Golconda Water System Improvement Project

PHOTOS

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Installation of new distribution pipeline in the Town of Golconda

Project sign - Golconda, Nevada Existing water lines marked for construction - Sixth Street in Golconda (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Pre-construction photo - Guernsey Street in Golconda (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Water pipe strung out for installation Compacting fill in pipe trench along Guernsey Street (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Compacting fill in pipe trench along Mansella Street (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Water pipe installed at the corner of Melrose and Henry Bain (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Running new pipeline in alley between Noble and Stanford (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Running new pipeline on Melrose (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
New fire hydrant assembly at Mansell & Richie (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Valve set at Sixth and Sibbald Streets (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Tie in to valve on Noble Street loop with new 8-inch pipe (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Completed pipeline installation along Guernsey (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Completed pipeline installation along Melrose (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Completed pipeline installation along Ydando (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)

Silver State boring under the railroad for the new distribution pipeline

Silver State driving the casing under railroad (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Silver State cleaning out casing under railroad (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Installing cast iron pipe with centralizers into casing under railroad (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)

New PRV vault along Frontage Road

Floor of new PRV vault on Frontage Road (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) First section of new PRV vault (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Second section of new PRV vault (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
PRV and meter in new vault on Frontage Road (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)

New storage tank and vaults

Gravel base for new 250,000-gallon storage tank near existing Pole Creek Well RDC setting up to install the new tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Setting the wall plate into the cleats on the floor of the new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Welding the floor of the new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Setting the second ring on the new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Setting another pannel on the second ring on the new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Horizontal weld on new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Rafters set on new storage tank (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) Setting the steel roof plates on the tank rafters (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering)
Tank roof with ladder (photo courtesy of Farr West Engineering) New welded steel tank constructed and being prepared for sandblasting New storage tank - painted and ready for final plumbing and disinfection
Vault for lines from Pole Creek Spring and Pole Creek Well with new storage tank in background Pole Creek Well with new tank in background New storage tank specifications
Sample tap on new storage tank Vault exit the new storage tank (photo courtesty of Farr West Engineering New 256,000-gallon storage tank