Emptying

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009426",
  "term": "Emptying",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Partial or complete removal of stored liquid from a storage vessel. Storage vessels that contain liquid only as wall or bottom clingage, or in pools due to bottom irregularities, are considered completely empty. [40 CFR 63.1061]\n\n2. Removal of the stored liquid from a storage vessel. Storage vessels where stored liquid is left on the walls, as bottom clingage, or in pools due to bottom irregularities are considered empty. Lowering of the stored liquid level, so that the floating roof is resting on its legs, as necessitated by normal vessel operation (for example, when changing stored material or when transferring material out of the vessel for shipment) is not considered emptying. [40 CFR 65.2 (CFR 2013)]",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.12005 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 63.101 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emptying/"
}