Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations (SOR/2025-88)

Approvals

Marginal note:Federal, provincial or municipal approval

• 107 (1) If the measures that an operator has to take to repair a defect require approval from a federal, provincial or municipal authority, the following periods are not included in the calculation of the time limits set out in subsections 90(1) and 100(1), (3) and (4), subsection 105(1) and section 106, as applicable:

  • (a) a single period beginning on the day on which the defect is detected and ending 14 days after that day, so that the approval may be requested from the federal, provincial or municipal authority; and

  • (b) any period during which the federal, provincial or municipal authority’s approval is pending.

• Marginal note:Request as soon as feasible

  (2) The operator must request the approval of the federal, provincial or municipal authority as soon as the circumstances permit.

Inventory

Marginal note:Inventory

108 The operator of a facility must establish and maintain an inventory in respect of the facility that contains the information referred to in Schedule 10.

Record-Keeping

Records

Marginal note:Emissions control equipment

109 The operator of a facility must maintain, in respect of each piece of emissions control equipment at the facility, a record that contains the following information and any supporting documents:

• (a) the identifier of the emissions control equipment;

• (b) the type of emissions control equipment and the identifier of the tank or loading rack on which it was installed;

• (c) the year of installation of the emissions control equipment on the tank or loading rack;

• (d) the design specifications of the emissions control equipment;

• (e) if the emissions control equipment is a vapour control system

  • (i) the dates and the duration of the periods during which the vapour control system is in service and not in service,

  • (ii) for each period during which the vapour control system is not in service, the reasons why it is not in service and an indication of whether the tank or loading rack on which it is installed is in service during that period,

  • (iii) the total duration of the periods in a calendar year during which the operation of the vapour control system is interrupted for maintenance or repair under paragraph 56(2)(a),

  • (iv) the standard operating procedures kept under section 55,

  • (v) a maintenance plan for the vapour control system that includes

    • (A) the dates on which it is expected to be removed from service or returned to service and the reasons for the removal or return,

    • (B) the latest allowable dates of the next inspections under subsections 86(1) and (2), and

    • (C) the latest allowable date of the next performance test under section 87,

  • (vi) information on the performance tests of the vapour control system required under section 87, including

    • (A) the date of each test performed,

    • (B) if a test was omitted or was not performed within the required time limit, the reason why,

    • (C) for each test performed, the relevant parameters referred to in subsection 54(3) used to establish the vapour control system's performance, if applicable,

    • (D) the test method followed for each test,

    • (E) the instruments used to perform each test,

    • (F) the calibration test method for the instruments used to perform each test, the dates of the calibration tests and the results of the calibration tests,

    • (G) the operating conditions under which each test was performed,

    • (H) the results of each test and all data collected during each test,

    • (I) any discrepancies identified between the results of any test and the performance indicated by the continuous monitoring device, if applicable, and

    • (J) the name of the person who performed each test and the name of their employer;

• (f) if the emissions control equipment is a vapour recovery system or vapour destruction system,

  • (i) any monitoring data generated by its continuous monitoring device in accordance with paragraph 54(1)(a) during the previous 12 months, and

  • (ii) any information on the accuracy and relevance, as determined in accordance with subsections 54(2) and (3), of the measurements generated by its continuous monitoring device during the previous 12 months;

• (g) if the emissions control equipment is a pressure-vacuum vent, any data in respect of its calibration under paragraph 78(c);

• (h) information demonstrating that the requirements set out in section 59 have been met, if applicable;

• (i) if the emissions control equipment is a vapour control system, information on the inspections required under section 86, including

  • (i) the date of each inspection performed,

  • (ii) if an inspection was omitted or was not performed within the required time limits, the reason why,

  • (iii) an indication of whether each inspection was performed visually or using a leak detection instrument and, in the latter case, the type of instrument used and its identifier,

  • (iv) the results of each inspection, including a description and the location of any detected leak or defect, and

  • (v) the name of the person who performed each inspection and the name of their employer;

• (j) if the emissions control equipment is a pressure-vacuum vent, information on the inspections required under section 104, including

  • (i) the date of each inspection performed,

  • (ii) if an inspection was omitted or not performed within the required time limits, the reason why,

  • (iii) the results of each inspection, including a description and the location of any detected leak or defect, and

  • (iv) the name of the person who performed each inspection and the name of their employer; and

• (k) if the emissions control equipment is a vapour control system or pressure-vacuum vent, information on any detected defect of it referred to in subsection 90(3) or 105(2), including, as applicable,

  • (i) the date on which the defect is detected,

  • (ii) a description of the defect,

  • (iii) the date of which the defect is repaired,

  • (iv) a description of the repair and the results of any necessary tests or inspections that are performed to confirm whether the repair is successful,

  • (v) an indication of whether the repair was performed while the tank or loading rack on which it is installed was in service, and

  • (vi) the reasons why the defect was not repaired within the time limit set out in subsection 90(1) or 105(1), if applicable.

Marginal note:Tanks

• 110 (1) The operator of a facility must maintain, in respect of each tank at the facility designated under section 12, a record that contains the following information and any supporting documents:

  • (a) the identifier of the tank;

  • (b) the year of the tank’s installation and the design specifications of the tank, including

    • (i) the internal volume of the tank, calculated in accordance with section 15,

    • (ii) the height and diameter of the tank, and

    • (iii) the type and identifier of any emissions control equipment installed on the tank;

  • (c) the description of each liquid stored in the tank and the dates on which the tank contained the liquid, including, in the case of a volatile petroleum liquid, its vapour pressure, benzene concentration and, if it is an oil-water mixture, VOC concentration;

  • (d) if the interior of the tank is cleaned for the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a), the value of the LEL% inside the tank, the identifier of the instrument that was used to determine that value and an indication of whether mechanical ventilation was used during that determination;

  • (e) the category to which the tank was designated to belong under section 12, the date on which it was first designated, any changes made to the designation, the date on which those changes were made and the reasons for those changes;

  • (f) if the tank is used as an intermittent service tank under subsection 10(1), information to establish that it has been in service for 300 hours or less per calendar year and, if applicable, the statistical or engineering analysis referred to in subsection 10(3);

  • (g) if the tank is used as a surge tank under subsection 11(1), a description of the abnormal operating conditions and the liquids transferred into the tank and the dates on which the liquids were transferred to or removed from the tank;

  • (h) a maintenance plan for the tank that includes

    • (i) the dates of any scheduled maintenance and an indication of whether the tank will be removed from service during the maintenance, and

    • (ii) the latest allowable dates of the next inspections under subsections 91(1), 93(1), 94(1) and 95(1) and sections 96 and 97, as applicable, considering any applicable reduction of an inspection interval under section 99;

  • (i) the dates and the duration of any periods during which the tank’s internal floating roof or external floating roof was resting on a support structure or suspended under subsection 61(2) or (3) or 70(2), as applicable;

  • (j) information on the inspections of the tank or its internal floating roof or external floating roof required under subsection 91(1), 92(7), 93(1), 94(1) or 95(1) or sections 96 or 97, as applicable, including

    • (i) the date of each inspection performed,

    • (ii) if an inspection was omitted, the reason why and an indication of whether the inspection was omitted under subsection 91(2),

    • (iii) if an inspection was not performed within the applicable time limit, the reason why and an indication of whether the inspection was delayed under subsection 94(2),

    • (iv) the provision of these Regulations under which each inspection was performed,

    • (v) the results of each inspection, including a description and the location of any detected defects,

    • (vi) for each inspection of an internal floating roof,

      • (A) the measured LEL% in the space above the internal floating roof and the baseline LEL% calculated under section 92,

      • (B) the identifier of the instrument that was used to measure the LEL%,

      • (C) an indication of whether the measurement was part of a second inspection under subsection 92(7),

      • (D) the estimated wind speed at the time that the measurement was taken, and

      • (E) the volume of liquid in the tank at the time that the measurement was taken and eight hours before that time, and

    • (vii) the name of the person who performed each inspection, the name of their employer, and in the case of an inspection performed under subsection 93(1) or section 96, proof demonstrating that the person holds the certificate required under section 98;

  • (k) testing and inspection records referred to in paragraph 93(2)(a) that are used to establish when the 20-year period referred to in subsection 93(1) begins, if applicable;

  • (l) information on any detected defect referred to in subsection 100(5) or 101(1) of the tank or its internal floating roof or external floating roof, including, as applicable,

    • (i) the date on which the defect was detected,

    • (ii) a description of the defect,

    • (iii) the date on which the defect was repaired,

    • (iv) a description of the repair and the results of any necessary tests or inspections that are performed to confirm whether the repair is successful,

    • (v) if the defect was not repaired within the applicable time limit set out in section 100, the reason why,

    • (vi) if the tank’s internal floating roof or external floating roof has a defect referred to in subsection 101(1)

      • (A) the date on which the operator ceased filling the tank with volatile petroleum liquid,

      • (B) the date on which the operator emptied the tank of all volatile petroleum liquid in accordance with paragraph 101(2)(a), or the date on which the operator equipped the tank with a temporary vapour control system in accordance with paragraph 101(2)(b) and the date on which use of the temporary system began, as applicable, and

      • (C) the factors taken into account in the choice of measures referred to in subsection 101(2), and

    • (vii) if a rim seal of the tank has a defect, information on any determinations made for the purposes of subsections 100(3) and (4), including

      • (A) the date on which the person referred to in paragraph 100(3)(b) determined that the tank is free of any other defects, the name of that person, the name of their employer and proof demonstrating that the person holds the certificate required under that paragraph,

      • (B) the date on which the operator determined under subsection 100(4) that the defect of the rim seal could not be repaired while the tank is in service, if applicable, and

      • (C) an indication of whether the repair was attempted while the tank is in service;

  • (m) a copy of any VOC emissions minimization plan developed under subsection 103(1) in respect of the tank, including an indication of any deviations to the measures included in the plan and the date on which the plan was completed;

  • (n) if the operator implements an extended repair plan in respect of the tank under subsection 106(1) for one of the reasons referred to in paragraph 106(1)(b) or (c), the date on which the operator ceased filling the tank with any volatile petroleum liquids; and

  • (o) an indication of whether the tank has been designated under subsection 125(1) as a deferred application tank and, if applicable, the expected date on which the designation will no longer apply to the tank.

• Marginal note:Other tanks

  (2) The operator must maintain, in respect of each tank at the facility not designated under section 12 that has an internal volume greater than or equal to 150 m³, a record that contains the following information and any supporting documents:

  • (a) the identifier of the tank;

  • (b) the internal volume of the tank;

  • (c) the height and diameter of the tank; and

  • (d) a description of the liquid stored in the tank, if any.

Marginal note:Fenceline monitoring program

111 If the operator of a facility continues, under section 44, to use an internal floating roof or external floating roof instead of a vapour control system to control VOC emissions, the operator must maintain a record that contains the following information and any supporting documents in relation to the fenceline monitoring program at the facility:

• (a) a diagram of the facility that includes the property boundary, fenceline, sampling locations, petroleum processing equipment, tanks, loading racks and wastewater treatment areas;

• (b) a description of the analysis used to select the fenceline, including the method used, the factors taken into account and the calculations, if any, carried out;

• (c) the number of sampling tubes, their location at the fenceline and a description of the analysis used to select their locations including the method used, the factors taken into account and the calculations, if any, carried out; and

• (d) for each sampling period,

  • (i) the start and end dates of the sampling period,

  • (ii) the benzene concentration measured at each sampling location, together with the benzene concentration measured in each field blank and in each duplicate sample,

  • (iii) meteorological data from a meteorological station located at the facility or within 40 km of the fenceline, including wind speed, wind direction, temperature and barometric pressure, measured on an hourly basis,

  • (iv) an indication of whether data collected during the sampling period was excluded under subsection 45(3), if applicable, and

  • (v) the arithmetic average of the benzene concentration measured during the 26 most recent sampling periods at each sampling location, taking into account any replacements made in accordance with subsection 45(4).