Water Tank Permitting
Pioneer Water Tanks are Ready for Permitting for Multiple Applications
We can Provide Engineer-Stamped Packages for Your Project
Our North American wide dealer and installer network provide comprehensive project management and coordination of all aspects of your project. Pioneer Water Tanks are backed with detailed engineering drawings that can be provided per project, including plans for the cement ring beam or sand pad.
Water storage tanks may require a permit based on the local authority and location of the project. Building permits may require additional or supplemented water storage that will need an engineering package with a wet-stamped cover letter per project.
Time Saving Installations on Project Site
Pioneer Water Tanks America works with professional independent consultant engineers for design and support services. Our water storage systems can come standard or can be configured to the project permit requirements.
The experienced, efficient and professional installation teams are trained in safe methods of work within the strictest of client site requirements. Our Dealer Direct network provides local service, accredited with Pioneer Water Tanks.
Pioneer Dealer Direct
Our procedures provide for ease of installation, less time on site, minimal infrastructure and construction personnel.
Local authority requirements ensure that water produced and distributed is safe to drink. Depending on the project site location and application, different accessories and permitting requirements to come into place. If the water system provides water to the public, it may be considered a public water system depending on the state and federal regulations.
Pioneer Water Tanks manufacture with NSF 61 certified materials for drinking water and test using third-party ISO regulators. Our water storage systems are backed with engineering for permitting with state regulatory agencies across North America. Our dealer and installation network provides complete project management from the design to the accredited installations.
Tank Sizes
Models of Pioneer Water Tanks include:
XLR Domestic Series:
Designed for rural and domestic applications
Designed for installation on a sand pad or concrete ring beam foundation
XLE Commercial Series:
Designed for permitted commercial and seismic applications including fire
Designed for installation on a concrete ring beam foundation
Special Order Tank Sizes Available
Special order tank sizes up to 700,000-gallons with a wide variety of accessories and COLORBOND® steel colors available for residential, agricultural, commercial, and fire protection applications.
*For fire protection
Engineered Water Storage Systems
Tank Body Engineering
The 100,000-Gallon model of Pioneer Water Tank is a three stacked panel system with increased roof trussing and wall panel enforcement. Wall panel sheets are pre-curved for each tank size to achieve the required circumference.
Tank walls are comprised of three stacked rings bolted together with reinforcement. An overflow outlet is placed in one upper wall panel to account for design seismic sloshing effects. The overflow outlet height varies by tank size.
The XLE 50/03 Pioneer Water Tank is designed in accordance with AS2304 “Water storage tanks for fire systems” which references AS1170-2 Structural design actions Part 2 – Wind actions. The wind design parameters are:
The wind design parameters are:
- Importance level 2 (Normal Structures)
- 25 year design life (200 year recurrence interval)
- Region B
- Terrain Category 3
- Structure height < 5 metres (16.4ft)
- Topographical and shielding factors = 1.0
- Basic regional wind velocity = 51.8ms-1 (115.9mph)
- Resulting design pressure = 1.00kPa (20.9psf)
Design Seismic Loads
This tank is designed to withstand an effective seismic acceleration coefficient of up to 0.7 (refer Tables 2 & 3) and the seismic loads developed as per AS2304 which has the same methodology as AWWA D 103-97 “Factory Coated Bolted Steel Tanks for Water Storage”.
Design Roof Live or Snow Loads
Pioneer Water Tanks XLE-S series tanks are designed to withstand a maximum uniformly distributed live load or snow load of 1.0kPa (20psf) or a concentrated load of 1.4kN (300lbs) with the addition of internal and external columns and diagonal truss bracing.
Roof support structures (trusses) are designed to accommodate maintenance and construction footfalls in the vicinity of the roof trusses. Roof activity shall be limited to installation and/or maintenance purposes. Roof structures shall not be altered or re-roofed without professional engineering
advice.
NSF 61 Certified
The exclusive Aqualiner® Fresh tank liner is NSF-61 certified for drinking water storage
Commercial Accessories
We offer water tank accessories for multiple applications including fire protection
AQUALINER® Fresh
Keep your water clean and fresh for longer with our exclusive Aqualiner® Fresh tank liner
Engineering Packages
Engineering packages available for multiple applications including for fire protection
Complete Commercial Water Storage
Commercial Pioneer Water Tanks
Pioneer Water Tanks offer a heavy-duty configurable water storage solution for even the most demanding projects. Built from high-quality Zincalume® steel and engineered to specifications, our tanks are among the most durable in the industry. This claim is backed by a competitive, per-project manufacturer’s warranty on the tank body, liner, and accessories where conditions are met.
Complete Project Management, We Help with Permitting
Commercial Pioneer Water Tanks are delivered to and built directly at the project site without the use of cranes, which reduces the overall project cost and allows for the most flexibility in adapting to the site’s installation requirements.
