When installing any sort of tank, media filter or aerobic treatment unit into a high water table or an area prone to flooding, designers and installers must consider if it will remain stable. Then the design plans should specify installation details for implementing anti-floatation measures.
Any tank or buried structure that weighs less than the water displaced will float when empty. To ensure a tank will not float when in saturated soil, a buoyancy analysis should be conducted. In order to carry out the analysis, you must know the weight of the empty tank, the weight of the minimum amount of
