b'58 SEZ FUELING The permitting process presented severalSystem Training challenges and delays, adds Seth Newbold,With the new Ethernet line connecting the fuel farm and terminal Argus other project manager at SEZ.building, SEZ personnel can monitor the entire fuel station remotely. However, the engineering and constructionHowever, refueler trucks perform all apron refueling operations at team did a great job navigating the processthe airport; therefore, the truck drivers are required to know how and providing the permitting agencies themuch fuel they need, as well as tank levels at the station. When responses they needed to move the projectdrivers fill up their trucks, fuel flow automatically cuts off at the forward.SETH NEWBOLD number of gallons they request. Due to the complexity of the new But it still wasnt smooth sailing. After permits were secured,system, all airport personnel involved with fuel delivery received ground excavation was delayed by bad weather, including raintraining. and even some snow, in late 2022 and early 2023. It seemedThis is a more robust, intricate system compared to our old as if we had a big storm every three days or so, Gruey recalls.fuel farm, Newbold explains. Nothing had time to dry out.KEAR technicians and personnel from Jet Fuel Specialists Not surprisingly, the various delays drove up the project price.provided training on the new systems for operations personnel, The cost of materials was more than anticipated, but KEAR wasfuel truck drivers and assorted project team members in full-day very good about keeping us informed about the specifics of theseincrements. The informational sessions were videotaped for future charges, which we communicated to the airport, says Carmenuse by the airport.Rose. Now that the new fuel farm has been in operation for six The need for more time and manpower on the job increasedmonths or so, there have not been any problems in the fueling Dibbles cost of services as well.operation, so far as I know, Newbold reports.In the end, the project cost $4.8 million, and the airport absorbed the extra $800,000.Improve winterproductivity with the best products and services in the industryLiquid Potassium Acetate Product Liquid Potassium Formate ProductSAE AMS1435D SAE AMS1435DTHE Solid Sodium Formate Product Unique Patented Liquid TechnologyS C I E N C E SAE AMS1431E SAE AMS1435DVisit us at www.nasi-tm.comOF 800.622.4877, Ext. 310nasi_cs@nasindustrial.comDE-ICING 2021Nachurs Alpine Solutions.All rights reserved.January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'