How to Detect Water in a Storage Tank Detecting the presence of water in a storage tank is one of the most important jobs of any storage tank operator. Water can cause a number of [...] June 10, 2015 Aboveground Storage Tanks
How to Prevent Water from Entering a Storage Tank Water may seem harmless, but it can actually do a lot of damage to a storage tank and its components. The presence of water in a storage tank can [...] June 2, 2015 Blog
Storage Tanks and Water: How Does Water Get In? Over the course of the next few blogs, we’re going to do a brief series on water and storage tanks. Water is a threat not just to a storage tank, [...] June 1, 2015 Blog
Fireguard: Thermal Protection for Steel Storage Tanks One of the many safety concerns for steel storage tanks that contain fuel or other combustible liquids is fire safety. Fires can cause major damage [...] May 29, 2015 Blog
The 4 Requirements for Installing New Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks All new petroleum underground storage tanks and their related operational components need to be installed in accordance with EPA regulations. The [...] May 21, 2015 Blog
Are Biofuels Compatible with Steel Storage Tanks? Biofuels are becoming more and more common in the petroleum industry, as both consumers and regulators increasingly demand more efficient and more [...] May 20, 2015 Blog
Used and Waste Oil Storage Tanks from Tanks Direct Used and waste oil are generated in immense quantities by countless types and quantities of facilities and industries. As these products pose an [...] May 7, 2016 Blog
Proper Storage of ULSD in Fuel Storage Tanks ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) is a biofuel that has become common in recent years both due to regulatory requirements as well as for its [...] May 6, 2015 Blog
Long Beach Fined for Alleged Improper Storage Tank Maintenance The city of Long Beach in California has been fined $2.5 million by the state for allegedly failing to properly maintain a number of underground fuel [...] May 5, 2015 Blog
Fake Storage Tank Insurance Busted in Michigan A fake underground storage tank insurance scheme in Michigan was revealed several months ago when EPA and FBI agents managed to infiltrate the [...] April 10, 2015 Blog
Above Ground Storage Tank Safety 101 Fuel and chemical storage in above-ground storage tanks is safer than it has ever been. New innovations and technologies in tank construction, as [...] April 10, 2015 Blog
West Virginia Legislature Amends Storage Tank Regulations The West Virginia legislature recently passed a bill that will significantly roll back regulation enacted by the Aboveground Storage Tank Act, which [...] March 31, 2015 Blog