Tanks
Tanks are often metallic containers for holding or storing liquids or gases. he term can be used for reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured containers. The usage of the word tank for reservoirs is common or universal in Indian English, American English and moderately common in British English. In other countries, the term tends to refer only to artificial containers.
Common Types
Brief Background of Industrial Tanks
In December of 1973, the federal government promulgated regulations addressing spill prevention and control for petroleum storage tanks under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The Clean Water Act (CWA), enacted in 1977, amended the earlier FWPCA regulations, which together authorized the federal government to establish procedures, methods, equipment and other requirements to prevent or control the discharge of oil from vessels and facilities into or upon the navigable waters of the United States. Published in the form of the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans and the authority for the enforcement of the regulations was delegated to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These regulations were While the SPCC regulations established the authority and enforcement for spill prevention and control countermeasures, they did not establish specific procedures, methods or equipment for the prevention or control of spills. And although leak detection technology was available and in use prior to enactment of the SPCC regulations, it was not until the development of a standard for existing tanks, namely API 653, that specific measures to detect leaks were formulated and adopted by the petroleum industry at-large.
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