Wyuna - Oily Water Separation System - Brochure

All airports have fuel storage facilities for jet fuel, some small and others very large. The storage tanks and their accompanying pumps, filters, and piping are usually contained in a dike or berm for safety reasons in case of a spill or fire. Rainwater that falls within the diked area will become contaminated with leaks from the tanks, from valves or flanges or perhaps from changing the fuel filter cartridges and must be treated if discharged to surface waters to meet the requirement of the local Clean Water Act. Separators for this application require careful design to manage possible spills (with the usual accompanying fire-hose washdown of the area) as well as the normal flow of storm water.