Looking for professional storage tank inspections and tank integrity testing in the Iowa City, IA area? Genesis Environmental Solutions’ personnel have extensive experience, specialty training and state of the art equipment for inspecting any type of tank including fuel, oil, sludge, water and chemical tanks.
Our personnel have certifications from both the American Petroleum Institute and Steel Tank Institute in the inspection and operation of these tanks, including:
This combination of expertise and nationally recognized certifications allow us to provide services for all types of projects, from a single fuel station tank to field-built erected tank farms.
You can trust Genesis for professional tank testing and environmental services.
Just a sample of the industries we work with in the Iowa City, IA area.
A few examples showing the range of projects that our storage tank division has worked on.
Performed tank cleaning and API 653 tank inspections and similar service inspections for YRC Worldwide. Fuel was removed and recycled prior to cleaning and inspection services.
Genesis was awarded this diesel storage tank project from West Plains Energy. The project included a API 653 inspection in addition to a coatings and lining application.
Performed tank inspection, cleaning, internal tank lining, piping replacement and containment grading for KCP&L. Project included coatings application on transfer pump station piping.
Clients we've done projects for over the years.
Your questions answered about tank inspections in the Iowa City, IA area.
Under 40 CFR 112 (SPCC Rule), facilities storing 1,320 gallons or more of oil in ASTs (each container ≥ 55 gal) that present a reasonable expectation of discharge into navigable waters—such as the Iowa River, which flows directly through Iowa City on its way to the Mississippi—must maintain an SPCC Plan. That plan must include documented inspections of tanks, piping, valves, and containment systems to demonstrate ongoing compliance with federal spill-prevention requirements.
Under Iowa's dedicated aboveground storage tank program—661 Iowa Admin. Code Ch. 224 and Iowa Code Ch. 101—administered by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), State Fire Marshal Division, all ASTs of 1,101 gallons or greater storing petroleum, flammable, or combustible liquids must be registered annually with the State Fire Marshal by October 1 each year, and no new tank may be placed into service until registration is complete and the tag is affixed. Plan review approval is also required before installation. Inspections may be conducted by an employee of the State Fire Marshal Division, a local fire chief, or a designated member of a local fire department; Iowa's rules do not mandate a fixed periodic inspection cycle, and no state-level certification specific to API 653 or STI SP001 is required by rule. In practice, owners and operators frequently engage STI- or API-certified inspectors to meet SPCC documentation standards and industry best practices for shop-built (STI SP001) and field-erected (API 653) tanks.
Genesis Inspection Services helps Iowa City businesses and facilities throughout Johnson County maintain compliant aboveground storage tanks through certified API 653 and STI SP001 inspections and thorough documentation packages—giving owners and operators the records needed to satisfy both EPA SPCC regulations and Iowa state requirements under DIAL's aboveground storage tank program.