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  2. Why was a major reservoir empty when L.A. fires broke out? - AOL

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    The Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and by 3 a.m., the three 1-million-gallon water tanks in Pacific Palisades ran dry due to "extreme demand," officials said.

  3. Recreational vehicle terms - Wikipedia

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    If using a black water tank flush system in a campsite, the use of a back-flow preventer on the end of the hose to prevent sewage from flowing into the potable water system is recommended. The tank should be flushed with water upon every second tank draining, with normal use. The tank should also be sprayed any time the sensors appear erratic.

  4. Free surface effect - Wikipedia

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    A liquid hitting a wall in a container will cause sloshing. The free surface effect is a mechanism which can cause a watercraft to become unstable and capsize. [1]It refers to the tendency of liquids — and of unbound aggregates of small solid objects, like seeds, gravel, or crushed ore, whose behavior approximates that of liquids — to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft ...

  5. Backflow - Wikipedia

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    A recent introduction to the UK has been the Reduced Pressure Zone (RPZ) valve, a form of double check valve where the intervening zone is drained and normally kept empty. [1] If the downstream valve leaks and permits backflow, this will drain out through the vent rather than building up pressure against the upstream valve.

  6. Bunding - Wikipedia

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    When multiple tanks share a bund, the capacity is based on the largest tank. One of the most common designs for large tanks is a concrete or masonry wall around the tank with a concrete floor. [3] Concrete works very well for many liquids, but it is unsuitable for some applications like containing strong acids. Using earth berms for bunding is ...

  7. Storage tank - Wikipedia

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    A septic tank is part of a small-scale sewage treatment system often referred to as a septic system. Septic systems are commonly used to treat wastewater from homes and small businesses in rural and suburban areas. [9] It consists of the tank and a septic drain field. Waste water enters the tank where solids can settle and scum floats.

  8. Red Hill water crisis - Wikipedia

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    The Red Hill facility includes twenty underground fuel storage tanks. Each tank is 100 feet (30 meters) in diameter and 250 feet (76 meters) in height, and can store 12.5 million U.S. gallons (47.3 million liters) of fuel, for a total storage capacity of approximately 250 million U.S. gallons (946 million liters).

  9. Boiler blowdown - Wikipedia

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    Modern boilers discharge bottom blowdown to a blowoff tank where the blowdown can flash and vent steam upwards without entraining water which might cause burns. A pipe near the bottom of the blowoff tank maintains a water level below the blowdown entry point and allows cooler water remaining from earlier blowdown events to drain from the tank ...