“WHERE’D THE TANK GO?”

FALL 2015 CA/NV AWWA CONFERENCE

• Eastern portion of San Diego County

• 250,000 people served• 56,000 service

connections• 24 Tank Structures• Progressive Asset

Maintenance Program

HELIX WATER DISTRICT

PROJECT INFORMATION

• Contractor: Paso Robles Tank, Inc.• Project Cost: $1,000,000• Project Location: Lakeside, CA• Tank Volume: 2.25 MG• Tank Height: 75 FT• Tank Const. Yr.: 1971• Key Factors: Public Relations

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• ORIGINAL INTERIOR COAL TAR ENAMEL REMOVAL/ EPOXY RECOAT

PROJECT SCOPE

• ORIGINAL EXTERIOR LEAD PRIMER REMOVAL/ EPOXY URETHANE RECOAT• STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS

• RAFTER BEAM CONNECTIONS/ CENTER COLUMN SUPPORT/ OVERFLOW/ ACCESS MANWAYS/ ROOF ACCESS HATCH/ ROOF VENT

• INTERIOR LADDER REMOVAL/ RELOCATION• EXTERIOR LADDER REMOVAL/ CIRCULAR STAIRWAY INSTALLATION• CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• TANK LOCATED IN CENTER OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY• HISTORY OF CHALLENGING NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS

PUBLIC RELATIONS (CONT.)

• Extensive public outreach• Six months prior to construction

• Informational letter and brochure to surrounding community

• Private Meeting with Property Managers

• Three months prior to construction• Community Meeting• Project Hotline Established• FAQ Sheet Distribution• Information posted on Helix

website

PUBLIC RELATIONS (CONT.)

• Extensive public outreach• One month prior to construction

• Public meeting with immediate impacted residents, contractor, HWD staff, property managers

• Ongoing outreach• Media releases

• channel 10 news report• HWD press releases• Local news outlets

• Progress updates at monthly community board meeting

INTERIOR COATING & STRUCTURAL MODS

TANK STRUCTURAL REPAIRS – CENTER COLUMN SUPPORT/ CATHODIC PORTS/ RAFTER BEAM CONNECTIONS

EXTERIOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS – CENTER VENT

EXTERIOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS – CENTER VENT

EXTERIOR SCAFFOLDING ERECTION

ABRASIVE BLAST CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE

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EXTERIOR CONTAINMENT WRAP REMOVAL

TANK STRUCTURAL REPAIRS – ROOF ACCESS HATCH

EXTERIOR LADDER REMOVAL/ SPIRAL STAIRCASE FIT-UP & INSTALLATION

SITE IMPROVEMENTS

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