Muddy Beach 5,000-gallon tank replacement                         12/20/18

Project Description and Cost Detail        

Scope Described

This warrant article proposes to replace the existing Muddy Beach 5,000-gallon tank in 2019. Muddy Beach is the secondary source of water for the District and supplies 15 to 20% of the water needs for the Village District.

The tank at Muddy beach is not a water storage tank by today’s standards, it is actually a WW II marine buoy modified years ago for the Village District water supply. The existing modified vessel does not have an access panel for inspection and cannot be re-lined. State recommendations (regulations do not apply to tanks under 10,000 today) recommend all water tanks be inspected this cannot be accomplished with the existing unit. Replacing this vessel with a new tank is a Village District priority to secure water from a secondary source prior to completing work on other water system components to insure minimal impact on the district residents.

Cost Detail

$35,000

Funding will be from the Water Tank Capital Reserve Fund

All figures are from contractor quotation and equipment price from the supplier