Key Information on Attaining SPCC Compliance
Article by Lee Hill January 23, 2008
After spending the last three years working on SPCC compliancy issues, I have had the unique opportunity to visit industrial, commercial and military sites requiring SPCC plans and I have met industry experts and government inspectors. One of the best product offerings that I have come across for managing stormwater in secondary containment areas is from Solidification Products International.
The Petro-Plug, Petro-Pipe and Petro-Barrier Systems are virtually maintenance free and do exactly what they claim. The systems exhaust rainwater from containment areas without the risk of releasing oils and other hydrocarbons to the environment.
How this is accomplished is by packing the drain with a hydrophobic polymer median that undergoes a physical reaction when it comes into contact with hydrocarbons. What this means is that when oil comes into contact with the filter median, it creates a gelatin material that blocks all fluid flow. While oil reacts with the median, water passes straight through it.
This gelatin blockage can happen slowly over time in the case where only oil sheen is present or in the event of a catastrophic spill where a large volume is released the sealing is immediate.
The products are utilized at Electric Companies, major Universities, industrial sites and military bases. For an informative video presentation on the products and SPI please visit:
http://www.oilbarriers.com/promo.html
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