Water Supply Feasibility Study, East Burke, VT
Burke Fire District #1, East Burke, Vermont
Tata & Howard worked with the District and assisted them to come into compliance with the deficiencies noted in their Sanitary Survey. This District was once a private water company with numerous water quality, pressure, and supply issues and it finally was turned into a Fire District. The system has 45 connections and is on a water connection ban from the State. Tata & Howard prepared a Water Supply Feasibility Study with regards to addressing all of the systems issues, which are noted below:
- Issues with the spring source and its spring house structure
- Issues with inadequate system pressure at a few connections
- No disinfection system or stand by disinfection system
- Lack of source metering
- Lack of source overflow metering
- Lack of auxiliary well approval
- Lack of system flushing hydrants
- Lack of good water system map
- Inadequate supply during summer months due to reduction in spring source
- Failed coliform tests requiring disinfection
The solutions developed included the following:
- New spring house roof and structure for disinfecting
- Computer modeling for alternatives to address inadequate flows and pressures
- Evaluation of the emergency well with Hoffer Consulting
- Development of a source metering vault and system
- Disinfection system for stand-by disinfection
- Plan for metering the spring overflow
- Alternatives for water system storage
- Alternative to connection to other water system source
- Flushing hydrants installation options
