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• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis FREE online tool (click Total Cost of Ownership tab above)
• Field Erected Water Storage Tank seminars for engineers, municipalities, consultants, water agencies, owners and operators
• Water Storage Tank online learning modules (click here, then click Online Education tab)

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis FREE online tool
STI/SPFA's TCO analysis tool helps water system managers assess the total cost of tank ownership. The tool covers three common types of flat-bottom, ground-supported water storage tanks (with roofs) in accordance with AWWA standards:   Welded steel tanks: AWWA D100 Bolted steel tanks: AWWA D103 Concrete tanks: AWWA D110 or D115 Our TCO tool is free to all users. Click the Total Cost of Ownership tab above.
Water Storage Tank Seminars Participants earn 8 PDH credits
More than 2,600 consulting engineers, municipality and utility administrators, and water tank owners and operators have participated in this full-day, comprehensive seminar presented by industry experts: How to use and interpret water tank standards and AWWA Standards review. Seismic designs and selection considerations. Impressed current and galvanic (sacrificial) anode cathodic protection systems. Lower VOC coatings and linings. Using an accurate life cycle analysis (LCA) to determine the best tanks for your needs. Click here for upcoming seminars and informations.
Water storage tank online learning: Save time and money with our expert modules
Steel Water Tank Standards How to update your system or specify a new tank. Presenter Steve Meier, Tank Industry Consultants, is an industry expert who helped to write the new AWWA Standard.
Steel Water Tank Construction Explains foundations, inspection/testing, field construction, welding and shop fabrication during the tank construction process. Presenter: Kevin Gallagher, Caldwell Tanks.
Steel Water Tank Coatings and Linings Functions and benefits of coating systems, service life cycle, coatings and linings standards and more. Presenter: Tex Enoch, Induron Coatings

Total Cost of Ownership free online tool
STI/SPFA's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) web-based tool provides real-world data on fabrication, inspection, maintenance, touch-up, and repair costs for steel tanks versus other materials. Users can also input their own data, allowing "apples-to-apples" comparisons that reflect the real costs for differing materials over their entire life cycles. The TCO cost analysis tool assists water system managers to analyze the total cost of ownership of three common types of flat-bottom, ground supported water storage tanks (with roofs) constructed in accordance with AWWA standards: Welded Steel Tanks: AWWA D100; Bolted Steel Tanks: AWWA D103; and Concrete Tanks: AWWA D110 or D115. Access to the TCO tool is complimentary for all users, but you must register. Then you can input and store data related to your tank or tank project, and/or study the default data presented in the program. There is no limit to the number of tank projects you can store here. Your data is retained for one year and is secure, only available to you.
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Types of Steel Storage Tanks Members of STI/SPFA produce both the common types of water tanks--elevated, reservoir, and standpipe--and special storage system products. Examples of water tank types	AWWA Journal, March 2013

Field Erected Storage Tank Century Club	Century Club Album Century Club Honorees Century Club Enrollment Form
STI/SPFA honors the owners of steel water storage tanks at least 100 years old and still in active service with recognition as a member of the STI/SPFA Field Erected Storage Tank Century Club. "Water tanks are some of the most identifiable structures across the United States, and we feel it is important to honor these tanks not only for their extraordinary service life, but also for the role they play in ensuring the safety of our water supplies," said Kevin Gallagher, Caldwell Tanks. If your water tank has been continuously in service for 100 years or more, we invite you to enroll in this honorary program!    Tank shown was built in 1905 in Raymond, MS

 

Annual Tank of The Year Awards

• Award Winning Steel Storage Tanks

 

Safety booklets

These booklets are essential to your company's safety orientation program. Order on the Publications order page. 

NEW EDITION: REVISED JUNE 2014 Basic Safety Rulesbooklet for warehousing, fabrication and construction.This booklet serves many members as their company's rule book.

NEW EDITION: REVISED JUNE 2014 Tank Builders Scaffold Guidelinesbooklet can be used alone or complimented with theTank Builders Scaffold Guidelines Presentationavailablehere.

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NEW 2013 revised edition: AWWA's M42 Steel Water Storage Tanks

M42 will help you make sure you build the storage facility you need in the right place and at the right price.This official AWWA manual of water supply practices is a complete reference on steel water-storage tanks for potable water. M42 is intended to serve as a comprehensive, single-volume information source for designers, engineers, constructors, owners, and operators of steel water

tanks. M42 provides the information you need about:

• Ground-supported standpipes and reservoirs
• Elevated tanks
• Welded or bolted construction
• Location, sizing and selection
• Ladders, access openings and other appurtenances
• Bids and construction contracts
• Design, steel fabrication and delivery
• Foundations, construction, coatings and corrosion control
• Operation, maintenance, cleaning and repairs
• Cold weather operation

Purchase this publication from the AWWA website.

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Handbook: Steel Water Storage Tanks: Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair

The design, construction, operation, and repair of steel tanks for potable water storage are the topics covered in this engineering reference handbook. All types of steel water tanks and included, both ground-supported and elevated. Chapter topics cover tank configurations, location, appurtenances, codes and regulations, corrosion control, foundation, welded tanks, bolted tanks, operation, maintenance, inspection, cleaning, rehabilitation, repair, and security.

Author Stephen W. Meier, PE, SE, Chair of AWWA's Steel Tank Committee, is one of the foremost experts on concrete and steel structures for water storage. 

Purchase this valuable reference from the AWWA website.

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Steel Plate Engineering Data, 2011 Edition

• Volume 1: Steel Tanks for Liquid Storage
• Volume 2: Useful Information for the Design of Plate Structures

 

This engineering reference (both volumes in one book) is revised and updated. It is a joint project of STI/SPFA and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

 

• Purchase Steel Plate Engineering Data 

 

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Philadelphia Suburban Water Supply Case Study: 

Steel vs. Concrete - A Life Cycle Cost Analysis

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