50,000-Gallon (189,300 liters) Tank

TM 10-5430-238-12&P

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50,000-Gallon (189,300 liters) Tank

NOTE

The following instructions are for a 26.0-foot by 66.0-foot (7.925

meters by 20.117 meters) tank in flat (empty) dimensions.

1. Clear and level an area 34.0-feet by 74.0-feet (10.36 meters by 22.56 meters).

2. Slope all four sides of leveled area in toward the center. The center should be no more than 9.0-

inches (22.86-centimeters) below ground level, equal to an approximate slope of 1.0 degree.

3. Erect a 4.0-foot (1.22 meter) high berm around the outside of the sloped area.

70 F T (21.34 M)

30 FT

(9.14 M)

5.0 FT (1.52 M)

4.0 FT (1.22M)

WORKING

CLEARANCE

9.0 INCHES

GROUND LEVEL

(22.86 CM)

SURFACE WATER

DRAIN

Berm Construction, 50,000-Gallon (189,300 liter) tank

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