C-Store gets the green light with approval of unique underground fuel storage system
Unique UL2245 Belowgrade Storage & Dispensing
Turkey hill runs over 230 C stores in central Pennsylvania and in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area. Their new best location outside of Quakertown PA was in danger of being abandoned. Blasts from a nearby quarry combined with the close proximity to a protected water shed caused enough concern with local officials that they would not allow fiberglass underground tanks on the property.
For Turkey Hill in the property owner the solution was in innovative liquid containment vault LCV system this unique concrete seamless sectional vault offers uncompromising environmental protection to soil and groundwater, resists corrosion and rising water tables and even the sudden trauma of earthquake activity. The vault incorporates a special form formulated concrete mix, factory poured in two parts that encompasses a steel tank. Because the storage tanks are located within a vault that allows for easy accessibility and visual inspection by your personnel, they are sometimes classified by the EPA as above ground storage tanks AST even though they are located at or below grade. Core’s integrated solution included to 15,000 gallon split tank UL 2245LCV systems as well as design, drawings and installation assistance. The UL 2245 protection allowed turkey hill to complete the construction of the C-store without compromising the township or it’s surrounding watershed.
