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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD JULY 27, 1992 <br />FUEL STORAGE BID AWARD > CONT. <br />Garhardson introducad Mika Kaale, raorasantatIva from Pump and <br />Matar. <br />Kaala statad tha undarground system his company bid is a doubla <br />tank systam, alactronicaily monitorad, and anchorad into tha <br />ground. Ha notad that tha govarnmantal agancias ara in tha procass <br />of ravamping tha ragulations govarning abova-ground tanks. <br />Jabbour askad if Kaale would racommand fibarglass varsus staal. <br />Kaala said ha would. <br />Jabbour askad about acological affacts. <br />Kaala axplainad that tha tanks undarground ara no longar a singla <br />tank. <br />Goattan axplainad thay ara vary concarnad with tha anvironmantal <br />Issues, and have actually raquirad others to remove undarground <br />tanks. <br />Kaala indicated tha risk factor is tha same for both types of <br />tanks. <br />Jabbour notad that thay ware told that fiberglass tanks would be <br />approximately double tha price. <br />Kaala fait that estimate to be incorrect, and noted that both <br />fiberglass and staal would be approximately the same price. <br />explained that the tanks now have a 1/2" thick protective <br />coating and there has been so much new technology in this field <br />to perfect the tanks. <br />Callahan askad about potential for problems if there is a leak in- <br />ground. Ha gathered that there is a move to more abova-ground tanks <br />and that is why tha new ragulations ara being drafted. <br />Kaala notad abova-ground tanks ^ra Just an option which needs to <br />be addressed. Ha statad that al i tha probes on tha undarground <br />tanks ara accessible through manholes, and guaranteed that thay <br />would never have to dig up tha tanks, to repair or replace <br />monitoring equipment. <br />e <br />■MMMW <br />'/• <br />a <br />€ <br />- y: