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A secondary containment system used to transport and store a tank containing fluid. The secondary containment system having a containment body comprising an end wall, a back wall, two side walls, a bottom, and a top, wherein the walls are integral to the bottom, and wherein the top can be displaced

A secondary containment system used to transport and store a tank containing fluid. The secondary containment system having a containment body comprising an end wall, a back wall, two side walls, a bottom, and a top, wherein the walls are integral to the bottom, and wherein the top can be displaced from the containment body. The containment body is constructed of a three-layer configuration comprising an inner layer, an outer layer, and a central layer sandwiched therebetween. The inner layer defines a chamber in which the tank containing the fluid is stored. The chamber is sized and shaped so that the tank is positioned in the chamber and defines a void between walls of the inner layer and the tank.

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1. A secondary containment system comprising: a containment body comprising an end wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom, wherein the end wall, the back wall and the side walls are integral to the bottom, anda top that can be displaced from the containment body, said top inclu

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A secondary containment system comprising: a containment body comprising an end wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom, wherein the end wall, the back wall and the side walls are integral to the bottom, anda top that can be displaced from the containment body, said top includes a lower most edge,a storage tank containing a fluid, said storage tank having a top cap, said top cap defining a lower most surface and a top surface,wherein the end wall, the back wall, the side walls, the bottom and the top are comprised of a three-layer configuration comprising an inner layer, a central layer and an outer layer, the central layer being sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, and wherein the inner layer and the central layer are wholly inside the outer layer,wherein the inner layer defines a chamber, the storage tank is positioned in the chamber,said chamber further defines a void between walls on the inner layer and walls on the storage tank, said void sized for receiving a heating unit,said containment body further including at least one secondary tank vent having a top portion, a body portion and a lower most end, the body portion including an outer opening,a primary tank vent including a vent top that defines an inner opening,wherein said inner layer of said top includes first and second horizontal portions that merge with said lower most edge, and wherein said first side wall defines a first upper most end, and wherein said second side wall defines a second upper most end, and wherein said top surface below said first and second upper most ends, and wherein said primary tank vent has a lower most end that is in abutting communications with said top surface and wherein said at least one secondary vent extends through said inner and outer layers of said top such that said at least one secondary tank vent is in fluid communication with elements outside the system and the lower most end of said secondary tank vent is in fluid communication with said void, and said inner opening is disposed inside the containment body and in fluid communication with said void and said storage tank's fluid, and wherein at least a portion of said outer opening is positioned above an outer most surface of said outer layer of said top, and wherein the inner and outer layers are constructed of a first material, and the central layer is constructed of a second material preferably an insulation material. 2. The containment system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first upper most end merges with a first upper inclined portion that defines a first inclined surface that merges with an upper most edge of said containment body, and wherein said second upper most end merges with a second upper inclined portion that defines a second inclined surface that merges with said upper most edge. 3. The containment system as recited in claim 2, wherein said upper most edge matches said lower most edge. 4. The containment system as recited in claim 3, wherein the inner layer of said top includes first and second inclined ends, wherein said first inclined end mates with the first upper inclined portion and the second inclined end mates with the second inclined portion with a seal therebetween. 5. The containment system as recited in claim 1, wherein said primary tank vent and said secondary tank vent are air vents. 6. The containment system as recited in claim 1, wherein said primary tank vent is a closed vent that opens when a pressure changes within the containment body a pre-determined amount. 7. A secondary containment system comprising: a containment body having a base and a top, said base comprising an end wall, a back wall, first and second side walls, a bottom,wherein the end wall, the back wall and the first and second side walls are integral to the bottom, and wherein the top can be displaced from the base, said top further includes a lower most edge, andwherein the containment body defines an inner layer integral to an outer layer, an inter-space between the inner and outer layers is defined by a central layer;wherein the inner layer of said base defines a chamber sized for receiving a storage tank and, defines a void between walls of the inner layer and walls of the storage tank, wherein said void is sized for receiving a heating unit;wherein said containment body further includes at least one body vent that defines a body vent aperture, wherein said body vent aperture is disposed above an outer most surface of said top's outer layer, and wherein said storage tank includes a top cap having a top surface, and a cap vent that defines a cap vent aperture; and,wherein said first side wall has an upper most end that defines a first surface and said second side wall has an upper most end that defines a second surface, andsaid top includes a first end that rests on said first surface and a second end that rests on said second surface, and wherein said body vent passes through said top's inner and outer layers such that said at least one body vent is in fluid communication with elements outside the system and said void, and said cap vent aperture is disposed inside the containment body and in fluid communication with said void and said storage tank's fluid. 8. The containment system as recited in claim 7, further including a first seal disposed between said first surface and said first end, and a second seal disposed between said second surface and said second end. 9. The containment system as recited in claim 8, wherein said first and second surfaces merge with an upper most edge of said base. 10. The containment system as recited in claim 9, wherein said first and second ends merge with said lower most edge. 11. The containment system as recited in claim 10, wherein said first and second surfaces are angled surfaces, and said first and second ends are angled ends, and wherein said upper most edge matches said lower most edge. 12. The containment system as recited in claim 11, wherein said first angled surface defines a first upper most end, and said second angled surface defines a second upper most end, and wherein said top surface of said top cap is positioned below said first and second upper most ends. 13. A secondary containment system comprising: an enclosure that includes a base having first and second side walls, said enclosure including a top that can be displaced, said top defines a lower most edge, said lower most edge matches an upper most edge of said base, said enclosure further defines an inner wall, an outer wall, and a center disposed between said inner and outer walls, each of said first and second side walls defining an upper most end, said inner wall defines a chamber sized and shaped to receive a storage tank, and wherein said enclosure further includes at least one secondary vent that includes a secondary aperture disposed in a body portion of said at least one secondary vent, and wherein said at least one secondary vent extends through said top's inner and outer walls such that said at least one secondary vent is in fluid communication with elements outside the enclosure and said chamber, and wherein said secondary vent is at least partially positioned above an upper most surface of said top, a primary vent that defines a primary vent aperture, and wherein said primary vent aperture is disposed inside the enclosure and in fluid communication with said chamber and said storage tank's fluid, and an upper most end of said primary vent is positioned above said lower most edge, and wherein said inner and outer walls are constructed of a first material, and said center is disposed of a second material. 14. The containment system as recited in claim 13, wherein said chamber further defines a void between the inner walls and the stored tank. 15. The containment system as recited in claim 14, wherein said first side wall defines a first angled surface that merges with said first upper most end and said upper most edge, and said second side wall defines a second angled surface that merges with said second upper most end and said upper most edge. 16. The containment system as recited in claim 15, wherein the inner wall of said top defines a first angled end that rests on said first angled surface and a second angled end that rests on said second angled surface. 17. The containment system as recited in claim 16, further including a first seal disposed between said first angled surface and said first angled end, and a second seal disposed between said second angled surface and said second angled end. 18. The containment system as recited in claim 17, wherein said upper most end of said primary vent is positioned higher than said upper most ends of said first and second side walls. 19. The containment system as recited in claim 13, wherein said primary vent is a closed vent that opens when a pressure changes a pre-determined amount within the enclosure.