Industrial Blasting & Coatings for Municipal Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities
BlasTek provides abrasive blasting, tank lining, and protective coatings for municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, engineered for immersion service and potable-water contact. We prepare steel and concrete assets — clarifiers, digesters, clearwells, filter galleries, and storage tanks — to SSPC-SP10/SP5 and apply NSF/ANSI 61-appropriate, AWWA-referenced lining systems, verified with holiday testing. Work is executed by SSPC/NACE/AMPP-standard crews, in the field or in our shops. Call (616) 243-7550.
Water and wastewater assets live in some of the most aggressive service environments in the industry: continuous immersion, biological and chemical attack, hydrogen sulfide in headspaces, and freeze-thaw cycling on exposed structures. Coating failure here isn’t just a maintenance issue — it risks water quality, regulatory compliance, and the integrity of assets that are expensive and disruptive to replace. A properly applied lining creates a continuous barrier between the water or process and the substrate, interrupting the electrochemical reactions that drive corrosion.
Immersion-Grade Corrosion Control for Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
BlasTek approaches every water and wastewater project as a specification-driven system. Surface preparation to near-white or white-metal cleanliness, verified profile and soluble-salt testing, controlled application within recoat windows, and final holiday/spark testing together deliver linings that routinely extend asset service life by 15 to 30 years. Because tank replacement costs are exponentially higher than rehabilitation and recoating, professional lining is one of the most cost-effective infrastructure-preservation strategies a municipality can make.
Assets We Prepare & Coat
Steel and concrete water storage tanks and standpipes, clarifiers and sedimentation basins, digesters, clearwells and reservoirs, filter media galleries, headworks and channels, pipe and valve galleries, and secondary containment structures.
Standards & Compliance
NSF/ANSI 61 for potable-water contact, AWWA-referenced surface prep and coating practices, SSPC-SP10 (near-white) and SSPC-SP5 (white metal) for immersion service, with holiday testing to confirm a continuous, pinhole-free film.
Services for This Sector
- Tank Coating & Lining (interior immersion linings)
- Industrial Sandblasting / Abrasive Blasting (steel and concrete prep)
- Secondary Containment Coatings
- Structural Steel Surface Preparation & Painting (exterior/atmospheric)
- Mobile / Field Blasting with engineered containment
- Coatings Removal & Lead Paint Abatement on legacy assets
Service Area
BlasTek operates from two strategic locations: our headquarters in Shelbyville, MI, serving the greater West Michigan region, and our dedicated powder coating facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Our mobile field service teams extend across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Southern Illinois, covering the heart of the Midwest industrial corridor. We proudly serve primary areas including:
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Three Rivers, MI
- Southwest and Northern Michigan
- Southern Illinois
- Northern Indiana
- Ohio
Frequently Asked Questions — Water & Wastewater
Are your coatings safe for potable water?
What surface prep standard is required for water tank linings?
How do you confirm a tank lining has no defects?
Can you work within a treatment plant’s shutdown window?
Request a Quote or On-Site Assessment
Ready to protect your water and wastewater infrastructure? Contact BlasTek to request a quote or schedule an on-site assessment. Our team will evaluate asset condition and service environment, recommend the right surface preparation and coating approach, and provide a detailed project estimate. Call (616) 243-7550 or fill out our contact form to get started.
Industries We Serve
BlasTek specializes in high-performance dry ice blasting and industrial coatings engineered for sensitive and demanding environments. We provide expert, non-abrasive surface cleaning and preparation that eliminates secondary waste, making it the ideal solution for a wide range of sectors, including:
- Municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Food and beverage processing plants
- Pharmaceutical and cleanroom facilities
- Energy generation and power transmission infrastructure
- Steel fabricators and structural steel fabrication shops
- Advanced manufacturing and heavy industry
- Commercial and industrial construction
- Environmental and disaster restoration projects
Service Areas
BlasTek operates from two strategic locations: our headquarters in Shelbyville, MI, serving the greater West Michigan region, and our dedicated powder coating facility in Grand Rapids, MI. BlasTek provides dry ice blasting services throughout the Midwest, supported by both in-shop and field capabilities. We proudly serve primary areas including:
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Three Rivers, MI
- Southwest and Northern Michigan
- Southern Illinois
- Northern Indiana
- Ohio
What Our Clients Say
Testimonials
Sales and Operations
Clearwater Filtration
Matthew McDonald
BlasTek has completed every project either on schedule or ahead of schedule. They excel with every job in craftsmanship and workmanship. In my mind, they are one of the leaders of the trade in the West Michigan area. Their integrity and determination to provide the best service for their customer are undoubtedly one of the best I have ever seen.
Project Manager
Andy J. Egan Co.
Chad Reed
Over the last few years, we have been utilizing BlasTek LLC for various fabrication projects ranging from semi loads of large-bore carbon steel piping to complex equipment and piping skids. They not only meet the demanding turnaround of our projects but have also expressed great quality and workmanship. Among other things, BlasTek has expressed a willingness to adapt to the specific needs and skillsets of some of our projects.
Advantages of Dry Ice
When it comes to dry ice blasting, there are several advantages associated with a technology that safely removes contaminants without causing harm to the underlying substrate. For example:
Non-Abrasive
It’s not so much the impact of the dry ice that cleans a surface, but rather, the kinetic energy released from the heat transfer upon impact. The impacted surface is literally frozen by the dry ice pellets which, in turn, causes the weakened contaminants to lose their adhesiveness and break free from the substrate during dry ice blasting.
No Residual Media
Since dry ice goes directly from a solid to a gas upon impact, there is no secondary cleanup with dry ice blasting beyond the contaminants being removed. Normally the coatings or contaminants can be swept or vacuumed from the floor beneath the treated object. Whereas chemicals and solvents create environmental concerns, and water carries with it the risk of bacteria growth, dry ice blasting produces zero secondary waste.
No Disassembly
Dry ice blasting is such a delicate process that equipment need not be disassembled during cleaning. Unlike media blasting and water blasting, there is no waste material produced by CO2 blasting. That means equipment can be cleaned in place, which should reduce plant downtime. In fact, if proper safety procedures are followed, most equipment can be cleaned ‘online’ to increase the amount of heat transfer during cleaning and maximize end results.
Environmentally Friendly
Dry ice blasting is an EPA, USDA, and FDA approved cleaning process, making it the perfect solution for most industrial and commercial surface decontamination projects.