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Gulf Guardian Award Winners 2004

Partnership Category - 2nd Place

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Six units were constructed and installed at area harbors and marinas.
 This is one of the self-contained units which included a 2000 gallon
bilgewater tank, a 300 gallon waste oil tank, and associated pumps and
hoses all on one skid.
Six units were constructed and installed at area harbors and marinas...
From left to right: Jim Needham of TAMU-CC, Duane Howell of Gulf
King Services, Jud Hall of Odessa Pump, and Harley the dog from Gulf King
Services checking the installation of the first Oil and Oily Bilgewater
Recovery Unit.  This is a split system with only the tanks mounted on the
main skid.
... This is a split system with only the tanks mounted on the main skid.
With the split systems, the pumps are mounted on a separate skid for
placement at the facility's fuel docks.  With this arrangement the tanks
can be located away from the docks while the pumps are conveniently located
for facility operators.  Since installation in the Spring the Units have
recovered more than 50,000 gallons of contaminated bilgewater and over
5,000 gallons of waste engine oil.
With the split systems, the pumps are mounted on a separate skid...

Gulf of Mexico Program Office
Mail Code: EPA/GMPO
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