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7.2 OIL STORAGE FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES
7.2.1 Materials On-Site and Storage Capacities [40 CFR 112.7(a)(3)(i-vi)]
[9 VAC 25-91-170 A.5]
Currently there are 117 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and 47 underground storage
tanks (USTs). The ASTs range in size from a 275-gallon used oil tank to a 6,000-gallon heating
oil tank with the predominant size being 2,000 gallons. The USTs range in size from 500 gallons
to 30,000 gallons with the predominant size being 1,500 gallons.
The majority of ASTs are situated adjacent to troop barrack buildings, termed “blocks”, located
throughout MTC-Fort Pickett. These blocks typically consist 20-30 barracks that use heating oil
(No. 2 fuel oil) to fuel their heating units. Typically, one AST serves one barrack, however,
there are cases where one AST serves two barracks. The ASTs are predominantly 1,000-gallon
and 2,000-gallon steel vaulted ASTs.
Table 1 and Table 2 contains a list of the bulk petroleum storage ASTs and USTs and a
description of each.
200, 300, and 400 Areas
It is estimated that almost all of the surface drainage from these areas flows to the west via
unnamed streams into Hurricane Branch, which discharges into the Nottoway River. Several
tanks located in the southern end of the 400 Area discharge to the east into an unnamed tributary
to Hurricane Branch. These areas are graphically shown on Figure 2.
500 and 700 Areas
Tanks located in the western portion of these areas discharge to the west, and ultimately into an
unnamed tributary to Hurricane Branch. Tanks at Buildings 503 and 564 discharge to the east
and ultimately into Birchin Creek, which flows north to south. Birchin Creek discharges to
Birchin Lake, which discharges to Tommeheton Creek, then into the Nottoway River. These
areas are graphically shown on Figure 3.
1300, 1500, 1700, 2300, and 2500 Areas
Several tanks located in the southern portion of these areas discharge to the south unto an
unnamed tributary to Hurricane Branch. The tanks located in the northern portion of these areas
discharge to the north into Birchin Creek, which as described above, ultimately discharges into
the Nottoway River. These areas are graphically shown on Figure 4.
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