Another visit

On Monday, Nov. 17th Kevin Atkinson returned to the golf course to look at possible renovations for the 2009 season and beyond. Currently we are looking at improvements to the 3rd and 7th tee boxes regarding the retaining walls. Kevin has been hired to outline a master plan for the golf course.

Finishing touches

Now that the job is almost done the contractor is using quick-dry cement for a preventative seal around the intake pipe. A final grading around the well and the project is done until the spring time.

When the snow melts we will continue with a concrete pad for the building and bring in power. Then the pumps will be placed and finally the building will be constructed last.

Setting the intake screen

Pictured here on the left is the intake screen connected to the 24" HDPE pipe. The screen sits on a level concrete pad. The screen is 1/2 inch mesh that keeps out fish and larger debris from getting into the well. Before the water is pumped throughout the golf course all water will pass through a finer filter.

After the first week...

By the end of the day Friday November 7th we were almost there. The weather was turning worse for the weekend ahead. As you can see here the new intake pipe has been installed just past the old pipe and screen. Next up on the agenda for Monday, de-water, set the concrete pad for the screen, attach the screen to the pipe and be done!

Onto the intake

If you haven't seen or dealt with C905 PVC pipe let me tell you about it. It's large, heavy and just a monster to work with. We used joint restraints just as a back up, but I don't think that stuff is moving anywhere 14 feet underground.

We used about 70 feet of it along with a 45 degree angle to get around the current pump station and under the current mainline that we were crossing.

Fortunately we had no issues with the current system. Ironically the contractor hit a 3" pipe that on our as-builts were supposed to be in a slightly different location and a 6" pipe. After fixing that and back filling it was on to the HDPE and the intake screen.

Setting the well

This proved to be a very interesting part of the project. It took patience especially in the cold. The snowy, cold and windy weather did not help however by Wednesday afternoon the well was complete.

Groundwater

As we suspected, ground water was going to be an issue. It was very difficult to keep the water out, keep the hole small and have the well level. However after two days and four attempts it was finally accomplished.

The contractor did an excellent job and got it right on. On a side note, during the digging we noticed a large amount of asphalt, pipe and other old items that was removed. It seems that this site was some sort of dump area. Who knows how long ago.