| Fuel Management | | | | Static Leak Detection performs tests on the tank |
| Fuel Management Systems includes systems | | | | while the service station is closed. |
| ranging from innovative tank gauging systems to | | | | Statistical Continuous Automatic Leak Detection |
| reliable fuel control systems. It is a vital | | | | (SCALD) can also perform tests on the tank while |
| requirement for service stations to know the how | | | | the service station is in operation. |
| much fuel inventory is had. Some fuel | | | | A quality tank monitoring system will also have |
| management systems have a web-based | | | | integrated water intrusion alarms. Typically, these |
| application that lets you check inventory from | | | | alarms immediately notify you when it detects a |
| anywhere in the world with the use of a laptop | | | | presence of water in the tanks. |
| and the internet. | | | | Overfill Protection |
| | | | Overfill protection is typically a special sensor or |
| Leaks that drain the tank slowly can remain | | | | installed equipment that helps prevent tanks from |
| unnoticed for quite some time. An accurate tank | | | | being overfilled during the delivery. Regulations |
| monitoring system can protect you from ground | | | | require overfill protection if you put 25 gallons or |
| leaks and allow you to know exactly how much | | | | more into a tank at a time. Overfill protection is |
| fuel is being delivered. This keeps you from | | | | an important aspect to fuel management and |
| loosing fuel, contaminating the soil, and paying out | | | | helps slow the flow of fuel to the tanks and |
| for clean-up. There are two types of leak | | | | provide warning when the tank becomes close to |
| detection: Static Leak Detection and Statistical | | | | being full. This prevents spills and contamination of |
| Continuous Automatic Leak Detection (SCALD). | | | | the environment. |