A portion of an existing water system that comprised five separate pressure zones
was consolidated into one zone. This article reports on the process of increasing
the water pressure by 241 kPa (35 psi) in 46.7 km (29 mi) of distribution
pipelines serving 2,900 connections. Because of aging infrastructure and the need
to meet current fire department standards, construction of new facilities was
needed. However, the real challenge to the staff of the Sweetwater Authority in
southern California was to adequately develop a plan to convert a water system
more than 50 years old to this higher pressure while maintaining water service to
residential and commercial customers as well as a hospital. Considerable planning
and communications among all departments within the authority and public
notifications proved to be valuable in completing this project with minimal
effects. Includes reference, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 92 - No. 7 |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Published : | 07/01/2000 |
