VA Medical Center-Water Tank Inspection 2026.pdf
Posted: Aug. 19, 2026
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The **Water Tank Inspection Report** prepared by **TankSpek, LLC** for the **Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks’ VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas** evaluates the condition, safety, sanitary status, structural integrity, security, and coating systems of the approximately **100,000-gallon elevated welded-steel double-ellipsoidal water tank** at 1100 North College Avenue.
The in-service condition assessment was conducted on **May 22, 2026**, with the report dated May 31, 2025, and references Arkansas Department of Health requirements, OSHA regulations, AWWA standards, SSPC coating standards, FAA obstruction-lighting guidance, NFPA 22, and related industry practices. Ratings were **fair for sanitary condition, safety, and interior coating; good for structural condition; and poor for exterior coating**.
Sanitary deficiencies include visible solids and a moderate sediment layer requiring scheduled draining, cleaning, and sanitization.
Damaged roof inspection plates allow potential surface-water intrusion. The secondary roof vent is improperly screened and requires replacement with 24-mesh screening, and the primary roof hatch is unsealed and requires a weather seal.
The existing mechanical float level indicator is nonfunctional and should be removed and sealed during a future interior coating project.
Safety findings include improperly tensioned fall-arrest systems, a balcony ladder opening only 16 inches wide instead of the OSHA minimum 24 inches, a discontinuous roof-access ladder siderail, moderate corrosion on the upper interior-ladder rungs, and an unknown condition of the interior riser ladder.
Additional deficiencies include a lack of railing at the interior riser opening, deficient RF/EM warning signage, damaged electrical conduit and exposed wiring, loose or falling-object hazards, and telecom wiring and equipment creating trip hazards and additional loads on the balcony railing and floor.
Cellular equipment produced RF levels above OSHA occupational exposure limits. Future work must use access restrictions and lockout/tagout procedures, with telecom owners responsible for related corrective costs.
Structurally, the tank was found generally sound. Foundation piers, anchor bolts, diagonal bracing, girders, stiffeners, grounding, roof venting, and water tightness showed no significant visible deficiencies.
However, inlet/outlet piping information, overflow adequacy, and the presence of a required NFPA 22 vortex breaker must be confirmed during the next tank drain and cleaning.
Interior coating condition was rated fair, with staining at roof joints, localized shell and ladder corrosion, and approximately 100 percent coating failure on the internal surface of the secondary roof vent.
Scheduled interior coating improvements should include NSF-approved urethane sealing of open roof joints.
Exterior coating condition was rated poor, including coating damage on approximately 75 percent of roof plates, 65 percent of riser piping, 40 percent of the roof knuckle, and localized deterioration elsewhere.
The report recommends exterior maintenance or overcoating, which may extend service life by approximately 7–12 years. Coating samples must be collected before full renovation to determine whether lead or heavy-metal containment and abatement will be required.
The in-service condition assessment was conducted on **May 22, 2026**, with the report dated May 31, 2025, and references Arkansas Department of Health requirements, OSHA regulations, AWWA standards, SSPC coating standards, FAA obstruction-lighting guidance, NFPA 22, and related industry practices. Ratings were **fair for sanitary condition, safety, and interior coating; good for structural condition; and poor for exterior coating**.
Sanitary deficiencies include visible solids and a moderate sediment layer requiring scheduled draining, cleaning, and sanitization.
Damaged roof inspection plates allow potential surface-water intrusion. The secondary roof vent is improperly screened and requires replacement with 24-mesh screening, and the primary roof hatch is unsealed and requires a weather seal.
The existing mechanical float level indicator is nonfunctional and should be removed and sealed during a future interior coating project.
Safety findings include improperly tensioned fall-arrest systems, a balcony ladder opening only 16 inches wide instead of the OSHA minimum 24 inches, a discontinuous roof-access ladder siderail, moderate corrosion on the upper interior-ladder rungs, and an unknown condition of the interior riser ladder.
Additional deficiencies include a lack of railing at the interior riser opening, deficient RF/EM warning signage, damaged electrical conduit and exposed wiring, loose or falling-object hazards, and telecom wiring and equipment creating trip hazards and additional loads on the balcony railing and floor.
Cellular equipment produced RF levels above OSHA occupational exposure limits. Future work must use access restrictions and lockout/tagout procedures, with telecom owners responsible for related corrective costs.
Structurally, the tank was found generally sound. Foundation piers, anchor bolts, diagonal bracing, girders, stiffeners, grounding, roof venting, and water tightness showed no significant visible deficiencies.
However, inlet/outlet piping information, overflow adequacy, and the presence of a required NFPA 22 vortex breaker must be confirmed during the next tank drain and cleaning.
Interior coating condition was rated fair, with staining at roof joints, localized shell and ladder corrosion, and approximately 100 percent coating failure on the internal surface of the secondary roof vent.
Scheduled interior coating improvements should include NSF-approved urethane sealing of open roof joints.
Exterior coating condition was rated poor, including coating damage on approximately 75 percent of roof plates, 65 percent of riser piping, 40 percent of the roof knuckle, and localized deterioration elsewhere.
The report recommends exterior maintenance or overcoating, which may extend service life by approximately 7–12 years. Coating samples must be collected before full renovation to determine whether lead or heavy-metal containment and abatement will be required.
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