ON-SITE FIRE FIGHTING WATER STORAGE
FOR EQUESTRIAN FACILITY
This water tank project is for a rural equestrian facility without access to a municipal water supply and with inadequate well-water capacity for fire-fighting purposes.
The project required the coordination of several LOCAL, state, and federal agencies. And required the coordination of multiple consultant specialists during the design phase. Due to the low water output of the on-site well, the county required that prior to any further development of the property, an on-site fire-fighting water supply would need to be provided. After working with certified NFPA consultants, it was determined above ground tanks would be the most reasonable system to provide the required 87,000 gallons of water storage capacity for the facility and its anticipated expansion.
As an added utility, the tanks were designed with a drop-spout mechanism for filling the facility's water truck. The spout provides access to 10,000-gallons of additional water storage, designed into the tank's capacity, for indoor and outdoor arena dust control.
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DROP SPOUT CONTROL MECHANISM
This is the system designed to control the drop-spout water flow. Equipped with pneumatic controlled butterfly-valves and timers to prevent over-fill, safety and functionality were key considerations in the design process. Calculations indicate that the gravity fed supply will be able to fill the 2500gal water truck in 4 minutes and 30 seconds. (Once completed, I'll let you know how close the calculations were!)
