The Louisiana city of Lake Charles credits secondary containment vessels for 1-ton chlorine gas containers with strengthening its risk management plan audits and improving both community safety and storm resilience.Efron Simon, water technical supervisor, says two 1-ton vessels have been in operation since 2020 at one of the city’s seven water treatment facilities. In early 2026, four more 1-ton vessels with upgraded loader systems will be installed, and plans are to extend this secondary containment technology to the remaining five sites.The expansion will boost the system’s total production capacity to an average of 20 mgd, serving some 90,000 residents through
