Article: High Quality Tank Coatings: The Best Protection For Rural Water Supplies

By Mark Eklund P.E., Product Manager for Wastewater Market Sales, Columbian TecTank

All liquids – whether wastewater, chemicals, stormwater, potable water or others – are aggressive toward the tanks in which they are stored. Such aggression results in corrosion, the principal enemy of the tank. Corrosion shortens the life of the tank, increases maintenance, and may contaminate the tank's contents.

Municipal liquid tanks are most often purchased for use as standpipes, reservoirs and secondary containment. If your municipality is considering the purchase of a new liquid storage tank, the type of coating found on the inside will be one of the most important factors you consider. Today's tank coatings are technically advanced, and they are a municipality's best line of defense against corrosion for the protection of liquid water supplies.