SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE OFU.S.T FACILITIES.

LARRY KASTNERTANK PRESERVATION GROUP

States and Territories – March 2016

• 529, 390 confirmed releases reported

• 507,488 cleanups have been initiated; and

• 457,344 cleanups have been completed

US EPA REQUIREMENTS:

2015 US EPA UST REGULATIONS WERE REVISED.

SINGLE SKIN TANKS NO LONGER ALLOWED

OPERATORS OF EXISTING UST’S MUST•PERFORM SITE CHECKS

•HAVE A RESPONSE TO ANY LEAK OR SPILL

•MEET FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRMENTS

OVER AND ABOVE ALL OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF RUNNING A GAS STATION!

OPTIONS FOR OPERATORS:

TOTAL TANK FARM REPLACEMENT

FIELD FABRICATED LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEM

TANK FARM REPLACEMENT:

CONSIDER IF THE STORE REQUIRES AN UPGRADE

CONSIDERABLE DISRUPTION AND CAUSES COMPLETE CLOSURE

POSSIBLE LOSS OF CUSTOMER BASE

• A MAJOR UK SUPERMARKET CHAIN CARRIED OUT AN EXTENSIVE CUSTOMER SURVEY

• BASED UPON THE CLOSURE OF A GAS STATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

• THE SURVEY REVEALED THE HABITS OF THEIR CUSTOMER BASE

• THE CUSTOMER EXPECTED TO BUY FUEL AND GROCERIES TOGETHER

• WITH THIS IN MIND THE SUPERMARKET LOST A % OF THEIR BUSINESS TO THEIR RIVALS…

27%THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS A HUGE LOSS OF CUSTOMERS AND THEY TOOK A LONG TIME TO RETURN, IF THEY EVER DID…………….

WITH THE CORRECT RISK ASSESSMENTS IN PLACE AND THE RIGHT CONTROL MEASURES INTRODUCED THEN A UST FARM CAN HAVE A FIELD FABRICATED CLASS I LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEM INSTALLED IN STAGES THAT WOULD KEEP THE GAS STATION IN OPERATION AND THERFEFORE PRESERVING THE CUSTOMER BASE:

TPG HAVE A TEAM OF REGULATORY EXPERTS FROM BOTH THE US AND THE UK IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ALL THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND KEEP YOUR BUSINESS RUNNING!

FIELD FABRICATED LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEM :

CERTIFIED TO US EPA STANDARDS

CERTIFIED TO EUROPEAN STANDARD EN13160-2 AND 7

ACCREDITED BY TUV NORD, GERMAN EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD

CLASS I LEAK PREVENTION SUPPLIED

PARTIAL SITE CLOSURE AND CONTINUED BUSINESS

LEAK PREVENTION & LEAK DETECTION

What Do These Words Mean?

Leak Prevention

•Tanks

•These must be designed so that any breach of the tanks walls can be detected and no release of product takes place

•Double wall systems with positive leak detection to detect a failure of either walls of the tank and sound an alarm

CLASS 1 PRESSURE LEAK PREVENTION

CLASS 1 VACUUM LEAK PREVENTION

LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEM – BEST FOR YOU

• Cost

• Facility Configuration

• Depth to ground water

• Soil type

• Weather conditions

• Availability of experienced installers

LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEM

ACCREDITATION TO THE EUROPEAN STANDARD 13160-7 REQUIRES:

ALL COMPONENTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL PROSPECTIVE FUELS

THIS EFFECTIVELY FUTURE PROOFS THE SYSTEMS

THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM IS TESTED UP TO E95.

Non compatible materials

FUEL ATTACKING THE LINING MATERIAL

LEAK PREVENTION SYSTEMS

CLASS II LIQUID LEAK PREVENTION:

IN USE FOR MANY YEARS IN THE EU. A LIQUID INSTALLED WITHIN THE INTERSTICE OF THE DOUBLE SKIN TANK, A FLOAT SWITCH WITHIN A RESEVOIR WILL SOUND AN ALARM IF A LEAK IS DETECTED.

NOW OUTLAWED WITHIN THE EU AS THE LIQUID THAT WAS USED HAS NOW BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A POISON!!!

NOT VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY!

CLASS 3 LEAK PREVENTION

•This is normally a liquid or petrol sensor which sits in between the interstitial space of a tank or pipe system

• It will alarm if it detects liquid or petroleum but cannot ensure that the whole of the system is secure

LEAK PREVENTION

ALL 3 CLASSES THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED SO FAR WILL DETECT A

LEAK AND SOUND AN ALARM BEFORE ANY PRODUCT ENTERS THE GROUND

FOLLOWING ON, THE NEXT SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS ARE LEAK

DETECTION, THEY WILL IDENTIFY A LEAK BUT ONLY AFTER THE PRODUCT HAS ENTERED THE GROUND

CLASS 4•Class 4.

• Tank gauges or contents measurement.

• This measures the differences or what goes into the tank and what goes out.

• The systems alarms when the systems goes outside agreed levels.

•Product will always be lost into the ground using these systems

CLASS 5

These consist of vapour or petroleum discriminating sensors installed in monitoring wells

A release will always occur before they alarmTheir positioning can be critical to their effectiveness

FUTURE PROOFING

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PRESENTATION WE HAVE TOUCHED UPON ETHANOL CONTENT IN FUTURE FUELS.

IN THE UK IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT ETHANOL CONTENT IN GASOLINE IS PRODUCING ACID WITHIN STORAGE TANKS, THIS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MICROBIAL ATTACKS IS INCREASING THE FAILURE OF SINGLE SKIN UST’S.

THE ADDITION OF A CLASS I SYSTEM WILL SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS, WILL GUARANTEE YOUR PIECE OF MIND AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

UK OPERATIONSTPG’S UK PARTNER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH UK’S LARGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN

ALL THEIR GAS STATIONS WERE INSPECTED

THE STATIONS WERE RISK RANKED IN ORDER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND ALSO THE RISK OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION

THIS PRODUCED A LINING PROGRAMME WHICH WAS ACCEPTED BY ALL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE

IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION THEN PLEASE CONTACT

TPG REPRESENTATIVES:

Larry.kastner@yahoo.com

Jackie@fassuk.com

b.humm@outlook.com