Composite plate

BDF Underground Water Tanks

A buried composite-plate underground water tank frees up the surface, resist corrosion and hold their place in the ground.

Buried BDF rainwater tank in an open excavation at golden hour
BDF composite plate tank being installed on a hillside excavation
BDF underground water tank built from bolted composite plate panels
BDF tank buried beside a residential building at dusk

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WRAS certificationISO 45001CE · EN 13280
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Plate strength tested

405 MPa · tested tensile strength

Yield296 MPa
Required≥350 / ≥220 MPa
BDF underground tank with pump connections in an open excavationCategoryBDF underground tanksComposite plate, bolted and buried.
Capacity

Sized to your plot and burial depth

1,000+ m³

from 1 m³ upward

Plate

Thicker at the bottom, where the load is

2–5 mm

stainless inner, galvanized outer

Specs

About this category

Why go
underground

A BDF underground water tank is composite plate — a stainless inner layer bonded to galvanized sheet for strength — bolted together with rubber seals so no welded joint ever meets the water. The underground water tank goes in the ground, which is the point: the car park, garden or yard above it stays usable, and a four-core reinforcement holds the tank down and square against the soil.

  • Stainless inner layer — the water meets steel, not coating
  • Galvanized outer layer carries the load of the soil
  • Bolted with rubber seals — no welding in contact with water
  • 1 to 1,000+ m³, laid out to your plot and depth
  • Four-core reinforcement, anti-floating and pressure resistant
  • Frees the surface above for parking, garden or yard
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Hot selling products

The nine tanks we build most often. Hover or tap a card for its specification.

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BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank — bdf landscape water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank

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Heavy-Duty BDF Underground Fire Water Tank — bdf fire water tank — inside the assembled tank before filling
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
up to 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

Heavy-Duty BDF Underground Fire Water Tank

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BDF Underground Irrigation Water Tank — bdf irrigation water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

BDF Underground Irrigation Water Tank

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BDF Underground 20000L Water Tank — bdf water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Capacity
20 m³ · 20,000 L
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm

BDF Underground 20000L Water Tank

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BDF Underground Rainwater Storage Tank — bdf rainwater storage tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

BDF Underground Rainwater Storage Tank

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BDF Underground Rainwater Tank 10000L — 10000 litre bdf tank — sectional panels being assembled on site
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Capacity
10 m³ · 10,000 L
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 3 mm

BDF Underground Rainwater Tank 10000L

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Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank — anti floating bdf tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank

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Food-Grade BDF Underground Water Tank 1000m3 — food grade bdf tank — completed installation ready for commissioning
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Capacity
1000 m³
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm

Food-Grade BDF Underground Water Tank 1000m3

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BDF Underground Fire and Rainwater Tank — two compartment bdf tank — inside the assembled tank before filling
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

BDF Underground Fire and Rainwater Tank

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The range

BDF underground tank catalog

Every tank is built to order from composite plate. Search by name, or filter by capacity, application and build type.

Anti-Corrosion BDF Pump Station Water Tank — anti corrosion bdf tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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An anti corrosion water tank for the wet-and-dry band — no coating, no liner and no welded seam where a cycling level attacks the wall.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Process water
  • Welded shell

Anti-Corrosion BDF Pump Station Water Tank

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Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank — anti floating bdf tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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An anti floating water tank anchored against uplift, for buried fire reserves on sites where the groundwater sits close to the surface.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Fire reserve
  • Bolted sectional

Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank

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BDF Underground 20000L Water Tank — bdf water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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A 20 m³ BDF water tank buried under the yard. Pressed composite panels, bolted in the pit, built to order from 1 to 1,000+ m³.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Process water
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground 20000L Water Tank

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BDF Underground Drinking Water Tank — bdf drinking water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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An underground drinking water tank with a stainless wetted face, sealed vented manhole and a drinking-water contact report.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Drinking water
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Drinking Water Tank

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BDF Underground Fire and Rainwater Tank — two compartment bdf tank — inside the assembled tank before filling
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A rainwater fire tank that splits one buried shell into a sealed fire reserve and a working rainwater compartment.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Fire reserve
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Fire and Rainwater Tank

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BDF Underground Irrigation Water Tank — bdf irrigation water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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A BDF irrigation water tank that loses nothing to evaporation and grows nothing in the light. Built 1 to 1,000+ m³.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Irrigation
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Irrigation Water Tank

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BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank — bdf landscape water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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A landscape water tank buried under the planting, with only a flush manhole cover showing at the surface.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Irrigation
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank

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BDF Underground Pump Station Tank 1000m3 — bdf pump station tank — full elevation of the assembled tank
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A 1000 m³ pump station water tank arranged as a wet well — suctions, anti-vortex plates and instrumentation fitted at the factory.

  • 500 m³ and above
  • Process water
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Pump Station Tank 1000m3

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BDF Underground Rainwater Storage Tank — bdf rainwater storage tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
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A buried rainwater storage tank for large industrial roofs — sealed against light and insects, with no ground area given up.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Wastewater
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Rainwater Storage Tank

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BDF Underground Rainwater Tank 10000L — 10000 litre bdf tank — sectional panels being assembled on site
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A 10000 litre water tank for houses, smallholdings and light industrial units — bolted together in the pit with no crane.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Wastewater
  • Bolted sectional

BDF Underground Rainwater Tank 10000L

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Food-Grade BDF Underground Water Tank 1000m3 — food grade bdf tank — completed installation ready for commissioning
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A 1000 m³ food grade water tank with a stainless wetted face, no lining and a drinking-water contact report.

  • 500 m³ and above
  • Drinking water
  • Bolted sectional

Food-Grade BDF Underground Water Tank 1000m3

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Galvanized Stainless Composite BDF Water Tank — bdf composite water tank — full elevation of the assembled tank
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The BDF composite water tank in its plainest form — stainless to the water, galvanised steel to the load, bolted on site.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Process water
  • Bolted sectional

Galvanized Stainless Composite BDF Water Tank

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Heavy-Duty BDF Underground Fire Water Tank — bdf fire water tank — inside the assembled tank before filling
Featured

A buried fire water tank built for loaded ground above — 5 mm panels at full depth and a cover slab rated for vehicles.

  • 10 – 100 m³
  • Fire reserve
  • Bolted sectional

Heavy-Duty BDF Underground Fire Water Tank

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Product capabilities

Capability, Process & Control

Every BDF underground water tank on this page is cut, pressed, reinforced, punched and tested at our plant in Wucheng County, Dezhou, then packed with its seals and bolt sets. That is what lets us hold a tolerance, change a dimension on your drawing and still ship on the date we gave you.

  • Composite plate cutting and pressing
  • Four-core reinforcement fitted to the panel
  • Bolt-hole punching and dimensional inspection
  • Kitted with seals and bolt sets, then export packed
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BDF underground tank panels assembled on site

Capability

Cutting · Welding
Finishing · Testing

Tested tensile

405 MPa

against a 350 MPa requirement

On-time dispatch

100%

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33%reorder rate
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Our process

How every tank is built, stage by stage

Four stages from flat composite plate to a kitted tank on a pallet. The same route runs for every tank in this catalog — only the reinforcement and the panel size change.

  • Cutting & pressing Composite plate cut and pressed into panels.
  • Reinforcement Four-core reinforcement fitted for buried loads.
  • Punching & inspection Bolt holes punched, then every panel measured.
  • Testing & dispatch Trial-assembled, leak tested, kitted and packed.
See our manufacturing process

Cut, pressed, reinforced and tested at our plant in Wucheng, Shandong.

Custom build

Every product here can be made to your drawing

Nothing in this catalog is a fixed size. Footprint, burial depth, connections and pump integration are all specified per order.

  • Any footprint and depth Laid out to your plot and burial depth.
  • Box-pump integrated builds Pump set built into the tank for fire and rainwater.
  • Fittings on your schedule Manholes, vents, inlets, outlets and level gear.
  • Drawing first, commitment after A layout and a bill of materials before anything is agreed.
Ask for custom manufacturing

Tell us the capacity, the duty and the space — an engineer replies.

Quality control & testing

The plate is tested before it is a tank

Plate for every underground water tank is tested for tensile and yield strength before it becomes a panel: 405 MPa against a 350 MPa requirement, 296 MPa against 220. The inspection behind that runs on every tank we build.

See the test data Tensile 405 MPa · yield 296 MPa

Inspection & testing

In house
  • Hydrostatic leak testFilled and held before dispatch
  • Plate strength testingTensile and yield, before pressing
  • Panel size & hole positionMeasured against the approved drawing
  • Material traceabilityEvery plate batch logged to its record
  • Anti-floating checkReinforcement verified before packing

Certifications & standards

On file
  • Tensile 405 MPaRequirement is 350 MPa
  • CE · EN 13280:2001ICR/VC/HS2506113
  • ISO 9001:201507624Q0960R3S-SD/001
  • SGS verified supplierAssessment and onsite check
Tensile 405 MPaYield 296 MPaEN 13280:2001ISO 14001ISO 45001CE marking
405MPa tensile

Quality

Inspection · testing
Certification · standards

Tested yield strength

296
MPa, against 220 requiredcomposite plate

Inspection stages

6
every batch, before dispatch

Inspection process

Six stages · every batch
  1. 1

    Incoming plate

    Composite plate records checked against the order.

  2. 2

    Strength testing

    Tensile and yield measured before pressing.

  3. 3

    Pressing

    Panels pressed, then thickness and size checked.

  4. 4

    Reinforcement

    Four-core reinforcement fitted and verified.

  5. 5

    Hydrostatic test

    Filled, held and inspected before dispatch.

  6. 6

    Final dimensions

    Checked against the approved drawing.

Industries

Where BDF tanks go to work

Six sectors served from one plant in Wucheng County, Dezhou. The companies shown in each strip are well-known operators in that sector, listed as examples of the work — they are not LVJIA customers.

Fire protectionBuried reserves with integrated pumps.
Johnson ControlsNorth AmericaMinimax Viking GroupEurope
Nohmi BosaiAsiaKidde BrasilSouth America
Johnson ControlsNorth AmericaMinimax Viking GroupEurope
Municipal and civil worksStorage that frees the surface.
XylemNorth AmericaVeoliaEurope
Kurita WaterAsiaAegea SaneamentoSouth America
XylemNorth AmericaVeoliaEurope
Rainwater harvestingBuried stores from 50 m³ upward.
Advanced DrainageNorth AmericaWavinEurope
Sekisui ChemicalAsiaTigreSouth America
Advanced DrainageNorth AmericaWavinEurope
Civil defenseStanding stores for shelters.
HCA HealthcareNorth AmericaFreseniusEurope
Apollo HospitalsAsiaRede D’OrSouth America
HCA HealthcareNorth AmericaFreseniusEurope
LandscapingTanks under gardens and parks.
CBRE GroupNorth AmericaJLLEurope
Sun Hung Kai PropertiesAsiaCyrela Brazil RealtySouth America
CBRE GroupNorth AmericaJLLEurope
Industrial parksReserves for fire and process water.
Dow ChemicalNorth AmericaBASFEurope
SinopecAsiaBraskemSouth America
Dow ChemicalNorth AmericaBASFEurope

Reference builds & certifications

More from the range

Related products

Four more tanks from the same plant, built to the same standard. Hover or tap a card for its specification.

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BDF Underground Pump Station Tank 1000m3 — bdf pump station tank — full elevation of the assembled tank
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Capacity
1000 m³
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm

BDF Underground Pump Station Tank 1000m3

See catalog
BDF Underground Drinking Water Tank — bdf drinking water tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

BDF Underground Drinking Water Tank

See catalog
Anti-Corrosion BDF Pump Station Water Tank — anti corrosion bdf tank — panel detail showing the bolted, gasketed joint
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

Anti-Corrosion BDF Pump Station Water Tank

See catalog
Galvanized Stainless Composite BDF Water Tank — bdf composite water tank — full elevation of the assembled tank
Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Panel forming
One-stroke press and draw
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

Galvanized Stainless Composite BDF Water Tank

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BDF underground tank FAQ

Underground water tank questions, answered by the factory

The questions buyers ask before an underground water tank is quoted, answered with the figures our own inspection sheets use.

Ask our engineers
What is a BDF underground water tank made of?

A BDF underground water tank is built from composite plate: a stainless steel inner layer bonded to a galvanized steel backing. The stainless face is the only surface the water ever touches, and the galvanized layer behind it carries the load, which is why an underground water tank built this way needs no lining and no internal coating. Panels are pressed at 1000 × 1000 mm, 2 to 5 mm thick, and bolted with rubber seals into a 16 mm assembled wall — no welded joint is ever in contact with the stored water.

How strong is the plate?

Composite plate is tested before it becomes a panel. LVJIA records a tensile strength of 405 MPa against a 350 MPa requirement and a yield of 296 MPa against 220 MPa, with elongation at 24 per cent against a 23 per cent minimum. Those margins matter in an underground water tank because the shell is loaded from outside by soil and groundwater as well as from inside by the water it holds.

Will an underground water tank float when the ground is wet?

Not when it is anchored properly. Every LVJIA underground water tank uses four-core reinforcement that holds the shell down and square against the surrounding soil, and the anti-floating arrangement is verified before the tank is packed. Send the burial depth, the water table and the ground conditions with your size and the reinforcement is specified around them rather than added by habit.

What capacities are available?

An underground water tank is built to the plot rather than to a size chart, from 1 m³ up to 1,000+ m³. Because it is buried, the surface above it stays usable — a car park, a yard, a garden or a service road — which is usually the reason an underground water tank is specified in the first place. Give us the footprint you can excavate and the volume you need to hold and the panel schedule is drawn around both.

What temperature and duties does it handle?

Stored water from 0 to 100 °C. In practice an LVJIA underground water tank is specified for buried fire reserve, rainwater harvesting, pump-station wet wells, irrigation and wash-down duty. Rainwater builds take a first-flush diverter and filter on the inlet. Tell us the duty and the cycling pattern with the size, because a pump station that draws the level down daily is detailed differently from a fire reserve that sits full.

What certifications does it carry?

Every underground water tank ships against ISO 9001:2015, certificate 07624Q0960R3S-SD/001, with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 also on file — ISO 9001 sets out what that standard covers. CE marking is held against EN 13280:2001 under ICR/VC/HS2506113, LVJIA is an SGS verified supplier, and the galvanized layer follows the hot dip practice described in ISO 1461.

How is it inspected, packed and shipped?

Each underground water tank is hydrostatically leak tested, filled and held before dispatch. Plate strength is tested before pressing, panel size and bolt-hole position are measured against the approved drawing, every plate batch is logged to its material record and the anti-floating reinforcement is checked before packing. The tank then ships flat, kitted with its seals and bolt sets and export packed, from the LVJIA plant in Wucheng County, Dezhou, Shandong.

Request a quote

Send us your tank size. We send back a drawing and a price.

Tell us the capacity, the plot and how deep it has to sit. An engineer — not a sales script — replies with a panel layout, a bill of materials and a delivered cost.

Have a drawing? Attach DWG, PDF or images to your enquiry — we build to your dimensions, not to a size chart.

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  • Plate tested to 405 MPa tensile
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