Juan Santamaria International Airport

Fuel Farm

General Director/Project Manager/Engineering Manager for the design-build consortium consisting of Edica, Safe Fueling and Staunton Chow Associates for Recope, the national petroleum branch of the Costa Rica Government. Recope owns and operates a refinery on the east coast of Costa Rica, refines crude oil, imports refined products for distribution to its numerous fuel storage and distribution facilities located across the country. The instrumentation and control systems in each facility can communicate with Recope’s headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica which can monitor and control each of its facilities remotely. Each communication system is 100 percent redundant.

Drainage Trench System Between Tanks
Fuel Receiving Station with Pig Catcher and Pressure Reducing Valves
Fuel Facilities as Viewed from the Administration Building
Fuel Receiving Station Viewed from Recovery Tank in Pit
Fuel Farm at Night
Avgas Receiving and Dispensing Equipment
Pump Station with Filter-Separators Viewed from Suction Side
Pump Station Discharge Main and Vista Leak Detection System
Refueler Bottom Loading Station as Viewed from Pump Station
Refueler Bottom Loading Island
Refueler and Hydrant Servicer Test and Calibration Facility
Underground Oil-Water Separator with Sludge and Recovered Oil Pumps