December is when budgets for the upcoming year are finalized for most businesses. If your business includes ownership of above ground storage tanks, you need to 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 2019. 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 ...
3 Major Choices in API 650 Design
A tank is a tank is a tank and there is nothing to API 650 design, right? API 650 tank design is critical for building a structurally safe tank. While there are not thousands of modifications, at least 3 major choices go into the design of an API 650 storage tank.Tank SizeTank size seems like a redundant question once you calculate your product tonnage per year. However, you must determine the diameter and height combination that best suites your property. If property space is ...
Find Above Ground Steel Tank Solutions At MAGIE
Learn how your business can utilize and maintain a well built API 650 above ground steel tank at the MAGIE show in Bloomington, Illinois. MAGIE is August 22-23rdat the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington. Heartland Tank Companies will be on hand to answer all of your questions on building and maintaining an above ground fertilizer tank. Come talk with us under the tent at Booth Number 3.Our experts can work with you as to your tank needs and determine what combination of tank size, ...
Fulfill Your Above Ground Storage Tank Needs at The Southwestern Fertilizer Conference
Fertilizer markets are on the rebound. What better time to meet than at the Southwestern Fertilizer Conference July 14-18th in San Antonio, Texas. Heartland Tank Companies will be there to assist you with your above ground storage tank and internal containment liner needs.Schedule your meeting with Heartland’s above ground storage tank experts today: Schedule MeetingThis year marks the 93rd year for the Southwestern Fertilizer Conference. With over 800 companies in attendance ...
Heartland Tank Services Receives AG-SOLVE Leadership Award for API 653 Inspection Service
Recently, Heartland Tank Services President Chris Brooks accepted an award from Illinois’s AG-SOLVE group for the continued donation of an API 653 inspection service to the AG-SOLVE fundraising auction at the IFCA trade show. Dan Mogged of AG-SOLVE presented Brooks with the Leadership Award. This award is named in honor of Senator Harry “Babe” Woodward, the late Illinois State Senator known for being a spokesman for farmers. Heartland Tank Services received the award for the continued ...
3 Must Haves for Reliable Above Ground Tank Fabrication
Building an above ground storage tank is a big choice and investment for any company. So how do you navigate making the best choice in building an above ground steel storage tank (AST)? Like most products, quality of above ground tank fabrication boils down to sound design, quality material, and superior craftsmanship. So how does one measure these benchmarks for an AST? Look for the 3 hallmarks of reliable above ground tank fabrication: adherence to the API 650 Standard, Mill Certified ...
Above Ground Storage Tank Lessons from Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey caused a great deal of destruction due to flooding and shutting down power around the Gulf Coast. While cleanup efforts continue, details of chemicals released during and after the hurricane provide some lessons to be learned in securing an above ground storage tank.The Associated Press has identified at least 34 above ground storage tank and tank battery failures during Harvey. Such spills resulted in the release of more than 600,000 gallons of combined crude oil, ...
Southwestern Fertilizer Conference 2017 & Your API 650 Tank Needs
The start of the agriculture fertilizer trade shows and business meetings are around the corner with the 92nd Annual Southwestern Fertilizer Conference kicking off the season Saturday July 15th through Wednesday July 19th. Everything fertilizer will be the focus of businesses making deals. From dry and liquid fertilizer to trucking, shipping by railway to storage options, major players in the fertilizer market will be setting the stage for the supply market this coming year of ...
Another Revision to West Virginia’s Above Ground Storage Tank Act
Years after the West Virginia Above Ground Storage Act was signed into law, the West Virginia legislature is again looking at changing the number of storage tanks that must comply with the law. In reaction to chemicals leaking from an API 650 tank into the local Charleston waterways, the Act imposed a registration and certification requirement on all permanent above ground storage tanks that store more than 1,320 gallons at atmospheric pressure and constructed of noncarbon materials (steel, ...
Repurposing an API 650 Tank: Max Fill Height and API 653
API 650 tanks are commonly repurposed to store a different liquid than what intended when the tank was originally built. This happens in every industry imaginable, because companies want to use their capital resources efficiently. The most important step in the process is to have an API 653 tank inspection performed on the above ground storage tank before the new product is introduced. The inspection evaluates the integrity of the tank and calculates the maximum fill height. When an API ...
