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provided on larger tanks as needed <strong>for</strong> access and ventilation duringpainting;b. Each tank shall have a water sight glass, a pressure gage, a mechanicalmeans of adding air, a pressure blow off <strong>for</strong> excess air, and a drain. <strong>The</strong>drain shall discharge above the normal ground surface with no directconnection to a sewer or storm drain;c. <strong>The</strong> piping connected to each tank shall be equipped with sufficient valvesand bypass lines to allow the tank to be taken offline, drained, cleaned,repaired and painted without causing loss of pressure in the distributionsystem;d. Each tank shall have adequate automatic controls to manage both thewater level in the tank and the pressure of the air cushion; ande. Each tank shall be sufficiently housed to protect all appurtenances and thetank from freezing. Each tank shall be located above the normal groundsurface. <strong>Design</strong> shall be based on a 100-year return frequency extendedlow temperature period and average wind velocity.7.4.12. Pressure and Bladder Tanks with Gross Volume of less than 1,000 GallonsPressure tanks and bladder tanks with gross volume less than 1,000 gallonsper tank shall be designed and constructed with the following appurtenancesand features:a. Each tank shall be above the normal ground surface and completelyhoused in a heated building to prevent freezing;b. <strong>The</strong> piping connecting tanks shall have sufficient valves and bypass linesto allow each individual tank to be taken offline, drained, repaired,painted, or replaced without causing loss of pressure in the distributionsystem;c. <strong>The</strong> tanks shall be equipped with automatic controls to controlpressure/water level in the tanks. A means to manage the volume andpressure of air in the air cushion of pressure tanks shall be provided butthis may be done manually with portable equipment. <strong>The</strong>re shall be atleast one pressure gage in the tank manifold; andd. Multiple tanks may be used to achieve the total design volume needed.7.4.13. Protection to Metal SurfacesProper protection shall be given to metal surfaces of pressure tanksa. Tanks constructed of steel or other metal subject to corrosion shall haveboth interior and exterior surfaces painted.1. Exterior paint should contain less than 100 milligrams of lead perkilogram of dried paint to prevent removed paint from being classifiedas a hazardous waste.2. Interior paint shall be certified <strong>for</strong> drinking water use under the latestANSI/NSF Standard 61.b. Tanks constructed of corrosion resistant metals shall not be required to bepainted. Corrosion resistant metals shall be chosen to resist corrosionAug. 29, 2003Page 146

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