Title 15, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 13. (a) Fluid fertilizer storage containers must be located within secondary containment constructed with a base, perimeter wall, and sloped floor. However, an exception for the sloped floor requirement may be granted by the state chemist. (b) The containment area must be se…

Sec. 14. (a) The walls of a secondary containment facility must be: (1) constructed of earth, steel, concrete (precasted modules or poured), or solid masonry; and (2) designed to withstand a full hydrostatic head of any discharged liquid and weight load of material used in constr…

Sec. 15. The base of a secondary containment facility and any earthen walls must be lined with: (1) concrete; (2) steel; (3) a synthetic liner approved by the state chemist; or (4) a clay soil liner. As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 16. Concrete liners must be designed according to good engineering practices to withstand any foreseeable loading conditions, including a full hydrostatic head of discharged fluid and static loads of storage containers, including appurtenances, equipment, and contents. Crack…

Sec. 17. Steel plates may be used for wall and base liners. Installation plans must be approved by the state chemist, who shall require that the plates are protected against corrosion and are joined in a manner as to provide watertight joints. As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 18. (a) Synthetic liners and installation plans must be approved by the state chemist. The installation plan must address proposed protection of the synthetic liner from mechanical damage, vandalism, wildlife, and deterioration from exposure to the sun according to the manuf…

Sec. 19. Before a soil liner is installed, the surface soil must be sealed, including the berm of an earthen dike, with a sealing agent such as sodium bentonite, attapulgite, or a similar cohesive material, including clay. The soil liner must be constructed in accordance with rel…

Sec. 2. A person may not store fluid fertilizer in an underground or lined pit storage container. This prohibition does not apply to the following: (1) A watertight catch basin used for the temporary collection of runoff or rinsate from transfer and loading areas. (2) Storage in:…

Sec. 20. (a) A liner is not required to be installed directly under a storage container having a capacity of one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons or more that has been constructed onsite and put into use before July 6, 1991, if one (1) of the following alternative procedures ar…

Sec. 21. (a) Individual storage containers not exceeding three thousand (3,000) gallons may be contained within a secondary storage container elephant ring instead of a diked containment area. (b) Both the primary storage container and the elephant ring must be fabricated of mate…

Sec. 22. (a) A secondary containment area may not have a relief outlet or valve. The base must slope to a collecting spot where liquid can be discharged, by a manually activated pump, for use in the blending process or for proper disposal in accordance with all applicable laws. (…

Sec. 23. (a) Secondary containment must be maintained as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter. (b) All secondary containment areas must be maintained free of debris and foreign matter. As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 24. (a) Dry bulk fertilizer, stored indoors, must be in a sound structure having a cover or roof top, sidewalls, and an impervious base sufficient to prevent contact with precipitation and surface waters. Temporary outdoor storage must be allowed for a maximum of thirty (30)…

Sec. 25. The storage facility must notify the state chemist each year of the facility's location and status. Notice must include the following: (1) Facility's mailing address. (2) Owner or manager. (3) Type of facility. (4) Rated or calculated capacity of all bulk tanks and dry s…

Sec. 3. (a) A storage container and other containers used at a storage facility to hold liquid bulk fertilizer or fertilizer rinsate are considered abandoned if the container has been out of service for more than six (6) months because of a weakness or leak or has been out of ser…

Sec. 4. (a) Storage containers and appurtenances may not be constructed of copper, brass, zinc, or copper base alloys. (b) A storage container and appurtenances used for the storage of fluid fertilizers containing phosphates or chlorides may not be constructed of aluminum or alum…

Sec. 5. (a) A storage container must be anchored, as necessary, to prevent flotation or instability that may occur as a result of liquid accumulations within a secondary containment facility constructed in accordance with this chapter. (b) In addition to other means approved by t…

Sec. 6. (a) A storage container and appurtenances must be secured to provide reasonable protection from wildlife, vandalism, and unauthorized access. The security must be provided by fencing, lighting, or other means approved by the state chemist. (b) Except for valves on empty c…

Sec. 7. A storage container may not be filled beyond the capacity for which the container is designed, taking into account the density of the fluid being stored and thermal expansion during storage. As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.50.

Sec. 8. Pipes and fittings must be adequately supported to prevent sagging and possible breakage because of gravity and other forces that may be encountered in the ordinary course of operations. Except for an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Schedule 80 pipe or a pipe…

Sec. 9. (a) Every storage container must be equipped with a liquid level gauging device by which the level of fluid in the storage container can be readily and safely determined. (b) A liquid level gauging device is not required if the level of fluid in a storage container can be…