by Richard D. Seifert
Energy and Building Specialist
Introduction
For many Alaskans whether it be home or commercial establishments, sufficient quantities of water may be difficult to obtain from a well or the home may be out of range of a local utility service. The most common way of dealing with this problem is to install a holding tank and have water commercially delivered. Some state regulations apply to the installation of holding tanks, and experience allows us to present these general guidelines for installations, which will be helpful to the contractor or to the owner-builder. It should be noted that the delivery services, especially truck services, are now required to report on the quality of their water and to maintain sanitary delivery methods. This is controlled by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Each delivery service should have a recent report describing the quality of their water and the results of the most recent test. These tests are regularly repeated to ensure continuing quality of the water delivered.