Reasons to Include an API 653 Tank Inspection in Your Budget
If your business includes ownership of above ground storage tanks, be certain you review the times when an API 653 tank inspection is needed. This will help determine if you need to allocate funds for an API 653 inspection in the coming year. Situations when an API 653 inspection is needed: 1. When states require it for permit renewal in intervals as recommended by The Fertilizer Institute. 2. When changing products being stored. 3. If monthly visual inspections indicate rapid changes in the tank’s condition. Most states require liquid fertilizer tanks as well as other API 650 tanks to
HAVE YOU SCHEDULED YOUR LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION YET?
HAVE YOU SCHEDULED YOUR LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION YET? Heartland Tank Services’ new Leak Detection System (LDS) is a first-of-its-kind system for giving liquid fertilizer storage tank owners the ability to detect potential leak issues with their tanks without the hassle of sending someone out regularly to check the Leak Monitors. The LDS is designed to immediately detect leaks in your large liquid storage tanks that have an internal flexible membrane liner for the containment of that tank. By having automated leak detection, you no longer have trips to check the tank, saving you time. The system will
New West Virginia Regulations for Aboveground Storage Tanks
The deadline to register above ground storage tanks (“ASTs”) subject to the West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act (“Tank Act”) has passed but more is on the horizon for tank owners. This includes upcoming deadlines as well as recently published draft regulations to flesh out the details of the Tank Act. First, AST owners subject to the Tank Act must submit their Spill Prevention Response Plan by December 3, 2014. Second, AST owners must also submit inspections and certifications for their aboveground storage tanks by January 1, 2015. The only change in completing those inspections is who is
DEP Proposed Rule on West Virginia Storage Tank Inspections
Partial relief may be in sight from hiring certified inspectors for every tank inspection required for the impending initial West Virginia aboveground tank inspection requirement. Signed into law on April 1, 2014, the West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act has been criticized by many tank owners as too expansive in the number of tanks required to have inspections completed and certified by January 1, 2015. On September 9, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issued a proposed interpretive rule that eases the inspection requirements by creating three classes of tanks. The class assigned to a storage tank
New Registration & Inspection Requirements of West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tanks
On June 6, 2014, the West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act becomes effective, triggering the requirement to register and inspect all qualified aboveground liquid storage tanks. The Act, which is Article 30 of West Virginia Senate Bill 373, requires registration of a tank, operational or nonoperational, if it meets the following criteria: stores more than 1,320 gallons of liquid stores liquid at standard temperature and pressure is constructed of noncarbon materials (including wood, concrete, steel, plastic or fiberglass reinforced plastic) has more than 90% of its storage capacity above ground surface is not a process vessel is a device
