The Right Coatings Make All the Difference in Storing and Protecting a Water Plant's Critical Equipment

Manual surface preparation and humidity-tolerant coatings enable in-service rehabilitation of equipment in a water plant pipe gallery.

After 20 years of being exposed to a humid environment, the Kerr Lake Regional Water Treatment Plant in Henderson, North Carolina needed its gallery pipes, valves, pumps and motors to be recoated. Coating deterioration was causing corrosion, and full rehabilitation was needed. As 50,000 or so customers relied on the Kerr Lake plant for water, down-time for repairs was not an option. Discover the solution that completely restored the water plant’s critical equipment.