In its fourth year, the KPMA Tank & Technical Conference was held in Lexington, KY on November 2 with a record number of attendees. More than 150 petroleum marketers, consultants, suppliers, fuel retailers and tank owners and operators from across the Commonwealth gathered to hear industry experts and state regulators present on a variety of topics.
Morning session speakers included John Austin of presenting sponsor Modern Welding who presented "Tanks 101" and Ed Kubinsky of CROMPCO who spoke on test spill containment, overfill equipment, and sump water disposal. The luncheon keynote, sponsored by Marathon Petroleum, was delivered by Carolyn Hoskinson, Executive Director of the EPA's national Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST). Hoskinson addressed new Federal tank regulations and implementation.
In the afternoon attendees heard from John Olko of the New Jersey DEP who spoke about leak detection methods. The conference closed out with its signature Q&A panel discussion with state regulators, including Kris Fink of Kentucky's Underground Storage Tank Branch and Deputy State Fire Marshal Mike Burke.
Tom Fassas moderated the Q&A panel with state regulators from KY's UST Branch and the State Fire Marshal office.