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Contractor outlines tower conditions, urges maintenance program for Willard water tanks
Summary
Viking Industrial Painting presented photos and a maintenance-based contracting model to Willard's advisory board, recommending routine inspections, washouts every three to five years and a multi-year maintenance contract to extend coating life and reduce emergency repairs.
Matt Schultz, supervisor with Viking Industrial Painting, presented a condition assessment of Willard's three water tanks and urged the advisory board to adopt a maintenance-based approach to tank care rather than one-off repairs.
Schultz said the company inspected the town's lake tank near the school and the tank across from the public works shop and provided hundreds of photographs and technical notes. Schultz told the board the interior of tanks must be blast-cleaned to near-white steel and receive a zinc-rich primer and epoxy system; on the exterior, he said coating systems can be overcoated only for a limited period and that planning and prep work are critical to long life.
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