Spills and leaks from storage tanks containing petroleum products can cause considerable environmental damage. If petroleum gets into ground water, that water can become unusable for drinking or stock watering. Just one gallon of a petroleum product can pollute one million gallons of water.
Even ground water not used to supply drinking water is of concern. Petroleum products can be carried by the ground water and may impact subsurface utilities or basements.
Environmental contamination is an issue that can cost an organization a great deal either in monetary compensation by way of civil law suits, or they can get fined by a judgment in a criminal suit. It can also severely damage the reputation of any business. These are things that all companies must avoid.
To help prevent contamination, DTE is committed to the design, operation, and maintenance of aboveground and underground storage tanks that comply with legislative and regulatory requirements, and safeguard health, ensure safety and protect the environment.
All of our tanks meet or exceed the specifications of the Underwriter's Laboratory of Canada (ULC) and carry the ULC label. This will help to ensure that the DTE tank system you purchase has the DTE Industries seal of approval and meets the following requirements:
- The system has structural integrity of design and materials
- The system is exceeds ULC standards
- That our manufacturing process follows a given level of testing and quality control to insure that each system produced exceeds ULC standards.