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Steel Water Storage Tank

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CuriousElectron

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Jun 24, 2017
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Hi guys,

Do you typically ground steel water storage tank in waste water industry? If the steel tank rests on a concrete pad, then the tank is considered grounded by UL 580 standard. I'm not sure how the static electricity is discharged into the ground if the tank is not bonded to ground. I can see how the lightning will be "transferred" into ground if the unit is hit by lightning due to the steel tank acting as a lightning rod and concrete pad acting as Ufer ground.

Thoughts?
Thanks
EE
 
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