Protecting municipal water infrastructure—and the communities it serves—sometimes requires more than traditional tank solutions. From treatment facilities to distribution networks, every component must be robust and reliable. Municipalities face greater regulatory scrutiny and require environmental safeguards to prevent leaks and releases, often through the use of secondary containment measures. Chemical storage, in particular, introduces significant… [Read More]
Water Treatment
Top Water Storage Tanks for Municipal Applications
Selecting the right water storage tank is a pivotal decision for municipal systems and water management. Municipal water systems must balance high capacity demands, various applications, and strict regulations while ensuring the value of long term infrastructure. The type of tank chosen—whether for daily potable water, emergency reserves, or chemical storage—can affect not only system… [Read More]
What to Do When You Can’t Drink the Water
How to Handle Water Contamination: Survival Tips and Strategies Water is essential for daily life — whether it’s for drinking, cooking, or cleaning. But what happens when it’s suddenly unsafe to use? Across the United States, incidents of water contamination are becoming more frequent. It seems to happen occasionally where residents face warnings about their… [Read More]
Poly Tanks | How to Clean a Water Storage Tank
Proper, regular maintenance is an important part in caring for and maximizing the service life of any piece of equipment. Water storage tanks are no exclusion from this fundamental concept, especially those intended for potable, drinking water scenarios. In this Poly Tank Series post, we will explore the details of cleaning water storage tanks and… [Read More]
Rain Tanks | How to Turn Rainwater into Drinking Water
There are several methods available to turn rainwater into potable, drinkable water that is safe to drink. By definition, potable water is water that is safe for human consumption as well as for use in other potable applications such as cleaning, cooking, and bathing. One of the most common reasons to treat harvested rainwater into… [Read More]
Rain Tanks | Why Should I Not Drink Rainwater (Before Treating It)?
Rainwater collected directly from the sky, meaning not collected from any surface such as a roof, can be pure, safe water that is okay to drink. On the other hand, rainwater that has first flowed over a surface can pick up contaminants and debris from animals, plants, and remains which can contain pathogens. Pathogens are… [Read More]
Rain Tanks | Rainwater Harvesting for Potable Water
Method, Equipment, and Guidelines for Treating Rainwater to Potable Water Initial Quality of Rainwater Water in the atmosphere as it falls as rain is slightly acidic, pure water. Rainwater is surface water from the earth that has undergone a natural distillation process that purifies and removes other elements, chemicals, or contaminants. Contamination, or dirtying, of… [Read More]