Steel prices have fallen yet again after an already 10% price drop in 2014. In the realm of steel storage tanks, this decrease translates to the price of steel plate material dropping approximately $10 per hundred weight. For an API 650 above ground storage tank compared to prices in 2013, the customer can see a price tag savings from several thousands to tens of thousands of dollars depending on the size of the tank. The question on the minds of buyers of steel storage tanks is ...
West Virginia Senate Bill 423 A Signature Away From Revising the Aboveground Storage Tank Act
A year after the water contamination catastrophe from the Freedom Industries chemical spill and quick enactment of the West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act, West Virginia Senate Bill 423 has been passed by the Senate and House. The Bill greatly scales back the number of aboveground storage tanks that would be regulated by the state program. Despite being passed unanimously by the West Virginia Legislature, the Aboveground Storage Act received much criticism later in 2014 from ...
How to Handle Winter Salt and Stratification in Your Liquid Fertilizer Tank
The winter cold is starting to break, and you are preparing to use various starters and liquid fertilizers for the upcoming agricultural season. Liquid fertilizer that has sat in aboveground storage tanks through a cold winter is not exactly the same as when it was placed in the tank. Cold temperatures can have two possible effects on liquid fertilizer: stratification and/or salting out. Stratification results in pockets of varying product concentrations within an aboveground storage ...
Possible Unsettling of West Virginia’s Above Ground Storage Tank Act
Just after the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection proposed annual fees for above ground storage tank owners to fund the regulatory structure created by the Above Ground Storage Tank Act (“ASTA”), a bill was introduced on Tuesday to significantly revise the ASTA. The revisions would drastically reduce the number of above ground storage tanks that would be subject to the ASTA. Whether these revisions will be passed remains to be seen, but if the bill exits the House ...
Cyber Farming: A Look at How Smart Technology Can Help Agricultural Workers
Technology and agricultural work are becoming more intertwined than ever before in history -- and we're not talking about FarmVille. According to a November 1 New York Times report, today's farmers are increasingly taking advantage of smart technology -- sensors, GPS trackers, irrigation apps, cloud computing systems and communications gadgets -- in order to optimize their agricultural pursuits and compete with larger farming companies. The technology is helping farmers who might have ...
Indiana Legislature Considers Above Ground Storage Tank Registration Bill
The Indiana Legislature has before it Senate Bill 312 regarding above ground storage tank registration. The Bill was introduced by Sen. Ed Charbonneau and Sen. Mark Stoops. This Bill appears to be following the lead of West Virginia in requiring above ground storage tanks to be registered with the state environmental department. The West Virginia Above Ground Storage Tank Act was a swift reaction to a chemical spill in the Elk River caused by an above ground steel storage tank owned by ...
Many Tanks and Happy New Year!
As we wind down 2014 and look ahead to 2015, the staff at Heartland Tank Services, Inc. wanted to take the time to thank all of our customers, vendors, and others who made the past year successful. While most business evaluations of success are measured simply in widgets, which for our business are aboveground storage tanks, tank liners, and API 653 tank inspections, there are other ways to evaluate a year gone by. Heartland Tank Services, Inc. looks back at 2014 and celebrates another ...
Chris Brooks Speaks About Storage Tank Maintenance Issues at Fluid Fertilizer Workshop
The Fluid Fertilizer Foundation held its 2014 Fluid Technology Workshop in Sacramento on December 9th and 10th. Focusing on liquid fertilizer, the various speakers addressed topics including water testing, crop management with marginal water quality, plant operation, formulation and compatibility issues, UAN composition variability, and soil testing methods. Chris Brooks from Heartland Tank Services, Inc. was one of the speakers at the 2014 Fluid Technology Workshop. His presentation ...
How To Choose The Best Foundation For Your Aboveground Liquid Storage Tank
“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” – David Allen Coe Foundation – it is the support and base of an entity, whether it is an area of knowledge (mathematics, art, music), education generally, ideology, relationships, organization of government, ecosystems, building structures, etc. The concept of needing a strong foundation is referenced throughout time from poets like Ralph Waldo Emerson to the ...
What Should be in an API 653 Tank Inspection Report? – Part 1 Executive Summary
Being a responsible above ground storage tank owner, you just had an API 653 certified inspection complete a full API 653 tank inspection to either fulfill your state requirements or based on The Fertilizer Institute’s recommendation of conducting an API 653 inspection every five years. The API 653 inspector should provide you with a report summarizing the tests conducted and the results. So what should be included in the API 653 tank inspection report to show the safety status of your ...
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