Claywood Park PSD Water Treatment Plant
New Good Shepherd Nursing Home Retaining Wall
WOOD COUNTY, WV, December 2007:
Claywood Park PSD’s new 3.0 MGD water treatment plant in Wood County, West Virginia is coming on line right in the nick of time. The facility will be replacing an almost thirty year old plant which could not keep up with the continuing growth of the District. Todd Grinstead, General Manager of the PSD, has seen Claywood Park expand to over 3,500 water customers in the approximate ten years he has been with the District. The PSD had been pumping water at its old 1,200 GPM facility some days for almost 24 hours. However, the new facility will produce 3,000 GPM and allow the District to reliably meet peak demands.
The new three pump raw water lift station and transfer tank went into operation in November 2006, and the plant’s three new Claricones and chemical feed area recently went into operation in September of 2007. The upward spiral clarifiers are one of the first installations of its kind in the state and are designed to handle the high turbidity from the Little Kanawha River, which sometimes can exceed 2,000 NTU. The remaining part of the improvements project consists of two new Leopold conventional filters and a SCADA system which are set to be on line by the end of the year.
The $8 million project is being funded through an RUS grant and loan. The General Contractor is Orders Construction Company from St. Albans, West Virginia.
WHEELING, WV, December 2007
In September of 2004 the storm resulting from hurricane Ivan’s landfall passed through the Ohio Valley dumping over five inches of rain which resulted in massive flooding through out the region. The saturated soil also contributed to many slips in the area including one that caused the failure of a section of the stone retaining wall at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
The existing gravity retaining was built in the early part of the twentieth century. It was constructed of sandstone and mortar with a cut sandstone face on a concrete foundation that relied on its weight for stability. The foundation did not have any steel reinforcement and was constructed on the level of the bed of the creek which ran in front of the wall. The wall had a poor drainage system and several cracks were present in the wall. There was also evidence of an existing slip area behind the wall.
A cantilever retaining wall to be constructed of reinforced concrete was designed to replace the failed section of the wall. It included a sandstone face to match the existing wall. An improved drainage system was provided to relieve hydrostatic pressure on the wall.
The contractor initially had some difficulty excavating the site. Between the creek at the base of the wall and a spring behind the wall there was a constant stream of water that had to be diverted from the work area. Also, the slip plane previously noted terminated near the proposed base of the wall. The contractor had to over-excavate the area and compact the soil in layers during the final backfilling and site grading. But once the site dried out the contractor was able to proceed with the construction of the wall.
After the existing wall is cleaned up, the new wall will match nicely with it . The new concrete retaining wall with sandstone face will be an attractive feature of the landscaping and provide durability for years to come.
MASON COUNTY, WV December 2007
The Mason County Public Service District (MCPSD) recently held a dedication ceremony in Southside, West Virginia for its latest water project.
The project consisted of a number of water system extensions, involving more than 42 miles of water line, a booster station on Debbie Road and a 117,000 gallon storage tank on Beech Hill.
Officials from USDA Rural Development were on hand for the ceremony. Randy Grinstead, General Manager of the MCPSD, indicated that this project was the conclusion of Conglomo I, and that the Conglomo II project would be the next extension project the PSD will consider.
An additional 350 new customers will benefit from the project and join the expanding MCPSD customer base, which now includes over 5,200 served. Extensions included service to the Racine Locks and installed along U.S. 35 and side roads, W.Va. 62 and Debbie Road near Leon, W.Va. 62 and side roads near New Haven and Chandler Ridge and Hannan Trace near Glenwood.
The cost of this project was more than $4.7 million, with the average user charge to be $30 per month, per customer, based on a monthly water usage of 4,500 Dam, four dairy farms and the local 4-H camp, in addition to lines gallons.
MARSHALL COUNTY, WV, December, 2007: Contractors for the project include West Virginia Excavating, Inc., of Powhatan Point, Ohio, Litman Excavating, Inc., of New Martinsville, West Virginia and Mid-Atlantic Storage Systems, Inc. of Washington Courthouse, Ohio.
The Marshall County Public Service District No. 4 has begun construction of its $7.8 million water extension project this past fall. Grants from the WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council, the Small Cities Block Grant program, Rural Utilities Service and the State Tribal Assistance Grant program, along with loans from Rural Utilities Service and the WV Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund, were approved by the WV Public Service Commission.
The project will include approximately 45 miles of waterlines and will incorporate certain improvements to enhance system reliability and capacity. Water service will be provided to residents in rural areas of Marshall County, including Dry Ridge, Santee Ridge, Wolf Run, Chesnut Ridge, Beelers Station/Upper Middle Grave Creek, Gosney Hill Road, Nauvoo Ridge, Goshorn Ridge, Cameron Ridge, Adaline, Taylor’s Ridge and Gatts Ridge, as well as an emergency connection with Marshall County Public Service District No. 3.