GROWMARK INC - Approval for variance from the Liquid Fuels Handling Code

Liquid Fuels Handling Code (LFHC) Requirements that Would Not be Met:

4.5.1.3. (a) Double-wall underground pressure piping systems that were installed prior to

January 1, 2006, and were approved to one of the following standards

1. ULC/ORD-C107.4-1992, Ducted Flexible Underground Piping System for Flammable and Combustible Liquids;
2. ULC/ORD-C107.7-1993, Glass-Fibre Reinforced Plastic Pipe and Fittings for Flammable and Combustible Liquids; or
3. ULC/ORD-C107.19-1992, Secondary Containment of Underground Piping for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

shall be upgraded with Electronic Line Leak Detection (ELLD) within three years of the effective date of this code.

1. If the certification for the pipe is undetermined, the piping shall be upgraded in accordance with (a).
2. The ELLD shall be programmed to run the 0.76 L/h test every month and the 0.38 L/h test annually and it shall shut down the submersible turbine pump when a leak is detected. (See Table 5)

Director’s Order FS-250-20

Due to the consequences that COVID-19 (a new development) has had on the fuels industry, including the economic impacts, the impacts from the requirements of social distancing and the impacts from the closing of non-essential businesses, the Director has recognized the challenges industry owners may have in obtaining compliance with the upgrade requirements by October 1, 2020.

Therefore, pursuant to his authority undersection 36(3)(a) of the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, the Director, in order to accommodate the new development of COVID-19, temporarily authorizes the following change to clause 4.5.1.3. of the Liquid Fuels Handling Code (LFHC) 2017: the deadline for compliance with the upgrade requirements is extended from “three years of the effective date of this code” by an additional one year and shall hereafter be read “four years of the effective date of this code”; the compliance deadline is therefore extended to October 1, 2021, effective immediately.

Why the Code Would Not be Met

The entire site including piping is scheduled to be upgraded within two years.

Safety Assessment

Tanks and piping at this site are tested for leaks every two years using Precision Leak Testing methods. The last testing was completed in October 2024 with passing result.

TSSA assesses that there is likely to be no environmental impact should this variance be granted.