By: Paul Powers, Mid-Central Regional Manager for Induron Protective Coatings
![Main floor overview showing the diverse coatings needed in a new facility: Drywall, CMU, Structural Steel & Decking and Concrete Floors](https://www.induron.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_44081-scaled-1.jpg)
In order to better serve its surrounding community, Ralls County in Hannibal, Missouri planned to construct a new water treatment plant. Klingner and Associates, a multi-office engineering group in the midwest, was awarded the challenge to design the new facility.
![Lower Level Piping, Floors and Electrical Apparatus](https://www.induron.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4197-scaled-1.jpg)
Induron Protective Coatings’s ceramic-pigmented coatings were selected for the project because it required a diverse group of coatings products. The ceramic spheres that make up part of the pigment package in Induron’s ceramic epoxies pack a lot of power to add effective layers of protection for both steel and concrete substrates. The ceramic spheres allow the manufacturer to pack more pigment into a film of paint, which results in reduced permeability, increased film build and prohibited microbial growth. Plus, the ceramic epoxies provide a surface that has better adhesion than cohesion, which means ceramic epoxies are almost self-healing.
![E-Bond 100 Epoxy Penetrant application, used as a primer](https://www.induron.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/E-Bond-100-Epoxy-Penetrant-application-used-as-a-primer.-scaled-1.jpg)
Critical areas of the water treatment plant, such as the clearwell required a flexible, NSF 61/600 100% Solids Ceramic Epoxy System to provide the long-term performance. Induron’s PermaClean 100 Epoxy, a fast-curing, 100% solids epoxy tank lining for potable water applications, was the ideal coating for this purpose.
![Clearwell: Permaclean 100 NSF 61/600 Ceramic Epoxy being applied with the same 1:1 ratio plural pump to the floor section](https://www.induron.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_7027-scaled-1.jpg)
![Clearwell: Plural spray application of PermaClean 100 NSF 61/600 Ceramic Epoxy to the interior wall](https://www.induron.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6987-scaled-1.jpg)
R.P. Coatings, another long-time partner of Induron, was awarded this project as a result of their well-established track record and history of coating both new and refurbished water and wastewater treatment plants.
As a result, the water treatment plant facility, particularly the clearwell, not only looks great but also continues to perform as designed. This project exemplifies a thorough effort by three companies coming together to exceed the client’s expectations with an impressive design, quality contractor work, and innovative industrial coatings.