Standard for Fibre Reinforced Plastic Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

1.1 This Standard sets forth minimum design and construction requirements for fibre reinforced plastic, non-pressure tanks that are used for the underground storage of flammable and combustible liquids, such as:

A     Petroleum products, including petroleum hydrocarbon fuels with low bio-blends, per specifications, and similar flammable or combustible liquid petroleum derivatives, such as fuel components (cetane, hexane, heptane), and oils (lubricating, hydraulic, machine);

B     Oxygenated fuel blends, including all "petroleum product" liquids; plus petroleum hydrocarbon fuels with low-biofuels blends;

C     Oxygenates, including all “petroleum product” and "oxygenated fuel blends" liquids; plus pure/denatured or highest oxygenated blend stocks for use in mixing of dispensed lower fuel-blends and components, such as biodiesel and ethanol;

D  The test fuels in Appendix A are considered to be sufficient and representative for US or Canadian approved motor fuels, off the road fuels, diesel, renewable diesel, synthetic diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, aviation fuels, jet fuels, fuel oil and heating oil as referenced in items A, B, and C; and

E.       Other flammable and combustible liquids (for which the test fuels in Appendix A are not considered to be sufficient or applicable) that can be demonstrated to be compatible with the reinforced plastic underground tank materials as determined.

1.2 This Standard covers tanks of either single, double or multiple wall construction.

1.3 Tanks covered by this Standard are fabricated, inspected, and tested for leakage prior to shipment from the factory as completely assembled vessels.

1.4 This Standard covers tanks where the primary tank may have a single compartment or have multiple compartments.

1.5 These tanks are intended for installation and use in accordance with applicable standards in the following list:

A     National Fire Code of Canada;

B     CAN/CSA-B139, Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment;

C     CCME Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products;

D     Regulations of the authority having jurisdiction; and

E  Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment, NFPA 31, the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NFPA 30, as applicable.

1.6  Accessories that do not affect tank performance and are attached to the tank internally or externally are allowed but not covered by this standard.