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ERGROUND STORAGE TANK section 13215 - Page 9 2. Appropriate shoring will be used to insure that sides of hole remain stable and that adjoining property is unaffected. 3. Place tank in the hole adding only enough ballast to sink them. Ballast level in tank must never exceed the water level in hole during install- ation. While adding ballast use only lifting cable to keep tank in position. Tank should be free to roll slightly. The lift cable must be carefully tended. Caution: Never place tanks on timbers, beams or cradles. 4. While lev- ? eling tanks, insure that min. distances are maintained. 5. Distribute backfill evenly around tanks and continue procedures as outlined for dry hole installation. I. Anchoring: Use anchor straps on designated ribs or sections. Anchor points must be 10' apart. Anchor points must be aligned with designated rib or sections for hold-down straps. Anchor bolts must be embedded in concrete and the end of the straps attached to the bolts with wire cable and triple clamped. (Be sure there is a min. 12" bed between concrete pads and tanks.) Use min 1/2" steel wire rope and 1-1/4" thread diameter turn- buckles. J. Independent Tank Test. 1. Purpose The purpose of this section is to identify the specific data and infor- mation on precision tank testing results that the tank tester shall provide to the Office of the State Architect. 2. Certification Certification shall be provided for tank successfully tested as follows: A. Certificate shall include the following data: 1. Tank owner. 2. Owner's mailing address 3. Owner's representative (Facility Manager or responsible facility representative) and phone number. 4. Name of facility. 5. Facility address. 6. Date of tank test. 7. Result of tank test. 8. Business name of tank testing company 9. Mailing address of tank testing company. 10. Printed and signed name of person certifying the test. R061187:ds:la:ds:ds MAR 702