Anna Jaques Hospital Fuel Tank Rental
CommTank provided a temporary exterior 1,000-gallon diesel fuel aboveground storage tank (AST) with 110% secondary containment at the Anna Jaques Hospital. The job was part of a bid for expanding the Newburyport based hospital by adding a new wing. CommTank was awarded the job of installing a temporary tank rental to cover the hospital until a new fuel system could be installed.
The Anna Jaques Hospital originally powered three backup generators from one underground storage tank (UST) but they needed to remove the UST to make room for the building expansion. CommTank delivered the 1000-gallon temporary tank and installed it in the loading dock area. We then connected a 2-inch vent alarm and vent pipe, supply line to two day tanks inside the building, and overfill pipes from the day tanks to the temporary tank. CommTank also installed a fill port with spill containment. Once the Newbury Fire Department inspected the installation the tank was ready to receive an oil delivery, and the generators could be brought back on line.
Dan Hoag has worked in the environmental and tank storage industry for 16 years. Dan’s range of expertise includes designing systems for oil spill clean-ups, treating soil contamination through "in situ" oxidation and testing, and inspecting underground storage tank systems. As head of Marketing and Information Technologies at CommTank, Dan draws from field experience to write about fuel, water and chemical storage technologies, and the regulations that affect them. He has developed training courses in home inspection, underground storage tank operator, ultrasonic thickness and tank tightness testing. Over the past decade, Dan has published over 60 articles about industry trends and has documented commercial, residential, and environmental projects through illustration, videos, and photography. When Dan unplugs from technology, he spends his time backyard farming, hiking, and kayaking, while masquerading as a hockey player during the wee hours of the morning.