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<br />V-2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />TRANSMISSION LINE <br /> <br /> <br />The transmission line that carries water collected from the Nettle Creek <br /> <br /> <br />spring boxes to the Town is approximately seven and one-half miles long <br /> <br /> <br />and is in excellent condition. The oldest portion of the line is twelve <br /> <br /> <br />years old. This pipeline at today's cost levels has a value of approxi- <br /> <br /> <br />mately $500,000. <br /> <br />At the present time, the trdnsmission line operates in two segments with <br /> <br /> <br />differing ,ydrualic gradients sep. rated by a pressure reducing valve at the <br /> <br /> <br />chlorination station. The upper segment has a gradient of 14.3 feet per <br /> <br /> <br />1,000 feet with a high elevation of 6,832, and a low elevation at the chlor- <br /> <br /> <br />inator station of 6,450. The lower segment 'rom the chlorinator into TOIm <br /> <br /> <br />has a gradient of 6.8 feet per 1,000 feet with a low elevation at the storage <br /> <br /> <br />tank of 6,331. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The ;Jresent line capacity is governed by the gradient of the lower segment <br /> <br /> <br />and is approximately 830 gpm or 1.2 mgd. <br /> <br />The line capacity can be increased (with certain precautions) by eliminating <br /> <br /> <br />the pressure reducing valve and allowing the transmission line to operate <br /> <br /> <br />under one gradient of 125 percent. The line capacity would then be about <br /> <br /> <br />1,110 gpm or 1.6 mgd. <br /> <br />STORAGE TANK <br /> <br /> <br />The storage facility is located on White Hill shown on Drawings I and 2, and <br /> <br /> <br />consists of one storage tank. The tank is constructed of concrete and is <br /> <br /> <br />buried. Capacity is 250,000 gallons. The high water level in the tank is <br /> <br /> <br />6,331 and is regulated by an overflow pipe. The overflow pipe consists of a <br /> <br /> <br />buried eight-inch steel pipe that extends ea,t of the tank approximately <br /> <br /> <br />seven hundred feet where it surfaces and flows into a natural draw. The <br /> <br /> <br />storage tank is in good condition with no noticeable leaks. The tank is con- <br /> <br /> <br />nected to the transmission line and the distribution system by an eight-inch <br /> <br />. <br />