The Moss Lane Tank was built in 1979 by ALCOA. Later in 1980, it was transferred to Stanly County. This is the County's second largest tank for water distribution. It supplies more than 14 million gallons of water monthly to the communities of Palmerville, Palestine, and Town of Badin, as well as Camp Barnhardt, North Carolina Department of Corrections, National Guard Armory and Stanly County Airport through approximately 32 miles of water main lines.
After 37 years of service, it underwent a second much deserved rehabilitation of its' interior and exterior in April 2016. This process required that the tank be drained of all water and taken out-of-service in order for the service crew to climb down inside the tank to inspect and make necessary repairs to bolts, welding, rust, electrical motors and solar parts.
Once everything was repaired, it received a fresh coat of paint. It only took 24 days for the job to be completed, inspected, and ...
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