Environmental Protection (Recovery of Vapours from the Transfer of Organic Liquids) Regulations 1995

The occupier of a bulk fuel terminal must ensure that, when organic liquids are being transferred from the terminal to a delivery tank, the terminal or the tank (as the case requires) is fitted with the equipment referred to in subregulations (2) and (3).

The following equipment is required to be fitted under subregulation (1) —

a vapour collection system consisting of pipes and hoses that collect all organic vapours and gases displaced from the delivery tank during filling operations and convey the vapours or gases to a vapour recovery or disposal system;

an interlock system which prevents the transfer of organic liquids into the delivery tank unless the vapour collection system is first connected to that tank;

fittings on all liquid and vapour lines which make vapour‑tight connections with the respective fittings on the delivery tank and which close automatically when disconnected; and

a vapour recovery or disposal system that either —

recovers vapours emitted during filling operations so that the total mass of unrecovered organic vapours emitted to the atmosphere during any period of 4 hours does not exceed 110 milligrams for each litre of organic liquid passing out of the bulk fuel terminal;

incinerates vapours emitted during filling operations so that the concentration of uncombusted organic vapours in each cubic metre of gaseous discharge resulting from the incineration process, when calculated on the basis of 12% carbon dioxide, does not exceed 1.5 grams per cubic metre; or

is of a type approved by the chief executive officer under subregulation (5).

The pipes or hoses referred to in subregulation (2)(a) must have an internal diameter of not less than 65% of the largest fill line used for connection to the delivery tank.

It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) relating to failing to fit an interlock system referred to in subregulation (2)(b) for the person charged to prove that all delivery tanks filled at the terminal have an interlock system which achieves the same result.

The chief executive officer may, for the purposes of this regulation, approve in writing a type of vapour recovery or disposal system other than that referred to in subregulation (2)(d)(i) or (ii).