Category Archives: Wastewater Industry

Portage, MI Tank Rehabilitation Project

Portage, MI Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project

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By: Rob Burckley, Induron Technical Sales & Service Manager

Portage, MI Tank Rehabilitation Project

Committed to ensuring its community has reliable and safe water supply, the City of Portage, MI launched a rehabilitation project on an integral component of its water supply infrastructure–a 750,000-gallon toro ellipse leg water tank. Over time, tanks can deteriorate due to various factors, necessitating rehabilitation efforts to maintain their functionality and efficiency. Continue reading Portage, MI Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project →

Restoring the Caseyville, IL Wastewater Treatment Plant

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By: Paul Powers, Induron Regional Sales Manager

During the summer of 2022, the coatings protecting the City of Caseyville, Illinois’ Wastewater Treatment Plant assets reached their performance life expectancy. The protective coatings on the critical infrastructure substrates were spent, worn and some assets were beginning to show signs of corrosion. The City of Caseyville hired Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc. as the engineer on the project, Bazan Painting Co. as the coatings contractor, and Induron Protective Coatings as the coating supplier.  Continue reading Restoring the Caseyville, IL Wastewater Treatment Plant →

Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint

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By: Steve Freed, Induron Regional Sales Manager

Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint Aqua New Jersey’s 2-million-gallon standpipe water tank on location at their headquarters in Hamilton, NJ was in need of rehabilitation. Because the standpipe is visible from the highly-traveled highway I-195, Aqua keeps the tank in tip-top shape.  Continue reading Project Spotlight: Hamilton Township, NJ Water Tank Repaint →

Holiday Testing: What It Is and Why It’s Needed

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By: Rob Burckley, Induron Sales Representative

Holiday Testing Protective CoatingsThe holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and quality time with loved ones. However, for those in industries dealing with protective coatings, it’s also a time to ensure that the shield guarding against corrosion and deterioration remains intact. Holiday testing, in this context, isn’t about festive decorations but rather a crucial process in maintaining the integrity of protective coatings.  Continue reading Holiday Testing: What It Is and Why It’s Needed →

Corrosion Report Cards

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By: Andy Odorzynski, Induron National Sales Manager

Corrosion Report CardIn 2018,  congress passed the American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). This act seeks to strengthen the original intent of the Safe Drinking Water Act by recognizing that the condition of our infrastructure is directly related to the safety and quality of our drinking water. The act seeks to make federal funding available for the infrastructure improvements necessary throughout the country to ensure safe, clean water.  Continue reading Corrosion Report Cards →

Questioning our Assumptions about Primers in Immersion and their Place in the Water Industry: A Brief, Plain English Summary

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By: William Seawell, Technical Service Manager


In July 2023 Materials Performance Magazine published a white paper sponsored by Induron Coatings detailing various technical reasons that the common engineering understanding about the galvanic mechanism of action in organic urethane zinc primers deserves re-examining at the systemic level.   Continue reading Questioning our Assumptions about Primers in Immersion and their Place in the Water Industry: A Brief, Plain English Summary →

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Restoring a 5 Million Gallon Ground Storage Tank for Huntsville, Alabama

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By: Nick Jones, Induron Sales Representative

HSV tankRecently, Induron had the privilege of partnering with Huntsville Utilities, Dixon Engineering, and G&L Sandblasting and Painting to renovate Huntsville Utilities 5-million-gallon ground storage tank in Huntsville, Alabama. Continue reading Restoring a 5 Million Gallon Ground Storage Tank for Huntsville, Alabama →

Safe Water

Historic Funding in Motion for Safe, Clean Water

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By: Joey Thomas, Induron Business Development Manager

Safe WaterDuring the middle of the last decade, water quality became an enormous national topic with its epicenter in Flint, MI. You would’ve had to have been living under a rock to not have noticed the continuous news cycle that documented the seriousness of this issue.   Continue reading Historic Funding in Motion for Safe, Clean Water →

Protective Coatings for Industrial Infrastructure

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Protective Coatings for Industrial InfrastructureDavies Hood, President and Owner of Induron Protective Coatings, recently discussed the company’s technologies, its key to success, and its corporate culture in an interview with Materials Performance. 

Listen to the podcast here or read Davies’ answers below.  Continue reading Protective Coatings for Industrial Infrastructure →

NSF 600 Implementation Deadline Extended: Now What?

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By: Dr. Jeffrey Lackey, Induron Protective Coatings Technical Director

NSF600 Implementation Deadline Extended The potable water tank industry went into a frenzied panic in 2021 when it was announced that the NSF standard for coatings for potable water was being changed to be significantly more restrictive on the levels of certain chemicals (NSF/ANSI/CAN61-2019.) 

Over the course of the year, we’ve informed our customers of the truth about the new standards, how they impact job sites, and ultimately, how the change is “old news” to Induron.  

While many suppliers scrambled for solutions, Induron looked at the new standards, nodded, and pressed on with “business as usual.” Why? Because years before other companies were forced to reduce the levels of certain chemicals in their products for potable water, Induron had made the proactive decision to design and develop environmentally-friendly products that are as safe as possible for drinking water. Not because we were forced to do so by outside agencies, but because it was simply the right thing to do.

Now the agencies in charge of certifying products for potable water use, such as UL, are saying that many in our industry are complaining that they simply haven’t had time in the last couple of years to make the changes in their products required to meet the implementation date of January 26, 2023. They’ve petitioned the agencies to push the implementation date to the middle of the year–July 31, 2023. This change clearly has some people still struggling to meet these new standards. But again, Induron calmly carries on.

Induron’s Competitive Advantage: Market Focus and Proactivity

Change is inevitable, including (perhaps especially) changes in environmental regulations. But the inevitability of such changes allows a company with a clear vision to deal with such changes by being proactive rather than being forced into ruched, knee-jerk reactions. For Induron, the water tank market is a significant, targeted market and not a “side business.” Our specialized focus allows us to develop and plan proactively. Thus, while others spend their resources scrambling to meet new regulations, Induron can keep our resources focused on serving our customers and developing next generation technologies.  

Interested in learning more about our products, which provide Reliable Protection Through Innovative Coatings? Contact us today.