Client:
City of Luverne
Luverne, MN
Key Features:
- 300,000 gallon water storage tank
- 100% solids interior coating and fluoropolymer exterior coating
- Blasting debris and paint containment shroud
- Abatement of exterior lead based paint
- Energy efficient lighting system to illuminate tank logos
Key Experience:
- Removal and abatement of lead-based paint
- Intricate logo and logo lighting system design
Water Storage Tank Coating
The City of Luverne, Minnesota owns and operates a water storage tank that was built in 1945. The tank is a riveted style of construction that was built prior to the full implementation of electric-arc welding. Being less than 20 miles away, DGR Engineering made an initial investigative inspection of the existing coatings to determine an appropriate maintenance strategy. A sample of the exterior paint was removed and analyzed for lead content. Test results showed the paint had a lead concentration that would require abatement.
Abatement of the lead based paint was achieved by requiring a lead stabilizing abrasive additive, a containment shroud with air-impenetrable walls, ceiling, and floors, and safe collection and disposal of the contaminated abrasive media.
In addition to containing the removed lead-based paint, the containment shroud prevented blasting media and newly applied paint from drifting off-site to the adjacent residential housing and busy state highway.
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