Farm Fuel Storage and Handling - What can You do?

There are many options and variations in the design of a petroleum storage site.

Figure 2 illustrates one example of a well-planned site, using single walled tanks with a secondary containment built into the foundation. Alternatively, you could use double walled tanks, avoiding the need for the additional containment in the foundation.


Figure 2. Well-planned petroleum storage site
Adapted from Resource Management Branch, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Characteristics of this well-designed system include:

• Proper foundation (impermeable floor)
• Secondary containment
• Proper venting (pressure vent cap separate from fill opening)
• Emergency plan and equipment (fire extinguishers)
• Collision protection (bumper guards)
• Theft / vandalism protection (lockable caps)
• Prevention of evaporative losses (shade)
• Grounding for prevention of static electricity (bonding line and ground wire)
• Monitoring for losses due to theft or evaporation (fuel meter)

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