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fibreglass storage tank could be quicker and simpler compared to other products. In addition, the 80,000-litre fibreglass tank allowed for minimal disruption in campground operations.
A college in Cambridge, Ontario, selected a fibreglass storage tank for a rainwater harvesting application at a student housing project. The municipality stipulated that no rainwater could run off the
site into the sewer system. In addition, the project presented a number of challenges, including unusual soil conditions, location from the road, and a tight installation site. As a result, a 25,000-litre fibreglass storage tank was selected. In Calgary, Alberta, a power converter station installed seven three-metre diameter tanks to be used as part of the project’s fire suppression system. Increasingly strict fire codes often require dedicated standby sources of water be available to firefighters to either supplement or replace a primary water source that is either unreliable or too distant. The tank system is designed to hold nearly a million litres of water for emergency fire suppression, to be pumped through almost a kilometre of IPEX pipe. The system feeds eight separate hydrants through a fire loop. In addition, separate tanks will be used for a potable water holding system and a septic holding tank. Kristi Peterson is with ZCL Composites Inc. Email: kristi.peterson@xerxes.com
ArCtICShIeLD BermS
Designed for secondary containment in sub-zero climates, the Arctic-Shield Insta-Berm is the first berm to be certified to the new CAN/ULC-S668-12 standard. Built tough, deployable to -50° F (-46° C) and easy to fold, transport and relocate!
Call 1-604-946-3131 or visit www.sei-ind.com for more info.
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