chapter 101 of this title (relating to General Air Quality Rules) for periods of maintenance or operational upset. However, vessels not exceeding 100 barrels capacity and storing only liquid petroleum gas may have the safety relief valve vent directly to the atmosphere. Also, any tank having a capacity not to exceed 1,000 gallons and storing only commercial odorants used to odorize petroleum gases may have the safety relief valve vent directly to the atmosphere.

Source Note: The provisions of this §106.475 adopted to be effective March 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 2439; amended to be effective September 4, 2000, 25 TexReg 8653.

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