Commercial System Design: Tank Considerations

There are numerous tanks and varying configurations to choose from when designing commercial systems. Below are common tanks with design considerations related to managing commercial flows.Holding tanks are useful in a few circumstances. The first may be for source segregation for toxic or hard-to-treat waste streams. Examples could include the drain for mop buckets, an RV dump station at a campground, or a sink where hair coloring is rinsed out at a beauty salon. These streams have the potential to kill off the beneficial bacteria and fungi in a system. Holding tanks can also be used in commercial design where there