Underwater Technology Used To Save Drinking Water
June 12, 2007 — tankdiverTo ensure public health and structural safety potable water storage tanks should be inspected every year. The only way you really know what is in a storage tank is to look. To avoid the unnecessary cost of draining storage tanks contractors like RON PERRIN WATER TECHNOLOGIES use underwater cameras to document the conditions of the facilities while they remain full of water. If deep sediment levels are found specially trained divers wearing dry suits may be deployed to clean the tank. The key to diving in potable water (treated drinking water) is the equipment. All equipment used in the water system must be purchased for and only used in potable water. If divers are used they wear DRY suits. These specially designed suits enclose the diver in his own environment so no part of the person touches the water. The diver or equipment used is then washed down with a chlorine solution meeting AWWA standards. Below a diver prepares to enter the tank.
