Client: Clearfield Municipal Authority
Year Completed: 2003
Project Cost: $1,500,000
Faced with recent drought conditions and the need for a supplemental water source, the Clearfield Municipal Authority authorized Gwin, Dobson, Inc. to plan and program a new a water supply. Based on a feasibility study, GD&F recommended a $1.5 million well field development project in the Moose Creek watershed.
The project was a multi-disciplinary effort involving aspects of hydrogelogical, environmental, civil and geotechnical engineering and included the following elements:
- In association with James Casselbery, C.P.G., water well exploration and testing in the Moose Creek aquifier
- Environmental analysis of well pumping on wetland ecosystem involving a watershed wetland delineation and mitigation plan; all work complied with the stringent standards of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and PA Department of Environmental Protection
- Development of a 400 gallon per minute water well including well construction, control building, mechanical piping, instrumentation and control system, electrical components and site-civil work
- Design of 1.5 million gallon welded steel, high-level, water storage tank involving a detailed geotechnical investigation, site-civil work, disinfection system, yard piping, steel surface preparation, coating systems and tank level monitoring and control
- Raw/finish water transmission mains with 3,500 L.F. of 10-16″ PVC pipelines with pressure reducing station
GD&F provided all engineering, design, environmental, permitting and construction phase services. GD&F also administered the US EPA/Army Corps of Engineers and Appalachian Regional Commission grant program’s funding sources. The project was successfully completed and was within the Authority’s budget.
In year’s ahead, this new water supply source will provide a reliable and safe drinking source for the greater Clearfield region.