Button Road Water Storage Tank

This project was for the design, procurement, fabrication, construction and painting of a 1,000,000-gallon “all-steel” single pedestal Hydropillar-style elevated water storage tank for the Town of Halfmoon, NY. In addition to the tank itself, the project scope included a deep pile foundation, a cathodic protection system, and all necessary site work to connect to the existing facilities, inclusive of yard piping (~670 feet), an altitude valve vault, fencing, paved access road and erosion and sediment control measures.

Hydropillar tanks are all-steel, all-welded structures that utilize vertical steel flutes on the column to accentuate the clean, modern design. In the case of this tank, the column diameter was designed to 44′-0 allowing for ample space in the base of the structure for the Owner to utilize at their discretion through the tank’s 10′-0 x 10′-0 access opening. The tank’s unique dome roof design eliminates ponding, which improves paint durability and reduces streaking on the side of the tank. The exterior paint system for the tank utilized premium products and is accentuated by the Town’s logo.

The overall work site was challenged due to space limitations along the Owner’s property line and site selection upon a sloped hill which needed to be carefully leveled prior to foundation installation and tank erection. The tank’s deep foundation was a unique H-pile design which was optimized by the design team working closely with the project’s geotechnical engineer.

This tank was the 4th Hydropillar-style tank built for the Town of Halfmoon’s water system signifying the tank’s pleasing aesthetics and reliable all-steel design are extremely valuable to the municipality.