PROJ00464

• Contract/PO #: FS0001X
• Contractor Name: Bennett, Town of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Adams
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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deficiency rating assessed. Additional storage facilities/to meet fire

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flow,' requirements should be elevated storage tanks.

Distribution Syste~.

The location and size of mains are shown on

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Plate 1. The system consis.ts of 6", 4", 2" and 1" mains. Fire hydrants

and valves are located as shown on Plate I. Most of the mains are cast iron

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with leaded joints with the exception of the 1" mains and part of the 2"

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mains, which are galvanized steel pipe. Most of the distribution system

is undersized as far as delivering required fire flows and will require

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augmentation or replacement with larger mains. There are numerous dead end

mains which need to be looped and several areas of the town will require

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fire hydrant installations to meet current hydrant spacing criteria. Flow

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tests were conducted on September 30, 1975 at various points throughout the

existing system and the results are tabulated in Table 6.

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Table 6
Fire Hydrant Flow Tests
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Allowable
* Fire Flow
Hydrant Static Flow Measured @ 20 psi Type & Size Hydrant
Location Pressure Pressure Flow Residual Remarks
First St. & 53 psi 5 psi 4 psi Type A
Grant Ave. 331 gpm 270 gpm
Second St. & 50 psi 12 psi 7.5 psi Type A
Lincoln Ave. 453 gRm 399 gpm
Third St. & 54 psi 12 psi 6 psi Type A
Grant Ave. 405 gpm 361 gpm
Fourth St. & 53 psi 35 psi 17.5 psi (1) Type A
Lincoln Ave. 691 gpm 959 gpm
Fifth St. & 50 psi 46 psi 3.5 psi 917 gpm(l) Type B-very hard to
Lincoln Ave. 309 gpm close hydrant

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