piping, except vent piping. Plug tank openings so that vapors will exit
through vent piping during the vapor-freeing process.
3.22.2
Remove flammable vapors in accordance to API RP 1604.
Tanks shall be
certified as "vapor free" prior to further work.
3.22.3
Cleaning and Testing
Cleaning and tank atmosphere testing shall be in accordance with [Section
13219 CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS,] [specification,] and with API RP
1604. Distribution (product delivery) piping shall be cleaned and removed
[or the piping shall be cleaned, filled with concrete, and abandoned in
place]. Test the tank atmosphere and the excavation area for flammable or
combustible vapor concentrations, with a combustible gas indicator until
the tank is removed from the excavation and from the site.
3.22.4
Tank Removal
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NOTE: Contractor shall provide the Contracting
Officer with disposal documentation in accordance
with EPA, Federal, State, and local regulations.
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Plug or cap accessible holes. One plug shall have a minimum 3 mm 1/8 inch
vent hole. Excavate around the tank to uncover it for removal. Remove the
tank from the excavation and place it on a level surface and render it
useless in accordance with API RP 1604. Provide warning labels on tank if
tank contained leaded fuels. Warning shall read as follows or similar
wording:
"TANK HAS CONTAINED LEADED GASOLINE
NOT VAPOR FREE
NOT SUITABLE FOR STORAGE OF FOOD OR
LIQUIDS INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL
CONSUMPTION
DATE OF REMOVAL:
MONTH/DAY/YEAR"
Make tank unusable for future use, then transport and dispose of tank [at
an EPA approved disposal site in accordance with applicable local, State,
and Federal regulations] [in accordance with Federal, State, and local
regulations].
3.23
INSPECTIONS
Arrange for and perform required inspections.
Provide copies of
inspections to Contracting Officer.
3.24
CLOSURE REPORT (SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT)
Provide the Contracting Officer a Site Assessment Report in a single binder
notebook which shall contain a collection of reports, records, starting and
ending dates of reporting period, inspections, documentation, and data as
follows:
SECTION 02115N
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