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Oil Feedstock => Oil coarse filtering, settling, drying and storage => Topic started by: julianf on October 24, 2013, 12:25:26 PM
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Can anyone tell me what the exact concerns are, with regard to storage?
I suspect there will be two issues - fire, and environmental health, and that the regulations may differ for each?
The exact things im interested in are -
bunding requirements
total storage limits
There will, im sure, be variations on bunding limits relating to proximity to water courses.
Thank you.
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With regards to EA, I'm pretty sure that bunding isn't strictly enforceable if you are not industry but 5000 litres is an enforceable maximum you can store without a permit.
If you are following bunding requirements, it is much easier to bund many smaller containers than one big one.
ie. if you bund an IBC, the bund would need a much higher capacity than a single bund for 5x200 litre barrels.
• Oils and chemicals are stored in an area where spills can be contained. This should be within an impermeable bund. A bund is a secondary containment area that holds liquids if the main containers leak or break. If you have one oil storage container in a bund, the bund must be able to hold 110% of its volume. If you have more than one container in a bund, the bund must be able to hold 25% of the total volume of the containers or 110% of the largest container’s volume. Bunds should be inspected regularly and rainwater removed;
• Tanks should be located at least 10 metres from watercourses and steps should be taken to minimise the risk of damage to the tanks/bund by impact.
No idea on fire regs though.