Tank compliance ensures environmental protection and environmental protection is good for business.  As regulators focus on spill prevention, tank compliance can become more challenging.  Streamline takes a proactive approach to tanks services by staying abreast of regulatory changes and remaining vigilant to assist our clients.

For petroleum above ground storage tank facilities, Streamline helps businesses comply with 40 CFR Part 112 – Oil Pollution Prevention and Response.  For these facilities, we provide Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans (SPCC), integrated contingency plans, facility analysis, employee training and site inspection services.  In July 2002, the EPA made many changes to the SPCC rule.  The deadline for compliance with these changes is October 31, 2007.

For petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs), Streamline helps businesses comply with tank upgrade requirements, as well as providing contamination assessment and remediation services.  In Florida, the deadline for upgrading to double wall fiberglass tanks is 2009. Currently, 80% ofUSTs(>18,000 tanks) in Florida are single wall. Every one of these tanks will require closure assessment. Done properly, the tank upgrade process can go smoothly and quickly.  Improper work causes delays and cost overruns. Streamline has successfully closed hundreds of tanks: correctly, efficiently, and cost effectively.

For tank facilities regulated by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and state regulations, Streamline provides a number of valuable services. We provide sampling plans and waste management during plant turnaround or tank decommissioning.  We provide cleaning services to facilitate inspection and tank recertification.  Streamline also provides groundwater monitoring and emergency spill response.

Streamline provides sampling services and oversight during underground storage tank removal and contaminated soil excavations.  Our staff has successfully directed removal of tanks and contaminated soil from a variety of physical settings including: underneath buildings, beneath concrete surface cover, and below the water table.

Specific tasks frequently related to these activities include:

Preparing health and safety plans
Providing notification to proper authorities
Coordinating activities with waste hauling and disposal companies
Removing remaining product from tanks
Purging tanks with nitrogen or dry ice to displace fuel vapors and render tanks non-hazardous
Designing and installing de-watering and temporary remediation systems for tanks situated beneath the water table
Performing field screening of soils during excavation
Performing tank closure sampling
Back-filling and restoring surface cover

Streamline uses only qualified excavation contractors that are properly insured and OSHA trained.