War Highway and North Hills Service Area Pump Station and Storage Facility Improvements – EPWater

El Paso Water contracted B&B for the study, design, and construction phases of the War Highway and North Hills Service Area Pump Station and Storage Facility Improvements. The study phase consisted of the evaluation of the War Highway Pressure Zone and the development of water distribution models of seven possible improvement options to address the needs identified in the study and prepare the Water Facilities Master Plan Update for the War Highway Service Area. There was coordination with local and state agencies for routing the discharge line, as well as the acquisition of easements. The B&B engineering department performed cursory hydraulic calculations and investigated two pipeline route alternatives to determine the flow of liquids through the mediums. The design consisted of the construction and installation of a new booster pump station with a rated capacity of 2,100 gallons per minute (GPM), some vertical turbine pumps utilizing four 100hp electric driven motors, and a 500,000-gallon steel welded ground storage tank. There was a need to implement approximately 1,418 linear feet of 24-inch diameter ductile iron suction line, and approximately 5,708 linear feet of 16-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) transmission line. Additionally, approximately 60 linear feet of 30-inch diameter steel casing were installed using the jack and bore method, approximately 180 linear feet of 36-inch steel casing by the hammer method, approximately 353 linear feet of 36-inch diameter steel casing installed by jack and bore method, approximately 306 linear feet of 36-inch diameter steel casing installed by open-cut method, utility controls building, chain-link fencing, site grading and drainage improvements, trench safety, traffic control, electrical, instrumentation, and controls. The construction phase consisted of providing construction management and resident project representative services on a full-time basis.