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Effective January 1, 2010, all single-walled fuel storage tank systems
in Florida must be installed with secondary containment. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has
not granted time extensions to any facility, as they have indicated that owners and operators have been repeatedly
reminded of this deadline. Further, the Department stated that they will pursue enforcement for violations of these
rules; systems which are out of compliance will be permanently closed (Rule 62-761.800[2], Florida Administrative
Code).
Typically, upgrading fuel systems to meet the secondary containment requirements includes the removal and replacement
of existing single-walled systems with double-walled tanks and piping. Single-walled tanks can sometimes be fitted
with internal liners to create secondary containment without the extensive site disruption caused by excavation
of the existing system, although this solution is generally more cost-prohibitive and not always possible to install.
Leak-detection systems must also be installed concurrent with the system upgrade.
How we can help:
All fuel oil products must be stored in an approved vessel. The materials,
the method of design and manufacturing, and the placement of a fuel oil storage vessel must comply with your local
authority having jurisdiction, and all additional relative codes and restrictions. This is the law. As towns and
cities (and regions) may differ, we urge you to completely review conditions and statutes that apply to your particular
fuel storage issue(s) and fully comply, for the safety of the public, the environment, and always storage of fuel
(and fuel products) should be addressed in a 'best in class' procedure, and strictly to all applicable codes.
As we design and supply polyethylene double wall storage tanks, we cannot store actual fuel oil. Standard industrial
grade high density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) or cross linked poly (XLPE) resin are not the the suggested or the
acceptable materials for fuel storage. We can design and manufacture industrial grade double wall tanks (or a specific
containment tank) in either HDLPE or XLPE resins. The best available in the US and world. We regularly design industrial
PE tanks for some of the harshest chemical services: Sulfuric acid, motor oil, aluminum and ammonium sulfate, sodium
hypochlorite, acetic acid, ethylene glycol, ferric chloride and sulfate, hydrochloric, hydrofluosilicic and phosphoric
acid, polymers, potassium, surfactants, and certainly potable and processed water. To clarify chemical stoarge
vessels have maximum processing temperatures that cannot be exceeded or vessel integrity may be drastically affected.
Please contact us to assist in all elements of PE tank design.
So, as we can not be everything to everybody, we urge you to determine the restrictions in-place at the fuel oil
storage site (and applicable surrounding areas) and only store fuel in approved (and legal) storage vessels, not
industrial grade polytheylene.
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