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 significant weight loads to varying heights. For installing PVC liners, a crane with a smaller capacity and reach can be used based on the installation details. Crane Requirements Heartland Tank Services, Inc. normally recommends a ...
Lightning and Resulting Fire Launch Aboveground Storage Tank into Air
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 posted by the Weather Channel, one of the aboveground storage tanks was launched into the air by the force of an explosion. (See AP Photo) The liquid storage tanks at the site contain the waste water from the fracking ...
No Impact on Large Liquid Fertilizer Tank Owners from Revised Indiana Tank Bill 312
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 the House. Major Bill Amendments The definition of an above ground storage tank (“AST”) has been altered from the original version submitted. An AST is now defined as a device (1) with at least 10% of the outer surface ...
Considerations in Repurposing Liquid Above Ground Steel Storage Tanks
Repurposing and recycling is a common trend as well as ways a company can effectively use its capital resources. An above ground storage tank is an asset that can be repurposed to store a different liquid than originally intended when it was built. Before filling the tank with a new liquid product, several steps need to be taken to ensure a safe repurposing. Those steps include conducting an API 653 tank inspection, determining whether an internal coating is needed, and assessing whether ...
Low Steel Prices Make It Buyers’ Market for Steel Storage Tanks
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 ...