Auxiliary Process Water Storage for Facility Buildout

In 2022, One Clarion supported an engineering and energy sector development project in Brownsville, Texas by supplying site installed pillow tanks to provide auxiliary process water during facility buildout. The system operated in continuous service for more than two years, delivering dependable temporary storage in an active construction and commissioning environment.

Ten pillow tanks

100,000 gallons pillow tanks

Non potable gray water

4 inch fill and 8 inch drain

Female threaded NPT

Configurable fitting layout

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Project Overview

This Brownsville project used ten pillow tanks to provide temporary auxiliary water storage for process use during an active construction and commissioning phase. The system supported non potable gray water service and served as a dependable storage buffer while permanent infrastructure was still coming online.

Our approach

We focused on practicality and uptime. That meant selecting a simple, proven pillow tank package, coordinating port locations to match the site’s piping routes, and calling out the key filling requirement that helps the system operate smoothly day after day.

Why it matters?

On fast moving construction and commissioning sites, temporary utilities still have to perform like permanent ones. Reliable auxiliary water storage helps keep work progressing without waiting on final infrastructure.

The challenge

The site needed temporary process water storage that could be installed quickly and then run reliably in a busy construction and commissioning environment. Even as a temporary setup, it had to support steady use, connect cleanly into site piping, and avoid common filling and venting issues that can slow down operations.

Continuous service during buildout

The tanks needed to stay in service day after day through changing site conditions, with dependable performance that supported ongoing work and commissioning activities.

Connections and routing coordination

Tie ins had to work with the site’s actual piping routes, which meant coordinating port sizes and fitting locations so hookups were practical and the flow path was predictable.

Filling and air release requirements

To fill safely and smoothly, the system needed proper air release during filling. That required the correct corner fitting and clear coordination using the supplied drawings so the tanks filled as intended.

The solution

One Clarion supplied ten blue pillow tanks for non potable gray water service, providing nearly 1,000,000 gallons of auxiliary process water storage for the Brownsville project. Each 100,000 gallon tank measured 5 ft x 40 ft x 90 ft and included a 4 inch fill port and 8 inch drain port with female threaded NPT connections. Port layout was configurable to match site piping routes, with alternate port sizes available when required, and the required corner fitting was included to support air release during filling.

High capacity storage

Delivered ten 100,000 gallon pillow tanks to provide dependable temporary process water storage during facility buildout.

Standard connections

Used standard 4 inch fill and 8 inch drain ports with female threaded NPT connections to support practical hookup and operation.

Coordinated fittings and filling

Coordinated fitting placement to match site routing and included the required corner fitting for air release so filling stayed controlled and reliable.

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