The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO)’s Alternative Fuels Workgroup Tanks Subcommittee issued a UST biofuels compatibility report to serve as a resource for state UST agencies, UST owners and operators, and contractors, reports the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) Weekly Review.
The report is meant to help state agencies and users to evaluate equipment compatibility under EPA’s compatibility requirement when storing biofuels, according to the PMAA Weekly Review. The workgroup developed a template for the Compatibility Evaluation Checklist designed to ensure all UST components are evaluated properly for compatibility. The report also lists recommendations for state tank programs and UST owners and operators, which could serve as a model for addressing concerns about accelerated corrosion of UST equipment with E10 and E10 plus blends.
There are 22 case summaries in the report that highlight consequences of incompatibility. Although ASTSWMO does not write standards or regulations, it can influence state agency regulations, notes the PMAA Weekly Review.
PMAA says its UST Task Force will review the report and will publish an evaluation. To review the Solid Waste Management Officials’ report, click here.
