MIL-HDBK-1022A
a) Locate the refueler loading facility as close as
practical or permissible to the location of the aircraft to be
fueled but not less than 75 feet (23 m) from the nearest
aboveground storage tank, building (except pump house may be
50 feet (15 m)), overhead power line, or public road.
b) For aircraft direct fueling systems, the fuel
supply piping to the refueler truck loading facility may be a
non-ferrous spur or extension from that system. In this case,
the filter/separator and fuel quality monitor (for JP-5
systems) are not required since they are provided as part of
the aircraft direct fueling system. Where filtration is
downstream of the pump house and the spur connects prior to
the filtration equipment, a filtered lateral is required.
Arrange fuel loading equipment on one or more concrete islands
configured for refueling on one side only. Make the direction
of traffic appropriate for the location of the loading
connections on the refueler, located on the driver's side.
When more than one island is required because of the volume or
number of fuel grades to be handled, arrange them in a
parallel fashion with approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) between
adjacent sides. When more than one type of aviation turbine
fuel is being issued through standard aircraft refueling
nozzles, use selectivity rings to prevent loading the wrong
fuel. Arrange the islands and approaches to allow forward
motion for all trucks at all times with ample room for
turning. Allow for egress and entrance of emergency response
vehicles.
c) At each loading position, provide an impermeable
retention and controlled drainage system leading to a
containment or treatment system. Pave the spaces between
islands, and on each side of the outer islands, with concrete
pitched a minimum of one percent toward catch basins or trench
drains. Design containments to the most stringent of Federal,
State, or local regulations. Provide containment with
capacity equal to the larger of the volume of the largest
refueler to be loaded or the runoff from a rainfall of
intensity equal to a 5-year expectancy for a 1-hour duration.
Provide a normally closed valve in the drain system to allow
for containment during fueling operations and which can be
opened to drain the area when necessary. If a canopy, which
is designed to preclude rain from the contained area, is
installed, reduce the sizing for rainfall, accounting only for
wind-blown rain. Consider combining the containment with
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