High-performance coatings provider Tnemec Company, Inc. (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) announced that a municipal water tank in Destin, Florida, was this year’s winner of the Tank of the Year competition. The winner of the Tnemec-sponsored competition was selected by a panel of water tank enthusiasts based on artistic value, community significance, challenges encountered during the project, and other relevant criteria.
The winning tank was painted with Tnemec’s Series 700 HydroFlon, an ultraviolet-resistant, long-lasting fluoropolymer finish that maintains its aesthetic appeal even in the hot and humid Florida climate.
“The tank includes a one-of-a-kind seascape mural that now stands high above Destin in an ultra-realistic homage to all the wildlife that call the Gulf of Mexico home,” says Scott Keilbey, director of sales – water tank market at Tnemec. “From the beginning, Destin knew its tank would need to be unique, which is why they chose long-time water tank mural artist, Eric Henn, to complete the piece.”
Nearly 300 water tanks were nominated, and more than 23,000 online votes were cast this year from across the U.S. and Canada. Bossier City, Louisiana was the winner of the People’s Choice competition with 6,281 votes.
Aside from Destin and Bossier City, other water tanks among the top 12 finalists include the following: Hot Springs, Arkansas; Muscatine, Iowa; Cumming, Iowa; White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Grafton, Ohio; Hutchinson, Kansas; Troy, Virginia; Jansen, Nebraska; Pain Court, Ontario; and Kansas City, Missouri.
“This is the 15th anniversary of the competition, which recognizes municipalities for their aesthetic, creative and innovative uses of Tnemec’s high-performance coatings on water storage tank projects,” says Keilbey. “This year’s finalists represent several different types of water tanks in various shapes and sizes, all of them impressive for one reason or another.”
As winner of Tank of the Year, Destin’s tank will be featured in Tnemec’s 2021 water tank calendar as the month of January. All finalists and nominees will be included in the following months of the calendar.
For high-resolution photography of these tanks, visit tnemec.com/tankoftheyear.