Saint John installs TecStore tank to meet its growing needs

摘要

Bringing its water system into the 21st century and complying with provincial standards were the main goals of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, when it decided in 2000 to install a new potable water tank. The city's old riveted tank built in 1935 had a capacity of 250,000 imperial gallons - not enough to meet the needs of the 25,000 customers in the city's western section, especially in case of an emergency. "We needed extra water to fight fires and for other emergency water situations," said Dean Price, project engineer in the Saint John Municipal Operations and Engineering department. "We also needed to be able to meet peak demand in the middle of the day when we couldn't get water fast enough from the lake." The site is 250 feet above sea level.