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Table 47 (Continued)
Inspection
Action
(1), (2)
Roofs
Check condition; check hatches; check
SA
screens on openings. Clean as necessary.
SA
Earth
Check for erosion, burrowing animals,
embankments
improper drainage, and leakage through
embankment. Repair as necessary. If
leakage through the embankment exists,
drain tank and look for cracks in tank walls
or bottom.
Concrete tanks
Check interior walls, roof, appurtenances
SA
(underground storage)
and embankment; if leakage is evident,
excavate and repair walls.
Concrete tanks
Check and repair.
SA or A
(elevated storage)
Steel tanks (ground-
Check for ice damage in spring; repair as
A
level storage)
necessary.
Walls and
Examine exterior and interior for rust,
SA
bottom
corrosion products, loose scale, leaky
seams, and rivets and for condition of
paint.
Replace rivets or patch leaking areas, as
V
necessary.
Check painted surfaces for deterioration;
SA
paint as necessary.
SA
Roofs
Check condition, hatches, screens,
manholes and paint; lock hatches; remove
spider rods if corroded; repair, replace, or
paint, as necessary.
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