On-Call Water Engineering Services, Franklin, NH

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Tata & Howard has been assisting the City of Franklin, New Hampshire with general water engineering services since 2009. The Tata & Howard team has managed several phases of work, including the design and construction of the water treatment plant and distribution system improvements.

The first phase was the design and construction of 2,500 linear feet of water main on Hill Road to connect a new water treatment plant to the City’s distribution system.  This project also involved use of four bioretention systems to treat and manage stormwater from the roadway, and was constructed in 2010.

The second phase of our work with the City included the design and construction of two parallel 2,500 LF sections of 12-inch diameter HDPE crossings beneath the Pemigewasset River using horizontal directional drilling to transport water from the City’s Franklin Falls Well to the water treatment plant site.

Tata & Howard managed the survey and geophysical studies and prepared a Preliminary Design Report and Environmental Review documents for several phases of work.  The City’s wells are surrounded by lands controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers, which required that we complete an extensive permitting process to secure permissions for the final design of the project.

Tata & Howard completed design, construction, permitting, and funding applications for a 1,000 gallons per minute groundwater treatment plant to remove iron and manganese from three of the City’s wells. The plant has four pressure filters containing Greensand Plus media and using sodium hypochlorite for oxidation and sodium carbonate (soda ash) for pH adjustment. This plant went online July 9, 2012.

Tata & Howard provided design services for the construction of a new prestressed concrete tank at the site of an existing tank. The existing tank was in poor condition and due to the site characteristics, it was determined that construction of the new tank on the existing foundation of the old tank would be the best option.  A second tank on the site was demolished in 2013 and a new prestressed concrete tank will be constructed in its place.

Tata & Howard also conducted a full water system analysis for the City of Franklin, New Hampshire by utilizing our proprietary Capital Efficiency Plan™ methodology.  Our CEP involved creating a model of all water infrastructure in the City including sources, pump stations, treatment facilities, storage facilities, transmission, and distribution lines. Using our GIS modeling software, the system was calibrated based on fire flows in an attempt to accurately replicate the existing system. We then pinpointed deficiencies within the system based on a custom rating scale given to multiple criteria such as age, break history, material type, criticality and size. Recommendations were made for improvements in order of need. The study renewed both above ground and below ground assets. Funding for this study was in part from an Asset Management Planning Grant from NHDES.

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CMRSWC MS4 Stormwater Services

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition (CMRSWC)

Tata & Howard is working with communities in south-central Massachusetts under a project funded by a Community Innovation Challenge (CIC) Grant. Of more than 120 applications received, this stormwater project was one of few that was fully funded, which demonstrates the importance of the work and the value to the region. This project, which is supported by MassDEP, DCR, Blackstone River Coalition, and many others, is highly regarded in the industry. Tata & Howard moderated several workshops with participating communities to determine the most essential tasks for this project as well as the critical content of each task. Based on the needs identified by these workshops, the project includes 31 key tasks, detailed below, all of which are directly related to stormwater:

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  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template
  • Develop a Methodology to Reach a Common Benchmark (Standard Operating Procedures)
  • Develop a Training DVD/CD
  • Initial Development and Ongoing Maintenance of an Educational Website
  • Develop a Sump Pump Discharge Policy, a Salt/Sand Application Decision Tree, and a Stormwater BMP Toolbox
  • Develop a Request for Proposals for General Consulting Services
  • Develop Online Database for Data Management
  • Integrate Stormwater System Mapping
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis of a Regional Stormwater Laboratory
  • Develop a Drainage Extension Approach that Mirrors Inflow Data and Priorities
  • Develop Facility-Specific Figures for Incorporation into the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template
  • Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Documentation Packet
  • Purchase and Set-Up of Two Leica CS25 Vivas
  • In-The-Field Training on PeopleForms with Tablet Devices
  • Expand Year One Tasks to 17 Additional Communities
  • Expand FY 2012 Integrated Mapping with Additional Infrastructure
  • Training on Water Quality Sampling
  • Industrial Stormwater (MSGP) Review
  • Conduct Steering Committee Meetings
  • New Permit (Draft) Workshop and Comments
  • One-on-One Consulting Time
  • Stormwater Budget Analysis