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 ...
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 ...
Heartland Tank Companies Showcase API 650 Tanks and PVC Tank Liners at Agricultural Trade Shows
Tis the season for agricultural conferences and trade shows all across the country for education and to display all of the new products that can be used for agriculture from seeds to fertilizer applicators to above ground storage tanks. The types of shows range from state to regional to national in scope. Each conference and show mixes business with pleasure by offering speakers and workshops to assist attendees in staying on top of this rapidly changing industry as well as social ...
Differences of Field Erected Tanks and Shop-Fabricated Tanks
Aboveground storage tanks are essential to life as we know it. So many products that we use in our daily life relied in some part on an aboveground storage tank that contained fertilizer, water, oil, a processing chemical, or some other liquid. While the purpose and concept are exactly the same, there are two ways that vertical aboveground storage tanks can be built: shop-built and field erected. The main determination of which method to use is based on the end capacity of the ...
How PVC Secondary Containment Liners for Aboveground Storage Tanks Work
Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Secondary Containment Liners are more commonly used in the liquid fertilizer industry to satisfy many state secondary containment requirements for aboveground storage tanks. Most secondary containment methods serve as catch containers and only come in contact with the product when it leaks from the tank. A flexible PVC internal tank liner works differently and has added benefits beyond simply satisfying containment requirements. Tank Liners are Primary ...
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 ...
Basics of API 653 Standard for Aboveground Storage Tanks
Storage tank owners usually hear the term API 653 Standard in the context of aboveground storage tank inspections. This is rightly so, because API 653 is the internationally recognized standard for inspecting aboveground welded storage tanks storing products at atmospheric pressure. However, the API 653 Standard covers more than the requirements for an API 653 inspection. In addition to addressing inspection requirements, API 653 also addresses the repair, alteration, relocation, and ...
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 ...
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