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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />tank is located near coventry. There is also a <br />recently renovated steel tank located two miles south <br />of town, which has a capacity of 200,000 gallons. <br />However, it is not connected to the system at this <br />time. <br /> <br />The system is all gravity except for a pipeline which <br />serves the Reed Ranch development and rural services <br />east of the water plant. This system is pressurized <br />by a pump at the water plant. <br /> <br />Major problems in the water distribution system are <br />as follows: <br /> <br />1. There is only a single supply line from the water <br />plant to the Town, and from the town westward to <br />Redvale and Coventry. If a break occurs anyplace <br />on this main, water service is shut off in the <br />entire service area downstream. This same concept <br />applies to the lateral lines, but on a smaller <br />scale. <br /> <br />2. The main supply line from the water plant to the <br />town was apparently installed poorly. It has <br />frequent waterline breaks. <br /> <br />3. The system has an inadequate number of gate <br />valves, air vents, flush valves and fire hydrants <br />for proper operation, <br /> <br />4. The system cannot supply adequate water for fire <br />flows. (Fire flows are determined by the capacity <br />of pumper trucks.) There is a possibility of <br />negative pressures in the line if the pumper <br />trucks are operated to their full capacity. Fire <br />flow restrictions are due to undersized lines and <br />lack of looping. <br /> <br />Norwood has implemented a program to correct these <br />problems (in phases) over time, as funds become <br />available. <br /> <br />III-7 <br />