17.8.1604    INSPECTION AND REPAIR REQUIREMENTS

(1) The owner or operator of an oil and gas well facility shall inspect all VOC piping components for leaks each calendar month. Leak detection methods may incorporate the use of sight, sound, or smell.

(2) The owner or operator shall make the first attempt to repair any leaking VOC equipment within five days after the leak is detected.

(3) Any leaking VOC equipment must be repaired as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days after the leak is initially detected, unless the repair is technically infeasible without a facility shutdown. Such equipment shall be repaired before the end of the first facility shutdown after the leak is initially detected.

History: 75-2-111, 75-2-211, MCA; IMP, 75-2-211, MCA; NEW, 2005 MAR p. 2660, Eff. 1/1/06.