Specifications include, but are not limited to: Salt Brine Production System Shelter & Pumping Station, Contract Release S-829(5), which may be purchased by State Agencies and Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV) members on an as needed basis.; 1.0 Salt Brine Production System Requirements If the brine maker has a brine tank the minimum holding capacity must be 200 gallons.; 1.2 Main salt brine tank must be constructed from stainless steel, molded polyethylene that is UV stabilized to provide protection from sunlight or made of fiberglass with a ceramic or polymer gel coating.; 1.3 Brine tank must have an open floor in order to not hinder cleaning. Tank must have a pitched bottom to the lower sump area or a hinged sump to provide total drainage.; 1.4 Hopper/rock salt tank must be constructed from stainless steel, molded polyethylene that is UV stabilized to provide protection from sunlight or made of fiberglass with a ceramic coating.; 1.5 Hopper must have an open floor with no interior ribs to hinder cleaning. Hopper must have a pitched bottom to lower sump area or a hinged sump to provide total drainage.; 2.0 Heated Brine System Shelter Requirements 2.1 The shelter must be constructed from stainless steel or molded polyethylene that is UV stabilized to provide protection from sunlight. The shelter must be a “Building” that is large enough to house the Brine maker as listed in Sec 1.0.; 2.2 The shelter must be double walled with insulation between the two walls to obtain a minimum R-value of nine.; 2.3 The shelter must include a flange at the bottom to allow proper anchoring capabilities to customer supplied foundations.; 2.4 The roof panels must incorporate a stainless-steel hinge to allow the roof to be opened for salt loading.; 2.5 Each shelter must be equipped with a spill shield that allows over spilled salt to be directed into the hopper of the salt brine production system.
