Bolted Steel Water & Fire Water

  1. AWWA – Potable FDA Water Storage Tanks with AWWA Specifications
  2. Chemical Storage, High Purity Water Storage
  3. NFPA 22 – Fire Water Storage, Rain Water, Storm Water
  4. Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel (Galvanized and High Tech Coated) Bolted Carbon Steel
  5. Permanent Long Term Storage with Zero Maintenance.

Bolted Steel Tanks built to AWWA & NFPA & NSF Specifications and Standards

Available in a size range of 25,000 to 500,000 gallons.

Most Counties in the US require new construction to include some consideration for fire water storage.

NFPA (National Fire Prevention Association) specifications are used by Fire Marshalls as to create uniformity and a consistent equipment profile.

The main goal is to have a reservoir of water to use in fighting fires, that a fire department system or a fire suppression system is able to utilize.

Usable reservoirs for Fire Departments to access to fight home fires, without these reservoirs many homes would burn.

We are our own first line of defense, as a home owner we need to consider that in the case of a fire, infrastructure may very well fail.

We need our own backup systems in place and ready, water reservoir and our own pumps to fight a fire.

Reservoir materials of construction, Plastic tanks, fiberglass and polyethylene and bolted steel are excellent devices and relativity free of maintenance.

Underground concrete and fiberglass are very serviceable materials but are expensive. Available from 25,000 to 500,000 gallons.

Fire drills should be included in any remote setting, consult and obtain permits from proper authorities..

Chemical Tanks

The corrosion resistance of Polyethylene plastic tanks is vast, it is a perfect material for a great many Acids, Caustic and Bleach 12-15 % Sodium Hypochlorite.

Linear polyethylene ASTM 1998 1.9 specific gravity tanks.

Polyethylene produces a storage tank that will give your clients many years of service.

Atmospheric design means, no pressure or vacuum.

Therefore other combinations of metallurgy, plastics and polymers require consideration.

ASTM 3299 Fiberglass tanks to 50,000 gallons, Chemical Storage Tanks and Mixing Systems.

Chemical storage tanks, aggressive chemical tank applications may include Hydrofluoric acid HF, Hydrochloric Acid HCL, Sulphuric Acid; Sodium Hydroxide Caustics.

Sodium hypochlorite bleach, Sodium Bisulphate, Alum, Polymer Storage, Lime Mixing and many other water treatment chemical storage containers.

Mixer Systems

What are we mixing? liquids, solids etc…

Chemical A & % Chemical B% and etc…

  1. Tank volume in gallons a. cone bottom & angle of cone b. flat bottom c. dimensions
  2. Product viscosities are measured in centipoises
  3. Potentials for product materials dropping out of suspension in a given time frame.
  4. Process operating temperature, exothermic potentials.
  5. Corrosives a. acids b. caustics c. any information that would bear on the mixing characteristics.
  6. Specific gravities, primary liquids and final compound.
  7. Mixing time required for product to attain acceptable suspension, to mix it right, its all about the process data…

Water Tanks

Water tanks critical since the dawn of civilization, water tanks store and make water available for the citizens of cities, counties and states. Reservoirs take many shapes, lakes, ponds, bolted steel tanks to a 1 million gallons, fiberglass tanks to 50,000 gallons and polyethylene to 20,000 gallons.

  1. Drinking water for home and cities, polyethylene, fiberglass, welded and bolted steel. AWWA, FDA, NSF certifications guide successful construction, installation and maintenance protocol.
  2. Agricultural water considerations include water source, and since the quality water may vary as irrigation and farm animals requirements are different. Animals require clean water, which can originate as rain water, creek or river water, but must be treated to maintain freshness. Materials of construction include clay lined pond or lakes, cisterns of concrete, polyethylene or fiberglass. Above ground storage in bolted steel, welded steel, fiberglass, plastic polyethylene, fiberglass. AWWA is a good specification for general water storage.
  3. Fire water is stored in a variety of materials with a wide variance of storage and accessibility functionality. NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) projects a number of compliance requirements. This specification focuses on presenting a consistent source of fire water to the fire department agencies.
  4. Water for food and chemical production, may require additional treatment to meet requirements, Deionization ( DI ), Reverse Osmosis ( RO )

Consider that any water storage tank system is subject to contamination. PH, Algae spores, viruses and bacteria may see accelerated growth to the your storage tanks. Accelerated bacteria growth may cause your stored water to go septic, and grow things you would not want to ingest.

Algae is toxic and if ingested may cause illness and possibly death.

Photosynthesis requires light to grow algae, limit the light equals limited algae growth. Make sure your tank is opaque to limit light to your water storage tanks.

PH either base or acid beyond neutral can cause problems with your water, adding heavy metal to your drinking water, extracted from plumbing used to move water through your home or system.

Test your water as often as possible; most pool supply companies will test your water for free… listen and integrate…

Fighting algae!!!

Black polyethylene plastic and opague fiberglass tanks are a natural for storing water under 50,000 gallons, outdoor storage, natural white for indoor applications. NSF, FDA, NFPA certifications.

Fiberglass with gelcoat, is a good solution to 50,000 gallons. FDA, NSF, NFPA and AWWA

Steel in either welded or bolted steel and a good storage vehicle larger water storage applications from 25,000 to millions of gallons of storage capacity. FDA, NSF, NFPA and AWWA

We specialize in aggressive chemical storage containers, Hydrofluoric acid HF, Hydrochloric Acid HCL, Sulphuric Acid; Sodium Hydroxide Caustics. Sodium hypochlorite bleach, Sodium Bisulphate, Alum, Polymer Storage, and many other chemical storage tanks and containers.

Pumps And Skids

Pump Design : requires data on viscosity, corrosion potential, liquid density, flow horizontal and vertical distance to design your pump. The requirements of the application will suggest the type of pump, centrifugal, air operated diaphragm, progressive cavity, gear pumps etc.

Heater Design : requires, all of the above data on pumps as well as low ambient temperature and maintenance temperature and insulation thickness the heat loss and BTU requirements are then calculated. Always include a level control to turn off heater when level drops off liquid.

Skids systems, ladders : are all custom to the application requirements, see examples.

Level controls and indicators, process requirements may include the need for a variety of level controls and indicators, level transmitters for continuous data output, level switches for level controls, and indicators, level gauges, glass or reverse reading float type. as well as pressure and temperature control.

Vdot Mag Chlor System

Spec: 6500 gallons of Magnesium Chloride in a double wall tank system:

  1. Double wall polyethylene tank, vessel designed for 1.9 specific gravity liquids, 6500 gallon primary container with 110% secondary container.
  2. Level gauge is reverse reading for visual indication of level.
  3. Pump for transferring Mag-Chlor from storage tank to vehicle mounted tanks, pump is chemical resistant
  4. Pump is mounted in a weather resistant plastic housing with block valves and male camlock hose couplings.
  5. Hoses are 1 1/2″ with female camlock stainless steel couplings, galvanized hose hanger.
  6. Loading line assembly for off loading Mag Chlor into storage vessel.
  7. Foundation is 6″ by 8″ treated timbers, with flanged corners, back filled with pea gravel, an excellent foundation.