completed. Hatch Hatch Hatch on on on on Storage Storage tank tank EPA Finished Finished Finished will not located Finished in an review Water the area Water Water Water subject structurally inspection Storage Storage Storage to sound Storage flooding. or Is Does the report Tank is does and not Is Is Is Does the the the (see Tank Tank properly does does # may require lid the hatch hatch not not not elevated have have have to a a a the site hatch tight additional the shoe required box tank gasket locking (see photo that # [insert site at corrective height*. (see and have to lid*. device. creates (see (see a ) specific a least actions. photo photo water #) #) tight photo #) problem and 24” shoe seal. (see remedy] The storage box with photo #) The Above The tank cover tank does not lid? the a Ground hatch must be must appear have to be a roof The fitted Tanks locking tank with a structurally or solid (elevated must have or a sound. device. ground-level, rubber watertight gasket Specifically, cover where to seal which the the the [tank hatch extends is down hatch component] lid to the greater around frame the than 4 of the tank is feet frame above at least tightly must be to high two ground prevent inches. evaluated by level): The a on tank hatch (including professional must be engineer framed at familiar carried with by least insects, four the inches above rodents, construction and tanks the surface of birds) from of the entering roof. the tanks or Below water system. to determine Ground the integrity Tanks of the tank’s (buried or [tank or partially component]. 4“ buried): The Failure to tank hatch maintain the the must be structural and roof elevated a sanitary for minimum of integrity of 24 inches the tank above the top could lead of the tank directly to surface or tanks ground within the surface, tank, illness whichever is and/or the level higher. loss of or property. professional evaluation of the storage
completed. EPA will review the inspection report and may require additional corrective actions. Is the hatch at least 24” the roof or is on tanks or or 4“ the roof for tanks level or Hatch on Finished Water Storage Tank is not elevated to the required height*. (see photo #) Above Ground Tanks (elevated or ground-level, where the hatch is greater than 4 feet above ground level): The tank hatch must be framed at least four inches above the surface of the roof. Below Ground Tanks (buried or partially buried): The tank hatch must be elevated a minimum of 24 inches above the top of the tank surface or ground surface, whichever is higher. Does the hatch have a shoe box lid? Hatch on Finished Water Storage does not have a shoe box lid*. (see photo #) The tank hatch must be fitted with a solid watertight cover which extends down around the frame at least two inches. Is the lid tight and with a Hatch on Finished Water Storage Tank does not have a gasket that creates a water tight seal. (see photo #) The tank must have a rubber gasket to seal the hatch lid to the frame tightly to prevent (including carried by insects, rodents, and birds) from entering the water system. Is the hatch on Finished Water Storage Tank does not have a locking device. (see photo #) The cover must have a locking device. Is the site to Storage tank located in an area subject to flooding. (see # [insert site specific problem and remedy] Does the tank Storage tank not structurally sound or properly (see photo # ) The storage tank does not appear to be structurally sound. Specifically, the [tank component] of the tank must be evaluated by a professional engineer familiar with the construction of tanks to determine the integrity of the tank’s [tank component]. Failure to maintain the structural and sanitary integrity of the tank could lead directly to within the tank, illness and/or the loss of property. professional evaluation of the storage high
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