by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
Indiana Senate Bill 312 addressing above ground storage tank reporting and water threat minimization has gone through several changes since its introduction in January 2015. Bill 312 was sent back to the Indiana Senate for a vote after several amendments were made by...
by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
In Greeley, Colorado, lightning struck an aboveground storage tank used for waste water in a hydraulic fracking operation, causing quite a reaction. After the lightning struck around 1 pm, several explosions were heard and a fire broke out. According to an AP report...
by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
Internal tank liners are less expensive options for satisfying secondary containment requirements in many states. For installation purposes, a crane is needed for each install to place the PVC liner in the tank. Many types of cranes exist for transferring...
by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
An above ground storage tank located in south-central Washington state recently leaked as much as 1,500 gallons of used motor oil into a creek that flows into the Yakima River, a water source crucial to the state’s agricultural status as an apple-growing hub....
by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
On Sunday, April 12, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake rumbled the town of Cushing, OK. This low-magnitude tremor certainly wasn’t the first to hit Oklahoma in recent months — or even that day. According to Oklahoma City’s News 9, the Cushing earthquake was the eighth...
by Brian Mays | May 17, 2021 | Blog
A new ban on shale drilling waste pits in Pennsylvania — and on federal land — could soon change the way waste from hydraulic fracturing is stored and disposed. According to a March 17 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, the state Department of Environmental Protection...
