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<br />Recommendations <br />From an engineering standpoint, the work presented in this report is feasible. The water <br />tower is necessary in the near future to serve the City. The Staff and Council will need to <br />review and analyze the financial aspects of the proposed work. The following <br />recommendations are offered for City Council consideration: <br /> <br />1. This report should be adopted as the official guide for the water tower described <br />herein. This report should supplement the data contained in the 1997 <br />Comprehensive Water Plan. <br /> <br />2. A 500,000 gallon water tower with a high water elevation of 1054.5 should be <br />constructed. <br /> <br />3. At a minimUm, bids should be received on fluted column and water spheroid water <br />towers to allow a comparison based on as-bid costs. Additionally, the City could <br />look at the composite style of tank, but this would likely cost more for this size of <br />tank. A City Council decision regarding tank type will be required before awarding <br />the contract. <br /> <br />4. The tower should be constructed on the existing City owned site at the Public Works <br />Facility since it offers the lowest overall cost. The estimated total project costs for <br />the water tower is between $1,000,000 and $1,100,000. <br /> <br />5. The water tower project will require approximately 18 months to complete. Project <br />completion is required by July 2005. <br /> <br />6. Preparation of a wellhead protection plan in accordance with the rules should be <br />considered. Planning for siting a new well should begin soon when maximum day <br />demands get closer to the well supply firm capacity of 0.9 MOD (625 gpm). Before <br />the well is to be drilled, the City needs to do an aquifer study to make sure the new <br />well can be supported at the existing Well No.2 field. <br /> <br />Water Tower Feasibility Report <br /> <br />6 <br />