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Construction began
on the City of Odebolt's Water Improvement Project
in the Spring of 2000, and was completed as of June, 2002.
- Phase I
involved
installation of a raw water line for a cost of
$100,061.00. Contractor was George Schmitt
Construction, Wall Lake, IA.
- Phase II involved
construction of the new water tower for a cost of
$350,700.00. The Contractor was Maguire Iron, Sioux
Falls, SD.
- Phase III involved
construction of a new treatment plant and
dismantling of the old water tower for a cost of
$342,880. Contractor was Hopkins Contracting, Sloan,
IA
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Assembly on the ground
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Raising the Tower
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Old & New
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Old tower dismantled
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Treatment Plant
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| Funding the Project: The City of
Odebolt funded the Water Improvements Project through a
Community Development Block Grant of $400,000 awarded through
the Iowa Department of Economic Development, with the remainder
of the funds being obtained in December 1999 from a Statewide
SRF Drinking Water Loan.
Additional Services: Region XII
Council of Governments, Carroll, IA, performed the
Administrative duties for a cost of $14,000.00.
Engineering services were provided by Kuehl & Payer of Storm
Lake, IA for a cost of $79,672.00.
Water Treatment Process (From The Chronicle, Volume 111,
Number 42, October 17, 2002)
Water from the city's deep well and west well are piped into the treatment plant where they are
blended and then treated. Treatments include co-precipitation to reduce the radium level, potassium permanganate to oxidize the water to break down iron,
manganese and liquid chlorine. The water goes through an aerator, then into a 5,000 gallon detention tank before being piped into two graded sand
water filters, and finally into the city's new 200,000 gallon water tower. The treatment plant includes a state-of-the-art monitoring system and
testing facilities.
The treatment facility was the final step of the city's water system improvement project which included installation of a raw water
line from the west well to the treatment building, and the new water tower. Water project engineer was Neal Kuehl of Kuehl & Payer Ltd., Storm
Lake, Iowa.
The Chronicle, Volume 112,
Number 16, April 17, 2003
Kuehl & Payer, Ltd. wins Engineering Award for the "Odebolt Water System Improvements" Project
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa presented its yearly Engineering excellence Awards to engineering firms & their clients at its
47th annual conference and awards banquet in Des Moines on April 3, 2003.
Honored with Engineering Recognition in the Large Budget Category (Construction Cost over $500,000) were Kuehl & Payer,
Ltd. of Storm Lake, IA and their client, the City of Odebolt, IA.
The project was initiated by the City of Odebolt because of the aging conditions of its system, and the need to reduce
the radionuclide concentration of its source water to meet IDNR regulations. The City retained Kuehl & Payer, Ltd. to offer alternatives and
recommendations for the improvements required to meet current regulations and to update the system to satisfy future requirements.
Following review of the project through a "Value Engineering" process, Kuehl & Payer, Ltd. recommended
an innovative water treatment process that is estimated to save the City of Odebolt nearly $425,000 in life cycle costs compared to
conventional methods of treatment. The process uses co-precipitation to coagulate impurities in the water including radionuclides which
are then filtered out in the existing iron removal filter system. The project was placed on line in June, 2002 and is meeting all the
requirements anticipated.
Mayor Ron Rex indicated, "The solution that Kuehl & Payer, Ltd. suggested for the water treatment system
is both innovative and cost effective. In addition, the City has been able to replace its aging water tower, increase its water
pressure throughout town, add new valves to the old water distribution system, and replace some of the aging water mains."
The City has been attempting to update its water system for several years and this project has accomplished
most of what the City of Odebolt wanted to do. The project was financed by a Community Development Block Grant and a State of
Iowa Revolving Grant.
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa is a statewide association of engineering firms. |
