Water Storage Tanks Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
Upcoming dates (1)
Fee
- $1,395
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Discounts
When two people sign up from the same employer, the course fee is $1,295 per person.
When three or more sign up from the same employer, the course fee is $1,245 per person.
10% Discount for Madison City and Dane County Water Utilities employees. Your department affiliation will be verified.
ID
RA00207-D656
Credits
- CEU: 1.6
- PDH: 16
Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
5/20/2025 8:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 5/20/2025 9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 5/21/2025 9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 5/22/2025 9:00am - 12:30pm Central Time
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us before registering if you have any questions.
Registration confirmation will guide students through accessing the Canvas course site. Please watch for emails from the "wisc.edu" address.
Students will create and log in to the Canvas course site with a NetID. Course assets such as course materials, participation certificates, and course evaluations will be available to all students through the Canvas course site.
Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Instructors
Joe Hoban, Tim Wilson, Brandon Shea, Seth McClure
Location
Accommodations
Room: rates start at $154
Reserve by: Apr. 19, 2025
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
Course Overview
Upon completion of this course, you will understand:
- Tank types, comparisons, advantages/disadvantages
- Safety for water storage tank operation
- Attaching attenas to tanks
- Mixing in water storage tanks
- Tank inspections
- Tank rehabilitation
- Warranty and aftercare of tanks
- Various tank types: Bolted Steel, Prestressed Concrete, etc
- Coatings for concrete and steel tanks
- Corrosion Control and Cathodic Protection
- Improved tank asset management
Who Should Attend?
- Utility managers
- Engineers
- Public works directors and superintendents
- Distribution system operators
- Others with water storage tank responsibilities
Course Outline
- Water Storage Tank Types
- Tank type overview
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Design efficiency
- Operations and maintenance considerations
- Aesthetics
- Safety for Water Storage Tank Operation
- Important safety issues
- Overview of safety equipment and procedures for tank climbing and rigging
- Tank details for safety and rescue retrieval
- Attaching antennas to Tanks
- Typical antenna attachment details
- Protecting structural integrity of tank
- Avoiding paint damage and corrosion
- Operational and aesthetic concerns
- Accommodating future antenna installations
- Mixing in Water Storage Tanks
- Storage tank water quality problems and causes
- Water storage tank mixing – mixing basics – methods of mixing – potential mixing problems
- Modeling mixing and water aging in storage tanks
- Retrofits to improve mixing and tank water quality
- Initial Inspections for Tanks
- Essential elements of tank inspections
- Inspector qualifications
- Inspection types – drained tank – underwater inspections
- Photo and video documentation
- Inspection report
- Tank Rehabilitation
- Warranty and Aftercare for Tanks
- Bolted Steel and Prestressed Concrete Tanks
- Coatings for Steel and Concrete Tanks
- Coating types
- Expected coating life
- Coating selection
- Surface preparation
- Quality control
- Essentials of Asset Management
- Corrosion Control and Cathodic Protection
- Cathodic protection methods/systems
- Operation of cathodic protection systems
- Case Studies
Instructors
Joe Hoban
Dixon Engineering, Inc.
Brandon Shea
Tim Wilson
Seth McClure
Water Storage Tanks Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
Location: Madison, WI or Live Online
Course #: RA00207-D656
Fee: $1,395
Fee
- $1,395
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Discounts
When two people sign up from the same employer, the course fee is $1,295 per person.
When three or more sign up from the same employer, the course fee is $1,245 per person.
10% Discount for Madison City and Dane County Water Utilities employees. Your department affiliation will be verified.
Credits
- CEU: 1.6
- PDH: 16
Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
5/20/2025 8:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 5/20/2025 9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 5/21/2025 9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 5/22/2025 9:00am - 12:30pm Central Time
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us before registering if you have any questions.
Registration confirmation will guide students through accessing the Canvas course site. Please watch for emails from the "wisc.edu" address.
Students will create and log in to the Canvas course site with a NetID. Course assets such as course materials, participation certificates, and course evaluations will be available to all students through the Canvas course site.
Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Instructors
Joe Hoban, Tim Wilson, Brandon Shea, Seth McClure
Location
Accommodations
Room: rates start at $154
Reserve by: Apr. 19, 2025
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
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