FORT LAUDERDALE COATS ITS PLANTS.

In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the desire for an attractive city extends all the way to municipal wastewater plants. The city operates two water and five wastewater treatment plants, 118 wastewater pumping stations and 59 water supply wells. It is explained how maintenance duties, including protective coatings, at these installations are carried out. Tank interiors are covered with an asphaltic bituminous formulation, Inertol 49 Thick, and undercoated with Inertol Primer 626. In general, properly applied alkyd coatings offer abrasion resistance, high gloss and color retention where corrosion is not severe. Bituminous coatings are heavier duty and provide a thick protective covering.