(1) The owner or operator of a bulk gasoline plant that has begun operation prior to August 1, 2007, is located in Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, or Pinellas County, and has an average annual daily throughput of more than 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) shall comply with the following requirements.
    (a) Gasoline shall not be loaded into a stationary storage tank at the bulk gasoline plant unless the storage tank is equipped for submerged filling, and such equipment is used as designed.
    (b) Gasoline shall not be loaded into a gasoline cargo tank at the bulk gasoline plant unless the gasoline cargo tank is equipped for submerged filling, and such equipment is used as designed.
    (2) The owner or operator of a bulk gasoline plant that begins operation on or after August 1, 2007, at any location in the state and with any throughput rate shall comply with the following requirements.
    (a) Gasoline shall not be loaded into a stationary storage tank at the bulk gasoline plant unless the storage tank is equipped for submerged filling, and such equipment is used as designed.
    (b) Gasoline shall not be loaded into a gasoline cargo tank at the bulk gasoline plant unless:
    1. The gasoline cargo tank is equipped for submerged filling, and such equipment is used as designed,
    2. The loading rack is equipped with a vapor collection and control system designed to minimize emissions of vapors displaced from the gasoline cargo tank during product loading; and,
    3. The loading rack vapor collection and control system is designed and operated to prevent any vapors collected at the loading rack from passing to another loading rack.
Rulemaking Authority 403.061 FS. Law Implemented 403.031, 403.061, 403.087 FS. History-New 5-9-07, Amended 3-11-10, 8-14-19.