Description
The project involves improvements to the Shady Pines Mobile Home Park water system, including replacement of the existing steel pressure storage tank, construction of a new booster pump system, and replacement of aged water mains and services. The project is funded in part through the Vermont Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and requires compliance with various federal provisions, including disadvantaged business enterprise requirements and American Iron and Steel provisions.
• Replacement of the existing 40+ years old 6,000 gallon steel pressure storage tank with 2: 4,000 gallon buried fiberglass storage tanks.
• Construction of a new 95 GPM dual-alternating self-priming booster pump system to pressurize the mobile home park distribution system.
• Construction of a 45 ft extension on the 1.5” PVC well supply line with two buried shut-off valves from the existing water building to the new water tanks.
• Construction of 30 ft of 3” PVC suction line from the new water tank to the interior booster pump system.
• Replacing 1,300 ft of existing 1.5 in and 2 in aged water mains of various types with a 3 in HDPE water main in the southern distribution system.
• Construction of a flushing hydrant on the new southern distribution system main to permit unidirectional flushing.
• Replacing 525 ft of existing 0.5 in and 3/4 in water services of various types with 3/4 in HDPE water pipe and individual shut-off valves in the southern distribution system.