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  • API 1615 : 2011

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    INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  05-06-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2011

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Definitions and Acronyms
    3 Referenced Publications
    4 Safety and Health
    5 Materials and Equipment
    6 Preconstruction and Preinstallation Site Analysis
    7 Removal and Disposal of Used Storage Systems
    8 Excavation
    9 Handling, Inspection and Testing
    10 Equipment Placement, Anchorage, Secondary Containment,
       and Ballasting
    11 Backfilling
    12 Pumping Systems Design
    13 Piping
    14 Overfill Protection and Spill Containment
    15 Corrosion Protection
    16 Electrical
    17 Vapor Recovery
    18 Detection of Releases
    19 Final Testing
    Annex A (informative) - UST System Installation Documents
                            Checklist
    Annex B (informative) - Sample Buoyancy Calculation
    Annex C (informative) - Optional UST System Checklist

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    Describes procedures and equipment that should be used for the proper installation of underground storage systems for bulk petroleum products or used oil at retail and commercial facilities.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 1631 : 2001 INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
    AWWA M45 : 3 FIBERGLASS PIPE DESIGN
    API 1628 : 1996 A GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM RELEASES
    NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
    UFC 3-460-01 : Change 3 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - DESIGN: PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES
    API RP 1627 : 1986 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF GASOLINE-METHANOL/COSOLVENT BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND SERVICE STATIONS
    API 1637 : 2006 : R2012 USING THE API COLOR-SYMBOL SYSTEM TO MARK EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AT GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITIES AND DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS
    API 1632 : 1996 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    API 651 : 2014 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    API 1626 REDLINE : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
    ICC IFC CODE & COMMENTARY VOLUME 1 & 2 : 2015 IFC® Code and Commentary
    ASTM E 2681 : 2013 Standard Guide for Environmental Management of Underground Storage Tank Systems Storing Hazardous Substances or Petroleum
    API RP 1637 : 2006 USING THE API COLOR-SYMBOL SYSTEM TO MARK EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AT GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITIES AND DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS
    API 1621 : 2010 BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS
    API 1626 : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    EI 1540 : 2014 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, COMMISSIONING, MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
    EI MODEL CODE SAFE PRACTICE PT7 : 1998 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
    API 2005 : 1996 SERVICE STATION SAFETY
    API MPM CH6.3 : 1994 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - METERING ASSEMBLIES - SERVICE STATION DISPENSING METERING SYSTEMS
    API 1635 : 3ED 87 MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM PRODUCT STORAGE SYSTEMS AT MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
    FAA AC 150/5210-15 : 2008 AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING STATION BUILDING DESIGN
    API 651 CHINESE : 2014 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    NFPA 1 : 2018 FIRE CODE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NACE TM 01 02 : 2002 MEASUREMENT OF PROTECTIVE COATING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE ON UNDERGROUND PIPELINES
    NFPA 31 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
    NACE SP 01 88 : 2006 DISCONTINUITY (HOLIDAY) TESTING OF NEW PROTECTIVE COATINGS ON CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES
    NFPA 30A : 2018 MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING FACILITIES AND REPAIR GARAGES
    NFPA 329 : 2015 HANDLING RELEASES OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS AND GASES
    ACI 318 : 2014 BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE AND COMMENTARY
    API PUBL 1628A : 1996 NATURAL ATTENUATION PROCESSES
    API PUBL 1628B : 1996 RISK-BASED DECISION MAKING
    ASTM D 2996 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Filament-Wound “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe
    API PUBL 1628E : 1996 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR HYDROCARBON REMEDIATION SYSTEMS
    UL 1746:3ED 2007-01 Standard for External Corrosion Protection Systems For Steel Underground Storage Tanks
    API 2016 : 2001 GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    UL 860:8ED 2014-12 Standard for Pipe Unions for Flammable and Combustible Fluids and Fire-Protection Service
    API 1628 : 1996 A GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM RELEASES
    API 1632 : 1996 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS
    CFR 40(PTS260-299) : JUL 96 PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    NACE TM 04 97 : 2012 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES RELATED TO CRITERIA FOR CATHODIC PROTECTION ON UNDERGROUND OR SUBMERGED METALLIC PIPING SYSTEMS
    ASNT CP 189 : 2016 QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
    API PUBL 1628D : 1996 IN-SITU AIR SPARGING
    API 2217A : 2009 SAFE WORK IN INERT CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
    ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 : 2009 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING CONFINED SPACES
    API 1631 : 2001 INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
    API RP 2219 : 2016 SAFE OPERATION OF VACUUM TRUCKS HANDLING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE
    ACI 355.2 : 2007 QUALIFICATION OF POST-INSTALLED MECHANICAL ANCHORS IN CONCRETE AND COMMENTARY
    ASME B36.10M : 2015 WELDED AND SEAMLESS WROUGHT STEEL PIPE
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    API RP 1627 : 1986 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF GASOLINE-METHANOL/COSOLVENT BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND SERVICE STATIONS
    CFR 29(PT1910.1000 TO END) : 0 LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    API 2015 : 2014 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
    API 1628C : 1996 OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
    API RP 1646 : 2017 SAFE WORKING PRACTICES FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT RETAIL PETROLEUM/CONVENIENCE FACILITIES
    NACE TM 01 01 : 0 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES RELATED TO CRITERIA FOR CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS
    NACE RP 02 85 : 2002 CORROSION CONTROL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS BY CATHODIC PROTECTION
    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
    NFPA 77 : 2014 STATIC ELECTRICITY
    CFR 40(PTS61-62) : JUL 2017 PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    NACE RP 01 69 : 2002 CONTROL OF EXTERNAL CORROSION ON UNDERGROUND OR SUBMERGED METALLIC PIPING SYSTEMS
    ICC 2009 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2009 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
    API 1621 : 2010 BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS
    API 1626 : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    ASTM D 4021 : 1992 Standard Specification for Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks (Withdrawn 1999)
    ASME B16.3 : 2016 MALLEABLE IRON THREADED FITTINGS: CLASSES 150 AND 300
    UL 87:12ED 2016-03 Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Petroleum Products
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