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2 0 0 5 A N N U A L W A T E R R E P O R T CULINARY WATER The Culinary Water Division is responsible for operation and maintenance of all of the water sources for the City with the exception of the Quail Creek Water Treatment Plant (QCWTP). Sources are located throughout Washington County and include both wells and springs. The Division is also responsible for maintaining all of the transmission from the various sources including operating and maintaining the Regional Pipeline which carries water from the QCWTP. The combined pumping capacity for all the wells in the system is 13,710 gallons per minute (GPM) or19.7 million gallons per day (GPD). This year the Division tackled several major projects. GUNLOCK WELLS - Total of eleven wells Pulled, inspected and repaired, changed sand trap and fittings. Changed meters and installed automatic valves. Installed new submersible pump. Flushing regional pipeline to disinfect it prior to putting into service SNOW CANYON WELLS - These facilities are jointly owned by the cities of St. George, Ivins and Santa Clara. The City of St. George owns approximately 80% of this system and is the operating agent. Installed new submersible pump. Pulled pump and repaired air line. LEDGES WELL Drilled a new well which produces 900 gallons per minute (GPM) LITTLE VALLEY PUMP STATION Changed the motor soft starts. This prevents a water hammer from forming when pumps are started and shut down. 1 2
2 0 0 5 A N N U A L W A T E R R E P O R T CULINARY WATER The flood of January 2005 caused damage to some of the culinary system. Crews were kept busy protecting the system from contamination as homes were damaged or destroyed. Mt. Springs-Laid approximately one mile of replacement line in the Blake and Gubler spring system damaged from the flooding. Production capacity from springs in 2005 - 5500 GPM or 7.9 MGD at highest flow in June. Low flow will be around 1000 GPM this winter. This has been a very good spring flow year. FLOODS 2005 The Department worked on the private system in Creekside Subdivision to get the homeowner back in water by running a new line to a point not damaged by the flood. With all the hand digging and looking for valves, it took approximately 80 man hours to finally get the home back into service. Moved possessions from homes at risk. Worked in the Bloomington area on organizing local efforts, sandbagging, and hauling sand to community crews working on sandbagging, pumping out back yards and using City equipment to move bags around. Lost transmision lines crossing Santa Clara creek at Gunlock well fields, approximately 2000 feet of 12 and 16 inch water lines. Lost transmission lines crossing bridges at Tonaquint and Valley view. 1 3
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