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API PUBL 340 Document Information:
Title
Liquid Release Prevention and Detection Measures for Aboveground Storage Facilities
American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date:
Oct 1, 1997
Scope:
SCOPE OF REPORT
This report outlines the range of available
procedures, technologies, and equipment that can be used to prevent
and/or detect liquid releases at existing aboveground storage tank
facilities. It is intended to assist in the selection of appropriate
options to prevent or detect releases and to protect the environment
should a release occur. Additionally, the control measures have
been identified according to their ability to prevent or detect types
of releases and to protect the environment in the event of
a release. Emphasis is given to release prevention measures.
The storage components addressed include: tankage, facility
piping, loading and unloading areas, ancillary equipment
(e.g., vapor processing, additive systems, sumps), and facility
operating systems. These components are illustrated in Figure 1-1. For
each of these components, the report:
• Provides a summary of the potential causes of liquid releases;
• Presents an overview of the procedures and equipment available
to operators to prevent, detect or provide environmental protection
from such releases; and
• Considers the advantages and disadvantages of various
control measures including the relative costs, as well as maintenance
and operating parameters.
Additionally, the report gives an indication of the relative
costs required to install or implement the various measures. These
costs are intended to be used only as a basis for comparing
control measures. Actual installation and implementation costs will
vary depending onsite conditions, facility location, and regional
cost factors.
Applicable federal and several state regulations were reviewed during
preparation of this document. However, specific regulatory requirements
or citations are not discussed, as they are subject to change and may
not be universally applicable. Similarly, this report does not address
regulatory requirements that may be required by local jurisdictions.
Federal, state and local requirements should betaken into
consideration in selecting a control measure.
At the time this report was prepared, new release
prevention technologies were being developed. Most of these are not
listed in the report because their performance has not been
thoroughly validated; however, some emerging technologies have been
highlighted in the tables for the reader's information. The reader
should confirm the suitability and effectiveness of these new
technologies prior to using them.
This report does not cover:
• Emergency response, cleanup, remediation, tank cleaning, and
decommissioning
• Health, safety and fire prevention issues
• Air emissions
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