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CRITERIA FOR SELECTING YOUR ABOVEGROUND TANK

Recommended Tank Designs: Double-Wall vs. SuperSafe Tank. The general tank market offers many designs and a wide range of prices. The SuperSafe Tank is most often compared to the double-walled tank, as they both carry the UL-142 label. A discussion of each design's components and applications follows, but it bears mention here that the main difference between the designs is that the SuperSafe Tank fulfills all secondary containment issues including the EPA diking requirement. Where diking is required - generally thought to protect against leaks - the double-wall tank is not permissible in most states.

SuperSafe Tank in final production

The Double-Walled Tank: UL-142 Standard. Though the double-wall tank fails to meet most diking requirements, it is acceptable for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, and is among the least costly of tank designs for such use. A single unit, the double- walled tank is conducive to flexible, cost-effective relocation. SuperSafe Tanks, Inc. will build double-walled tanks for customers whose requirements fit those and the following criteria:

Leaks - The primary tank is protected against leaks by a second wall of steel surrounding it. The interstitial space between the walls is monitored for primary tank leakage.
Bullet resistance - These specifications can be met by increasing the thickness of the outer steel wall.
Tank overfill - A hydraulic pressure differential valve located on the fill piping inside the primary tank is designed to close off liquid flow 100 percent at predetermined levels.
Pipe leak - Leak conditions are visible on the external connected piping.
Fire protection - Available when required.

Flammable Storage Tank

Double-walled Use is Recommended When: Customer is willing to accept known risk of assessment of fines and penalties related to catastrophic events where diking is determined to be inadequate by the EPA. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 calls for diking, but it is not enforced by the EPA until an post event occurrence.

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	CRITERIA FOR SELECTING YOUR ABOVEGROUND TANK Recommended Tank Designs: Double-Wall vs. SuperSafe Tank. The general tank market offers many designs and a wide range of prices. The SuperSafe Tank is most often compared to the double-walled tank, as they both carry the UL-142 label. A discussion of each design's components and applications follows, but it bears mention here that the main difference between the designs is that the SuperSafe Tank fulfills all secondary containment issues including the EPA diking requirement. Where diking is required - generally thought to protect against leaks - the double-wall tank is not permissible in most states. The Double-Walled Tank: UL-142 Standard. Though the double-wall tank fails to meet most diking requirements, it is acceptable for storage of flammable and combustible liquids, and is among the least costly of tank designs for such use. A single unit, the double- walled tank is conducive to flexible, cost-effective relocation. SuperSafe Tanks, Inc. will build double-walled tanks for customers whose requirements fit those and the following criteria: Leaks - The primary tank is protected against leaks by a second wall of steel surrounding it. The interstitial space between the walls is monitored for primary tank leakage. Bullet resistance - These specifications can be met by increasing the thickness of the outer steel wall. Tank overfill - A hydraulic pressure differential valve located on the fill piping inside the primary tank is designed to close off liquid flow 100 percent at predetermined levels. Pipe leak - Leak conditions are visible on the external connected piping. Fire protection - Available when required. Double-walled Use is Recommended When: Customer is willing to accept known risk of assessment of fines and penalties related to catastrophic events where diking is determined to be inadequate by the EPA. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 calls for diking, but it is not enforced by the EPA until an post event occurrence. [CONTINUE TO PAGE 3]

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