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City of Little Canada, MN 2 The following excerpt from AWWA MANUAL OF WATER SUPPLY PRACTICES M42 Steel Water Storage Tanks defines organizations or individuals deemed properly qualified to perform the type of inspection proposed by KLM Engineering, Inc. AWWA Manual M42 Appendix C Inspecting and Repairing Steel Water Tanks and Elevated Tanks for Water Storage (formerly AWWA Standard D101) Section A -1: General. Sec. A -L2 Inspection Services Under the terms of this recommended practice document, only organizations or individuals who are properly qualified to do such work shall provide inspection services. Those so qualified are: (1) An engineering organization whose principals are registered professional engineers, specializing in inspection services and having at least five year's experience in the inspection of steel structures. (2) Independent engineers, licensed in the state in which the structure is located, whose practice has included substantial or major attention to steel construction. (3) Inspection or safety agencies of the state in which the structure is located, if such agencies are empowered to render inspection services and, further, if such inspection services involve the employment of personnel experienced in steel construction and maintenance. In all of the above classes of qualified inspection agencies, the inspector(s) assigned to the work in the field shall have been properly trained by the organization so qualified and shall have no interest, other than that of a competent inspector, in the performance of any work under consideration at the time the inspection is made. The inspection and inspection reports will be performed in accordance with AWWA M 42 Inspecting and Repairing Steel Water Tanks, Standpipes, Reservoirs, and Elevated Tanks, for Water Storage and American Concrete Institute (ACI) 201.1R -95 Guide for Making a Condition Survey of Concrete in Service. 4-